Chukhloma
Chukhloma is a town and the administrative center of Chukhlomsky District in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on Lake Chukhloma, 50 km from the railway node Galich and 171 km northeast of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast.
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Chukhloma is a town and the administrative center of Chukhlomsky District in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on Lake Chukhloma, 50 km from the railway node Galich and 171 km northeast of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast.
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• En Name — Chukhloma • Ru Name — Чухлома • Map Label Position — right • Image Coa — Coat of Arms of Chukhloma (Kostroma oblast).png • Federal Subject — Kostroma Oblast • Adm District Jur — Chukhlomsky District • Adm Selsoviet Jur — Chukhloma • Adm Selsoviet Type — Town of district significance • Adm Ctr Of1 — Chukhlomsky District • Adm Ctr Of2 — town of district significance of Chukhloma • Inhabloc Cat — Town • Mun District Jur — Chukhlomsky Municipal District • Urban Settlement Jur — Chukhloma Urban Settlement • Mun Admctr Of1 — Chukhlomsky Municipal District • Mun Admctr Of2 — Chukhloma Urban Settlement • Pop 2010census — 5411 • Established Date — 1381 • Established Title — First mentioned • Current Cat Date — 1778 • Postal Codes — 157130 Chukhloma is a town and the administrative center of Chukhlomsky District in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on Lake Chukhloma, 50 km from the railway node Galich and 171 km northeast of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
History
History
It was first mentioned in chronicles in 1381, and was destroyed during the Time of Troubles. It was granted town status in 1778.
Etymology
Etymology
From a substrate Finno-Ugric language (cf. Proto-Uralic *ćukkз 'hill, peak', referring to the landscape around the town). Max Vasmer supported the theory of relationship between the name of Chukhloma and the ethnonyms like Chud or Chukhna, but it's viewed as folk etymology by Aleksandr Matveyev.
Administrative and municipal status
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chukhloma serves as the administrative center of Chukhlomsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Chukhlomsky District as the town of district significance of Chukhloma. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Chukhloma is incorporated within Chukhlomsky Municipal District as Chukhloma Urban Settlement.
Culture
Culture
Near the town there is a historical family estate of the Lermontov family.
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