Chudovo (russian: Чýдово) is a

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and the

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of Chudovsky District in Novgorod Oblast,

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, located on the Kerest River (a left

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of the Volkhov). Population:

History

The village of Chudovo was first mentioned in chronicles in 1539. By the mid-18th century, it developed into a big '' selo'' with a postal service station. By the beginning of the 19th century, Chudovo was the seat of Chudovskaya Volost of Novgorodsky Uyezd in

Novgorod Governorate Novgorod Governorate (Pre-reformed rus, Новгоро́дская губе́рнія, r=Novgorodskaya guberniya, p=ˈnofɡərətskəjə ɡʊˈbʲernʲɪjə, t=Government of Novgorod), was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Ru ...

. The development of the area was further aided by the construction of the Moscow–St. Petersburg Railway, which opened in 1851. The railway to

Novgorod Veliky Novgorod ( rus, links=no, Великий Новгород, t=Great Newtown, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət), also known as just Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the ...

was completed in 1871. A match factory, two

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-making factories, and a number of

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factories were built. In August 1927, the uyezds were abolished and, effective October 1, 1927, Chudovsky District was established, with the

in Chudovo.Snytko et al., pp. 85–87 Novgorod Governorate was abolished as well and the district became a part of Novgorod Okrug of

Leningrad Oblast Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until 1 ...

. On June 25, 1928, Chudovo was granted

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

status; town status was granted on July 20, 1937.Snytko et al., p. 90 On July 23, 1930 the okrugs were abolished and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. During

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, between August 20, 1941 and January 29, 1944, Chudovo was occupied by German troops. On July 5, 1944, Chudovsky District was transferred to newly established Novgorod Oblast and has remained there ever since.Snytko et al., p. 93

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chudovo serves as the

of Chudovsky District.Law #559-OZ As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Chudovsky District as the

town of district significance Town of district significance is an administrative division of a district in a federal subject of Russia. It is equal in status to a selsoviet or an urban-type settlement of district significance, but is organized around a town (as opposed to a ...

of Chudovo.Resolution #121 As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Chudovo is incorporated within Chudovsky Municipal District as Chudovo Urban Settlement.Law #368-OZ

Economy

Industry

The largest industries of the town include a

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factory, a

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factory, and a Cadbury Schweppes factory. The former glass-making factory in Chudovo was reoriented to production of insulation materials.

Transportation

Chudovo lies on the federal M10 Highway connecting

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and St. Petersburg, north of

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and south of St. Petersburg. It is an important railway junction at the intersection of the Moscow–St. Petersburg Railway (inaugurated in 1851) and the Veliky Novgorod– Volkhov branch (railway between Chudovo and Staraya Russa via Veliky Novgorod was opened on July 12, 1878; however, the segment beyond Veliky Novgorod was destroyed during

and never restored).

Culture and recreation

There are two objects in Chudovo classified as cultural and historical heritage of federal significance and seven more objects of local significance. The federal monuments are the house of

Nikolay Nekrasov Nikolay Alexeyevich Nekrasov ( rus, Никола́й Алексе́евич Некра́сов, p=nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪtɕ nʲɪˈkrasəf, a=Ru-Nikolay_Alexeyevich_Nekrasov.ogg, – ) was a Russian poet, writer, critic and publi ...

and the school building constructed by him. The local monuments are monuments to soldiers fallen during

The museum of Nikolay Nekrasov is in the house where he used to work in summertime between 1871 and 1876. In the nearby village of Syabrenitsy there is a museum of the writer Gleb Uspensky, housed in the building where he used to live in the 1880s. Count

Alexey Arakcheyev Count Alexey Andreyevich Arakcheyev or Arakcheev (russian: граф Алексе́й Андре́евич Аракче́ев) ( – ) was an Imperial Russian general and statesman during the reign of Tsar Alexander I. He served under Tsars Pau ...

's residence

Gruzino Gruzino may refer to: *Gruzino estate The Gruzino estate near Chudovo, Russia, was constructed by a team of Neoclassical architects under Vasily Petrovich Stasov for Count Alexey Arakcheyev in the 1810s. Count Arakcheyev chose Gruzino as an im ...

is several miles away. The Chudovsky District Museum was opened in 1987 and displays collections of local interest.

References

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External links

Official website of Chudovo

Chudovo Business Directory
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