Poshekhonye (russian: Пошехо́нье) is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

and the

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Poshekhonsky District Poshekhonsky District (russian: Пошехонский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #12-z and municipalLaw #65-z district (raion), one of the seventeen in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the ...

Yaroslavl Oblast Yaroslavl Oblast (russian: Яросла́вская о́бласть, ''Yaroslavskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma ...

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, located on the

Sogozha River The Sogozha (russian: Сого́жа) is a river in Vologda and Yaroslavl Oblasts in Russia. It is long, with a drainage basin of .Yaroslavl Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence ...

, the administrative center of the

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. Population: It was previously known as ''Pertoma'' (until 1777), ''Poshekhonye'' (until 1918), ''Poshekhonye-Volodarsk'' (until 1992).

History

It was founded as the village of Pertoma () in the 17th century. In 1777, it was granted town status and renamed Poshekhonye. In 1918, the town was renamed Poshekhonye-Volodarsk (), after

V. Volodarsky V. Volodarsky (russian: В. Володарский; December 11, 1891 – June 20, 1918) (born: Moisey Markovich Goldstein) was a Marxism, Marxist revolutionary and Soviet Union, Soviet politician. He was assassinated in 1918. Biography Ea ...

. It bore that name until 1992, when it regained its old name of Poshekhonye.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Poshekhonye serves as the

.Law #12-z As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Poshekhonsky 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 Poshekhonye. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Poshekhonye is incorporated within Poshekhonsky Municipal District as Poshekhonye Urban Settlement.Law #65-z

Economy

A popular variety of mass-produced cheese in Russia is called "Poshekhonsky". The original cheese factory in the city is currently no longer operating, although plans were made in 2007 to re-open it.Ярославская государственная телевизионная и радиовещательная компания. "Пошехонский сырзавод восстановят"
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* * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Yaroslavl Oblast Poshekhonsky Uyezd