Shakhovskoy District (russian: Шаховско́й райо́н) is an administrative
[Law #11/2013-OZ] and municipal
[Law #62/2005-OZ] district (
raion
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), one of the
thirty-six in
Moscow Oblast,
Russia
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. It is located in the west of the
oblast
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. The area of the district is .
Its
administrative center
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
is the
urban locality (a
work settlement) of
Shakhovskaya.
Population: 25,372 (
2010 Census);
The population of Shakhovskaya accounts for 42.3% of the district's total population.
Notable residents
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Leonīds Breikšs
Leonīds Breikšs (8 April 1908 – 30 September 1942) was a noted Latvian poet, journalist and nationalist. His Latvian-based country style sits with contemporaries including Aleksandrs Pelēcis, Jānis Medenis, Gunārs Freimanis, Broņislava M ...
(1908–1942), Latvian poet, born in Yelizarovo village
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Districts of Moscow Oblast