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Poshekhonye

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Also known as Poshekhonye-Volodarsk

Poshekhonye () is a town and the administrative center of Poshekhonsky District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located on the Sogozha River, northwest of Yaroslavl, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

Key facts

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Poshekhonye
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
Пошехонье
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Poshekhonye - central square - shopping arcade and Trinity Church - DSCF5512.JPG
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The central square of Poshekhonye, with the shopping arcade and the Holy Trinity Cathedral
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Flag of Poshekhonye (Yaroslavl oblast).png
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Coat of Arms of Poshekhonye (Yaroslavl oblast) (1778).png
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Yaroslavl Oblast
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Poshekhonsky District
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Poshekhonye
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Town of district significance
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town of district significance of Poshekhonye
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Town
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Poshekhonsky Municipal District
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Poshekhonye Urban Settlement
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Poshekhonsky Municipal District
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Poshekhonye Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census
6084
Russian inhabited locality.established_date
17th century

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Пошехонье
Population
5639
Area
6
Elevation
110
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Image
Пешехонье центр.jpg
Dialing code
48546
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Commons category
Poshekhonye
postal code
152850
inception
1601-00-00
time of earliest written record
1680-00-00
native label
Пошехонье
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Administrative and municipal status
  • Economy
  • References
  • Notes
  • Sources

Poshekhonye () is a town and the administrative center of Poshekhonsky District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located on the Sogozha River, northwest of Yaroslavl, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

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

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Poshekhonye” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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