Poshekhonye
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Poshekhonye is a town and the administrative center of Poshekhonsky District
of Yaroslavl Oblast
, Russia
, located 151 kilometres (93.8 mi) northwest of Yaroslavl
. It stands on the Sogozha River
(although now the river valley is flooded by the Rybinsk Reservoir
). Population:
It was founded as village 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
. It bore that name until 1992, when it regained its old name of Poshekhonye.
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 the plans of the governor of Yaroslavl Oblast include reopening it.
Poshekhonsky District
Poshekhonsky District is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia....
of Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St. Petersburg...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located 151 kilometres (93.8 mi) northwest of Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities...
. It stands on the Sogozha River
Sogozha River
Sogozha is a river in Vologda and Yaroslavl Oblasts in Russia. It is 125 km long, with a drainage basin of 2,950 km².The river terminates in the Rybinsk Reservoir of the Volga River. Before the construction of the Rybinsk Reservoir the Sogozha was a tributary of the Sheksna River.The...
(although now the river valley is flooded by the Rybinsk Reservoir
Rybinsk Reservoir
Rybinsk Reservoir , informally called the Rybinsk Sea, is a water reservoir on the Volga River and its tributaries Sheksna and Mologa, formed by Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station dam, located on the territories of Tver, Vologda, and Yaroslavl Oblasts. At the time of its construction, it was the largest...
). Population:
It was founded as village 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
V. Volodarsky was a Marxist revolutionary and early Soviet politician. He was assassinated in 1918.-Early years:Moisei Markovich Goldstein V. Volodarsky was a Marxist revolutionary and early Soviet politician. He was assassinated in 1918.-Early years:Moisei Markovich Goldstein V. Volodarsky was...
. It bore that name until 1992, when it regained its old name of Poshekhonye.
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 the plans of the governor of Yaroslavl Oblast include reopening it.