Chukhloma

Chukhloma (Russian: Чу́хлома) is a town and the administrative center of Chukhlomsky District in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on Lake Chukhloma, 50 kilometers (31 mi) from the railway node Galich and 171 kilometers (106 mi) northeast of Kostroma, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 4,252 (2021 Census);^[6] 5,411 (2010 Census);^[2] 5,464 (2002 Census);^[7] 5,597 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Chukhloma Чухлома
Town[1]
Street in Chukhloma
Coat of arms
Location of Chukhloma
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Coordinates: 58°45′N 42°40′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kostroma Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Chukhlomsky District[1]
Town of district significance	Chukhloma[1]
First mentioned	1381
Town status since	1778
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	5,411
Administrative status
• Capital of	Chukhlomsky District,[1] town of district significance of Chukhloma[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Chukhlomsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Chukhloma Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Chukhlomsky Municipal District,[3] Chukhloma Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	157130
OKTMO ID	34646101001

History

It was first mentioned in chronicles in 1381, and was destroyed during the Time of Troubles.^{[citation needed]} It was granted town status in 1778.^{[citation needed]}

Etymology

From a substrate Finno-Ugric language (cf. Proto-Uralic *ćukkз 'hill, peak', referring to the landscape around the town). Max Vasmer supported the theory of relationship between the name of Chukhloma and the ethnonyms like Chud or Chukhna, but it's viewed as folk etymology by Aleksandr Matveyev.^[9]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chukhloma serves as the administrative center of Chukhlomsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Chukhlomsky District as the town of district significance of Chukhloma.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Chukhloma is incorporated within Chukhlomsky Municipal District as Chukhloma Urban Settlement.^[3]

Culture

Near the town there is a historical family estate of the Lermontov family.