Editing Poshekhonye

{{Short description|Town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2012}}
{{Infobox Russian inhabited locality
| en_name                 = Poshekhonye
| ru_name                 = Пошехонье
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| image_skyline           = Poshekhonye - central square - shopping arcade and Trinity Church - DSCF5512.JPG
| image_caption           = The central square of Poshekhonye, with the shopping arcade and the Holy Trinity Cathedral
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| adm_selsoviet_jur       = Poshekhonye
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| mun_district_jur        = Poshekhonsky Municipal District
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| urban_settlement_jur    = Poshekhonye Urban Settlement
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| mun_admctr_of1          = Poshekhonsky Municipal District
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| pop_2010census          = 6084
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| established_date        = 17th century
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| current_cat_date        = 1777
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| postal_codes            = 152850
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| website                 = http://admgorposh.ru/
|date=August 2019}}
'''Poshekhonye''' ({{langx|ru|Пошехо́нье}}) is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] and the [[administrative center]] of [[Poshekhonsky District]] in [[Yaroslavl Oblast]], [[Russia]], located on the [[Sogozha River]], {{convert|151|km|sp=us}} northwest of [[Yaroslavl]], the administrative center of the [[oblast]]. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=6,084|p2002=6,973|p1989=8,042}}

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

==History==
It was founded as the village of '''Pertoma''' ({{lang|ru|Пертома}}) in the 17th century.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} In 1777, it was granted town status and renamed Poshekhonye.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} In 1918, the town was renamed '''Poshekhonye-Volodarsk''' ({{lang|ru|Пошехо́нье-Волода́рск}}), after [[V. Volodarsky]].{{citation needed|date=October 2014}} It bore that name until 1992, when it regained its old name of Poshekhonye.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}

==Administrative and municipal status==
Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], Poshekhonye serves as the [[administrative center]] of [[Poshekhonsky District]].<ref name="YaroslavlO_admlaw">Law #12-z</ref> As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Poshekhonsky District as the '''[[town of district significance]] of Poshekhonye'''.<ref name="YaroslavlO_admlaw" /> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], the town of district significance of Poshekhonye is incorporated within Poshekhonsky Municipal District as '''Poshekhonye Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="YaroslavlO_mun">Law #65-z</ref>

==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.<ref>[http://yaroslavl.rfn.ru/rnews.html?id=40419 Ярославская государственная телевизионная и радиовещательная компания. "Пошехонский сырзавод восстановят"]</ref>

==References==
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===Sources===
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|yar|adm|law}}
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|yar|mun|list}}

{{Yaroslavl Oblast}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Yaroslavl Oblast]]
[[Category:Poshekhonsky District]]
[[Category:Poshekhonsky Uyezd]]