Jachroma

city Jachroma хрома flag coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Moscow Rajon Dmitrov First mention 1841 City since 1940 surface 14  km² population 13,214 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 944 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 150  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 495 Post Code 141840 License Plate 50, 90, 150, 190, 750 OKATO 46 208 505 Geographical location Coordinates 56 ° 17 ′  N , 37 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 56 ° 17 ′ 0 ″  N , 37 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Moscow Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Jachroma ( Russian Я́хрома ) is a city with 13,214 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in the northern Moscow Oblast , Russia . It is located on the Moscow Canal (originally called the Moskva-Volga Canal ), 55 km north of Moscow and 8 km south of the Dmitrov Rajon center .

history

The city, whose name was taken from the river of the same name and has a Finno-Ugric origin, was established in 1841 as a workers' settlement of a cloth factory. Originally it was called Pokrovskaya Manufaktura after the factory . In 1901, with the construction of the Moscow - Kimry line , the place received a railway connection and a train station, which was named after the river Jachroma. The settlement later adopted this name. In 1940 it received city status. In the Battle of Moscow during World War II , Jachroma was fought over and from the night of November 28 to November 7, 1941 under German occupation. Not far from the city, near the village of Peremilowo, the German troops managed to capture a bridgehead on the eastern side of the Moskva-Volga Canal and hold it for a short time (from November 28 to 29, 1941).

Population development

year	Residents
1926	8,300
1939	14,896
1959	16,263
1970	17,210
1979	16,714
1989	17,499
2002	13,361
2010	13,214

Note: census data (1926 rounded)

Economy and Infrastructure

Moscow-Volga Canal with lock in Yachroma

Jachroma's most important industrial companies are the textile factory that emerged from the old cloth manufacture and a bus repair shop. Tourism is an important economic factor, as Jachroma is one of the largest winter sports locations in the greater Moscow area. Nationally known, for example, is the Volen sports park , built in 1997, with ski slopes , chair lifts and hotels.

Jachroma has a regional train station on the Moscow – Kimry line, from which there are connections to, among others, the Savyolovo train station in Moscow.

Attractions

• Trinity Church (1892–1895) with bell tower (1908)
• Ascension Church (1792)
• War memorial (1966)
• Lock on the Moscow-Volga Canal

Personalities

• Alexander Schirow (1958–1983), ski racer, died in / near Jachroma

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

Web links

Commons : Jachroma  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry about Jachroma on mojgorod.ru (Russian)
• Official website of the Sports Park Volen (Russian)