Lermontovo, Armenia Explained

Official Name:Lermontovo
Native Name:Լերմոնտովո
Pushpin Map:Armenia
Mapsize:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Lori
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:912
Utc Offset:+4
Coordinates:40.765°N 44.63°W
Elevation M:1825

Lermontovo (Armenian: Լերմոնտովո) is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia.

Toponymy

The village is named after Russian poet Mikhail Lermontov, often called "the poet of the Caucasus". The village was previously known as Voskresenovka (Armenian: Վոսկրեսենովկա).

History

Like the neighboring village of Fioletovo, Lermontovo was settled in the mid-1800s by Spiritual Christians from Russia (Pryguny, Molokane).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia. Statistical Committee of Armenia.