Vichuga Explained

En Name:Vichuga
Ru Name:Вичуга
Coordinates:57.2°N 96°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat_of_Arms_of_Vichuga.png
Federal Subject:Ivanovo Oblast
Adm City Jur:Town of Vichuga
Adm Ctr Of1:Vichugsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Town of Vichuga
Adm Ctr Of2 Ref: 
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Urban Okrug Jur:Vichuga Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of1:Vichuga Urban Okrug
Mun Admctr Of2:Vichugsky Municipal District
Pop 2010Census:37583
Established Date:1504
Established Title:First mentioned
Postal Codes:155330–155334, 155339
Dialing Codes:49354
Website:http://www.vichuga37.ru/

Vichuga (Russian: Ви́чуга) is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located 65km (40miles) northeast of Ivanovo. Population: 53,000 (1970).

History

Vichuga was first mentioned as a volost in the will of Ivan III in 1504. Marshal of the Soviet Union Aleksandr Mikhaylovich Vasilevsky was born in Novaya Golchikha, now part of Vichuga, on 30 September 1895.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vichuga serves as the administrative center of Vichugsky District,[1] even though it is not a part of it.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the Town of Vichuga—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the Town of Vichuga is incorporated as Vichuga Urban Okrug.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #145-OZ
  2. Law #145-OZ stipulates that the borders of the administrative districts are identical to the borders of the municipal districts. The Law #4-OZ, which describes the borders and the composition of Vichugsky District, does not list the town of Vichuga as a part of that district.
  3. Law #124-OZ