RZD Chekhov station building

Chekhov (Russian: Че́хов) is a town and the administrative center of Chekhovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 56,000 (1985). It was previously known as Lopasnya (until 1954). History Originally named Lopasnya (), after the Lopasnya River, it was granted town status and given its present name in 1954 in honor of writer Anton Chekhov. Germany took Lopasnya from 23 11 to 17 12 1941. Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Chekhov ser…