Chukhloma is a town and the administrative center of Chukhlomsky District

Chukhlomsky District

Chukhlomsky District is an administrative district , one of the 24 in Kostroma Oblast, Russia....

 of Kostroma Oblast

Kostroma Oblast

Kostroma Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kostroma.Major historic towns include Kostroma, Sharya, Nerekhta, Galich, Soligalich, and Makaryev. Textile industries have been developed there since the early 18th century...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

, located on Chukhloma Lake, 50 kilometres (31.1 mi) from the railway node Galich

Galich, Russia

Galich is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, situated on the southern bank of Lake Galichskoye. It is also a minor railroad node of the Trans-Siberian railway. Population: -History:...

 and 171 kilometres (106.3 mi) northeast of Kostroma

Kostroma

Kostroma is a historic city and the administrative center of Kostroma Oblast, Russia. A part of the Golden Ring of Russian towns, it is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kostroma Rivers...

. Population:

It was first mentioned in chronicles in 1381, and was destroyed during the Time of Troubles

Time of Troubles

The Time of Troubles was a period of Russian history comprising the years of interregnum between the death of the last Russian Tsar of the Rurik Dynasty, Feodor Ivanovich, in 1598, and the establishment of the Romanov Dynasty in 1613. In 1601-1603, Russia suffered a famine that killed one-third...

. It was granted town status in 1778.

Near the town there is a historical family estate of the Lermontov family.

External links

• Website of Chukhloma
• Small Towns of Russia. Entry on Chukhloma
• History of Chukhloma Coat of Arms