Kokhma
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Ivanovo Oblast
Ivanovo Oblast is a federal subject of Russia .Its three largest cities are Ivanovo , Kineshma, and Shuya.The principal center of tourism is Plyos. The Volga River flows through the northern part of the oblast....
, 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 the Uvod River
Uvod River
Uvod River is a river in Ivanovo and Vladimir Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Klyazma River . The length of the river is 185 km. The area of its drainage basin is 3,770 km². The Uvod freezes up in November and breaks up in April. The towns of Ivanovo and Kokhma are located on the Uvod...
(Klyazma
Klyazma River
The Klyazma River is a river in the Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Ivanovo and Vladimir Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Oka River. The length of the river is 686 kilometres. The area of its drainage basin is 42,500 km². The Klyazma River freezes up in November and stays under the ice...
's tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
) 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southeast of Ivanovo
Ivanovo
Ivanovo is a city and the administrative center of Ivanovo Oblast, Russia. Population: Ivanovo has traditionally been called the textile capital of Russia. Since most textile workers are women, it has also been known as the "City of Brides"...
. Population:
History
It was first mentioned in 1619 as the village of Rozhdestvenskoye-Kokhma . Town status was granted to it in 1925.Economy
- Cotton mill;
- flax spinning and weaving mill;
- Strommashina machine-building factory
External links
- Official website of Kokhma
- Mojgorod.ru. Entry on Kokhma