Gorokhovets, Vladimir Oblast

Gorokhovets
Гороховец
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Gorokhovets is located in Russia
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Gorokhovets is located in Vladimir Oblast
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Gorokhovets (Vladimir Oblast)
Coordinates: 56°12′N 42°42′E / 56.200°N 42.700°E / 56.200; 42.700
CountryRussia
Federal subjectVladimir Oblast
Administrative districtGorokhovetsky District
First mentioned1239
Elevation100 m (300 ft)
Population
 • Total14,016
 • Estimate 
(2018)
12,799 (−8.7%)
 • Capital ofGorokhovetsky District
 • Municipal districtGorokhovetsky Municipal District
 • Urban settlementGorokhovets Urban Settlement
 • Capital ofGorokhovetsky Municipal District, Gorokhovets Urban Settlement
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata)
Postal code(s)
601483
OKTMO ID17615101001
Websitegorohovec.ru

Gorokhovets (Russian: Горохове́ц) is a town and the administrative center of Gorokhovetsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the highway from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod. It also serves as a river port on the Klyazma River. Population: 12,666 (2021 Census); 14,016 (2010 Census); 14,524 (2002 Census); 15,783 (1989 Census).

Etymology

The name of the town originates from the Russian word "горох" (gorokh, "peas").

History

Gorokhovets was first mentioned in a 1239 chronicle, when it was sacked by the Mongols. It is believed that a minor fortress had existed there for several preceding decades.

In 1539, the Tatars of Kazan were about to burn it but retreated upon allegedly seeing a ghost in a shape of a gigantic knight with a sword. After that, the mount where the apparition was seen came to be known as Puzhalovo ("frightening one").

The golden age of Gorokhovets is associated with the 17th century, when it was a merchandise center for a large area, which comprised today's Vladimir and Ivanovo Oblasts. A number of churches, monasteries, and chambers were commissioned by the local merchants at that time. The 17th-century belfries of Gorokhovets are particularly noteworthy.

Sretensky Monastery

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gorokhovets serves as the administrative center of Gorokhovetsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Gorokhovets is incorporated within Gorokhovetsky Municipal District as Gorokhovets Urban Settlement.

Coat of arms

Gorokhovets' coat of arms combines Vladimir's heraldic lion with peas, alluding to the plant which gave rise to the town's name.

Trivia

According to the Soviet TV series Seventeen Moments of Spring, Gorokhovets was a native town of Stierlitz, a fictional Soviet spy in Nazi Germany, played by Vyacheslav Tikhonov.


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