Gorokhovets, Vladimir Oblast
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Gorokhovets (Roushie: Горохове́ц) is a toun an the admeenistrative centre o Gorokhovetsky Destrict o Vladimir Oblast, Roushie, locatit on the heich-gate frae Moscow tae Nizhny Novgorod. It serves as a river port on the Klyazma River. Population: 14,016 (2010 Census);[2] 14,524 (2002 Census);[5] 15,783 (1989 Census).[6]
Gorokhovets Гороховец | |
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 View of Gorokhovets | |
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Location o Gorokhovets  | |
  Gorokhovets Location o Gorokhovets  Gorokhovets Gorokhovets (Vladimir Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 56°12′N 42°42′E | |
| Kintra | Roushie |
| Federal subject | Vladimir Oblast |
| Admeenistrative destrict | Gorokhovetsky Destrict |
| Foondit | 1239[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 14,016 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Moscow Time  [3]) |
| Postal code(s)[4] | 601483 |
| Dialin code(s) | +7 09238 |
| OKTMO ID | 17615101001 |
The name o the toun oreeginates frae the Roushie wird "горох" (gorokh, "peas").
Afore the arrival o East Slavs, the region wis inhabitit bi the Finno-Ugric fowks o Merya. Gorokhovets wis first mentioned in a 1239 chronicle, whan it wis sacked bi the Mongols. It is believit that a minor fortress haed existit thaare for several precedin decades.
In 1539, the Tatars o Kazan wur aboot tae burn it but retreatit upon seein a ghost in a shape o a gigantic knicht wi a swuird. Efter that, the munt whaur the apparition wis seen came tae be kent as Puzhalovo ("frichtenin ane").
The gowden age o Gorokhovets is associatit wi the 17t century, whan it wis a merchandise centre for a lairge aurie, which comprised the day's Vladimir an Ivanovo regions. A nummer o kirks, monasteries, an chambers wur commissioned bi the local merchants at that time. The 17t-century belfries o Gorokhovets are prticularly notewirthy.
Accordin tae the Soviet TV series Seventeen Moments of Spring, Gorokhovets wis a native toun o Stierlitz, a fictional Soviet spy in Nazi Germany, played bi Vyacheslav Tikhonov.
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