Chekalin

Chekalin (), formerly known as Likhvin () until 1945, is a town in Suvorovsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River. Population: In 2010 it was the least populous inhabited locality in Russia with town status. For awhile, the smallest town in Russia was Innopolis with 96 inhabitants according to the 2016 Census, but since then has grown to a population of 3,955, and Chekalin is back to being the smallest town in Russia, with a population of 884 according to the 2024 census.

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Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Chekalin
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Чекалин
Russian inhabited locality.other_name: Čekalin
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Chekalin Church.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Chekalin Church
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Likhvin COA (Kaluga Governorate) (1777).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Tula Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur: Suvorovsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_jur: Chekalin
Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_type: Town under district jurisdiction
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: Chekalin Town Under District Jurisdiction
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur: Suvorovsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur: Chekalin Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Chekalin Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.pop_latest: 884
Russian inhabited locality.pop_latest_date: 2024
Russian inhabited locality.postal_codes: 301414

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Чекалин
Population: 935
Elevation: 190
Official website: chekalin.tulobl.ru
Image: Likhvin hillfort (Cathedral Hill).jpg
Dialing code: 48763

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Commons category: Chekalin
inception: 1565-00-00
postal code: 301414

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==History== During World War II, Likhvin was under German occupation from 19 October 1941 until 26 December 1941. In 1944, Likhvin was renamed Chekalin in honor of Soviet partisan Alexander Chekalin.