Poshekhonye

Poshekhonye stands on the left bank of the Sogozha at its confluence with the Rybinsk reservoir. The first mention dates to 1680 as the village of Pertoma (a Finno-Ugric hydronym); town status came in 1777 by Catherine II's decree. From 1918 to 1992 it bore the name Poshekhonye-Volodarsk. The reservoir's creation in 1941 flooded part of the territory. Several brands are tied to the town: the famous Poshekhonsky cheese was made here (the plant is now defunct, revival plans unrealised), gold-beating — leaf gold — has run since the 18th century, and the 'poshekhonets' became a character of Saltykov-Shchedrin's satire. What to see: the Trinity cathedral of 1717, the Dormition church of 1822, the trade rows of the 1830s, merchant houses, the local history museum, the 'Topotygin House' museum and the Water Sprite's Residence. Five kilometres away — the Adrian Dormition monastery.