Lermontovo, Armenia

Place in Lori, Armenia
Lermontovo
Լերմոնտովո
40°45′54″N 44°37′48″E / 40.76500°N 44.63000°E / 40.76500; 44.63000
Country Armenia
ProvinceLori
Elevation
1,825 m (5,988 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Total912
Time zoneUTC+4 (AMT)

Lermontovo (Armenian: Լերմոնտովո) is a village in the Lori Province of Armenia.

Toponymy

The village is named after Russian poet Mikhail Lermontov, often called "the poet of the Caucasus". The village was previously known as Voskresenovka (Armenian: Վոսկրեսենովկա).

History

Like the neighboring village of Fioletovo, Lermontovo was settled in the mid-1800s by Spiritual Christians from Russia (Pryguny, Molokane).

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References

  1. ^ Statistical Committee of Armenia. "The results of the 2011 Population Census of the Republic of Armenia" (PDF).

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Lori Province
Capital: Vanadzor
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Akhtala MunicipalityAlaverdi MunicipalityFioletovo MunicipalityGyulagarak MunicipalityLermontovo Municipality
Lori Berd MunicipalityMetsavan MunicipalityOdzun MunicipalityPambak MunicipalitySarchapet MunicipalityShnogh MunicipalitySpitak MunicipalityStepanavan MunicipalityTashir MunicipalityTumanyan MunicipalityVanadzor Municipality
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