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Poshekhonye is a town and the administrative center of Poshekhonsky District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located on the Sogozha River, 151 kilometers (94 mi) northwest of Yaroslavl, the administrative center of the oblast.
It was founded as the village of Pertoma (Пертома) in the 17th century. In 1777, it was granted town status and renamed Poshekhonye. In 1918, the town was renamed Poshekhonye-Volodarsk, after V. Volodarsky. It bore that name until 1992, when it regained its old name of Poshekhonye.
A popular variety of mass-produced cheese in Russia is called
"Poshekhonsky". The original cheese factory in the city is currently no
longer operating, although plans were made in 2007 to re-open it.