Chekalin
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- For other uses, see Chekalin (disambiguation).
Chekalin (Russian: Чека́лин), formerly known as Likhvin (Лихвин) is a town in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River. Population: 1,151 (2002 Census); 1,319 (1989 Census).
In 1944, Likhvin was renamed Chekalin in honor of a Soviet partisan Alexander Chekalin.