Chkalovsk, Russia

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Coordinates: 56°46′N 43°15′E / 56.767, 43.25

Chkalovsk (Russian: Чка́ловск) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, situated on the right bank of the Volga River, 95 kilometers (59 mi) north-west of Nizhny Novgorod. It is the administrative center of Chkalovsky District. Population: 13,400 (2005 est.); 13,856 (2002 Census); 15,059 (1989 Census).

It has been known since the 12th century as Vasilyovo sloboda, named so in honor of its founder Prince Vasily Yuryevich, the son of Yuri Dolgoruki. For a long time the territory belonged to Prince Shuisky who eventually became Tsar Vasily Shuisky.

The famous Russian pilot Valery Chkalov was born in 1904 in Vasilyovo. In 1937, Vasilyovo was renamed Chkalovsk after him, and in 1955 the settlement was granted town status. The majority of the village was flooded by the Gorky Reservoir after the construction of Gorky Hydroelectric Station in 1955.

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