| En Name: | Nerekhta |
| Ru Name: | Нерехта |
| Coordinates: | 57.45°N 75°W |
| Map Label Position: | right |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Nerekhta (Kostroma oblast).png |
| Federal Subject: | Kostroma Oblast |
| Adm City Jur: | town of oblast significance of Nerekhta |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Nerekhtsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | town of oblast significance of Nerekhta |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Nerekhtsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Nerekhta Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Nerekhtsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Nerekhta Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 22828 |
| Established Date: | early 13th century |
| Established Title: | Known since |
| Postal Codes: | 157800–157802 |
| Dialing Codes: | 49431 |
| Website: | http://nerexta.ru/ |
Nerekhta (ru|Не́рехта) is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia. Population:
The first historical record of the town is in the records of Pereslavl-Suzdal Monastery in 1214.[1] The town does not retain many marks of antiquity, apart from several 17th-century churches. It has been known for its textiles since the 19th century.
The town is named after a river on which it's located. There are several other rivers named Nerekhta in central Russia, and this hydronym is believed to come from a substrate Finno-Ugric language (cf. mhr|нер 'cape, foreland'). The reconstruction *(i)ne-(j)еr-еxta ('river of a big lake') is viewed by Aleksandr Matveyev as unconvincing, since there are no big lakes within the basins of any rivers named Nerekhta.[2]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Nerekhta serves as the administrative center of Nerekhtsky District,[3] even though it is not a part of it.[4] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Nerekhta—an administrative unit with a status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Nerekhta is incorporated within Nerekhtsky Municipal District as Nerekhta Urban Settlement.[5]
Railway lines connect the town to Yaroslavl, Kostroma, and Ivanovo.
The bandy club Start[6] http://www.rusbandy.ru/club/20/ plays in a recreational league.[7] It will participate in the Russian Rink Bandy Cup 2017.[8]
