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19-775: The river basin of the Mosha includes almost all of Nyandomsky District and some areas in Plesetsky, Velsky , Konoshsky , and Shenkursky Districts . For a river of this length, the watershed area is rather big. The source of the Mosha is Lake Bolshoye Moshenskoye in Nyandomsky District. The Mosha is however only the final part of a longer waterway: the Voyezerka which empties into Lake Bolshoye Moshenskoye has its source in Lake Spasskoye , another major lake in

38-453: A municipal division , it is incorporated as Velsky Municipal District . It is located in the south of the oblast and borders with Shenkursky District in the north, Ustyansky District in the east, Verkhovazhsky District of Vologda Oblast in the south, Konoshsky District in the west, and with Nyandomsky District in the northwest. The area of the district is 10,060 square kilometers (3,880 sq mi). Its administrative center

57-588: A municipal division , the district is divided into two urban settlement and twenty rural settlements (the administrative centers are given in parentheses): Timber industry is the core industry of the district. The Vaga and the Ustya Rivers were used for timber rafting until the 1990s. Food production is also present. Velsk is located on one of the principal highways in Russia, M8 connecting Moscow and Arkhangelsk. A number of secondary roads branch off within

76-435: A part of Nyandoma Okrug of Northern Krai. In the following years, the first-level administrative division of Russia kept changing. In 1930, the okrug was abolished, and the district was subordinated to the central administration of Northern Krai. In 1931, Verkhovazhsky District was merged into Velsky District, and in 1935, it was reestablished. In 1936, the krai was transformed into Northern Oblast . In 1937, Northern Oblast

95-478: Is Malaya Orma. There are no villages between Malaya Orma and Shalakusha, and equally no villages between Shalakusha and Prokhnovo, upstream from Fedovo. There are villages located at some of the tributaries of the Mosha though. Velsky District Velsky District ( Russian : Ве́льский райо́н ) is an administrative district ( raion ), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast , Russia . As

114-557: Is the town of Velsk . Population: 54,792 ( 2010 Census ) ; 61,819 ( 2002 Census ) ; 71,474 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . The population of Velsk accounts for 43.6% of the district's total population. The area was populated by speakers of Uralic languages and then colonized by the Novgorod Republic . After the fall of Novgorod, the area became a part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow . Historically, it

133-905: The Puya (left), the Vel (left), and the Pezhma (left). Minor parts of the district in the northwest belong to the basin of the Mosha River , a right tributary of the Onega (not in the basin of the Northern Dvina). Most of the district is covered by coniferous forests ( taiga ). As an administrative division , the district is divided into one town of district significance ( Velsk ), one urban-type settlement with jurisdictional territory ( Kuloy ), and twenty selsoviets . The selsoviets include (the administrative centers are given in parentheses): As

152-582: The Russian Empire , which existed in 1780–1796. The seat of the Viceroyalty was located in Vologda . The viceroyalty was established by a decree ( ukase ) of Catherine II on February 5 [ O.S. January 25], 1780. It was subdivided into three oblasts : Vologda , Veliky Ustyug , and Arkhangelsk . The predecessor of Vologda Viceroyalty was Archangelgorod Governorate with

171-734: The area, and the right tributary of the Voyezerka, the Kanaksha , has a length of 98 kilometres (61 mi). Starting from Lake Bolshoye Moshenskoye, the Mosha flows north-west and very soon accepts the Iksa from the left and the Lim from the right. Downstream, it also accepts the Shozhma from the left and the Nimenga from the right. The Mosha crosses the railway line between Konosha and Arkhangelsk at

190-403: The district limits, including the road from Velsk east to Oktyabrsky , from Velsk west to Konosha , and from Dolmatovo west to Nyandoma and Kargopol . A section of the railroad connecting Konosha and Kotlas , which eventually continues to Vorkuta , lies in the district. The principal stations in the district are Velsk and Kuloy. The railroad line from Yura to Tyogrozero, entirely within

209-753: The district was abolished and split between Shenkursky and Velsky Districts; the district's administrative center Rovdino became a part of Shenkursky District. The district is located in the valley of the Vaga River , a major left tributary of the Northern Dvina . It is split by the Vaga and its major tributaries, the Ustya (right, with the left tributary, the Kokshenga River ), the Kuloy (right),

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228-621: The district, was demolished in 2010. Velsk Airport was active for passenger service until the 1990s, and not used for twenty years after that. In 2011, after a long break, a helicopter was tanked in Velsk. There are plans to use it for forest patrol aviation . The district contains 5 objects classified as cultural and historical heritage by Russian Federal law, and additionally 216 objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local importance. Most of these are wooden rural houses built before 1917. The five objects protected at

247-411: The federal level are: The only museum in the district is Velsky District Museum. Vologda Viceroyalty 59°12′54″N 39°52′37″E  /  59.215°N 39.877°E  / 59.215; 39.877 Vologda Viceroyalty ( Russian : Волого́дское наме́стничество , romanized :  Vologodskoye namestnichestvo ) was an administrative-territorial unit ( namestnichestvo ) of

266-443: The north, Tobolsk Viceroyalty in the northeast, Perm Viceroyalty in the east, Vyatka Viceroyalty in the southeast, Kostroma and Yaroslavl Viceroyalties in the south, Novgorod Viceroyalty in the southwest, and Olonets Viceroyalty in the west. In terms of the modern political division of Russia, Vologda Viceroyalty in this period comprised the areas of what is currently the greater part of Vologda Oblast , as well as parts of

285-702: The seat in Arkhangelsk . As with most of other governorates and viceroyalties established in the 1770s–1780s, the establishment of Vologda Viceroyalty was a part of the reform attempting to have a tighter control of local matters by the Russian autocracy. The reform, in turn, was facilitated by the Pugachev's Rebellion of 1774–1775. On March 26, 1784 Arkhangelsk Oblast was split off and established as Arkhangelsk Viceroyalty . Between 1784 and 1796, Vologda Viceroyalty bordered Arkhangelsk Viceroyalty in

304-616: The station of Shalakusha and behind the station accepts the Lepsha from the right. Then it crosses into Plesetsky District and accepts the Lelma from the left. Close to the mouth, on the right bank of the Mosha there is a big selo of Fedovo . The mouth of the mosha is across the village of Boyarskaya. The upper stretch of the river, close to the Lake Bolshoye Moshenskoye, is populated. The lowest village at this stretch

323-497: Was a part of Vazhsky Uyezd , a vast area including almost all of the basin of the Vaga River . Velsk was first mentioned in the chronicles in 1137, and was granted the status of a posad in 1550. In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great , the area was included into Archangelgorod Governorate . In 1780, the governorate was abolished and transformed into Vologda Viceroyalty . Vazhsky Uyezd

342-562: Was split into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast. Velsky District remained in Arkhangelsk Oblast ever since. From 1929 to 1959 (with a brief break between 1931 and 1935), Rovdinsky District existed, with its administrative center located in Rovdino . It was initially formed as a part of Nyandoma Okrug on July 15, 1929, when Shenkursky Uyezd was split into Shenkursky and Rovdinsky Districts. On September 11, 1959,

361-420: Was split, and the area of the current Velsky District became a part of the newly established Velsky Uyezd . In 1796, Velsky Uyezd was transferred to Vologda Governorate and remained there until 1929, when several governorates were merged into Northern Krai . On July 15, 1929, the uyezds were abolished, and Velsky Uyezd was split into Velsky, Verkhovazhsky , and Ustyansky Districts . Velsky District became

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