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32-591: The district is elongated from northwest to southeast with Lake Kubenskoye , one of the biggest lakes in Vologda Oblast, forming its northeastern border. The lake is shared between Vologodsky and Ust-Kubensky Districts. Almost all of the district's territory lies in the basin of the Sukhona River . In particular, the rivers in the north lie in the basin of Lake Kubenskoye, the source of the Sukhona, and

64-596: A number of islands in the Arctic Ocean, as well as five administrative districts ( okrugs ), All these okrugs (except for the Nenets Okrug) were divided into districts. In 1930, the okrugs were abolished, and the districts became directly subordinate to Northern Krai. In 1936, according to the new Soviet Constitution , the Northern Krai was transformed into Northern Oblast . In 1937, Northern Oblast

96-425: Is Vologodsky District (50,956 in 2002), the smallest one is Mezhdurechensky District (7,641). Most of the administrative districts of Vologda Oblast are municipally incorporated as municipal districts, and two of the cities and towns of oblast significance are municipally incorporated as urban okrugs. There are, however, several exceptions, December 29 [ O.S. December 18], 1708 Tsar Peter

128-411: Is 648 square kilometres (250 sq mi), without islands — 407 square kilometres (157 sq mi). Its average depth is 1.2 metres (3.9 ft). The lake is known for its frequents storms and seasonal fluctuations of water level. The average seasonal variation is 2.4 metres (7.9 ft) and the maximum is 5.49 metres (18.0 ft). The lake is elongated from the northwest to the southeast. It

160-410: Is divided into four cities and towns of oblast significance and twenty-six districts . In terms of the area, the biggest administrative district is Vytegorsky District (13,100 square kilometers (5,100 sq mi)), the smallest ones are Chagodoshchensky and Ust-Kubinsky Districts (2,400 square kilometers (930 sq mi)). In terms of the population, the biggest administrative district

192-476: Is now Vologodsky District was then a part of Vologodsky Uyezd of Vologda Governorate. On July 15, 1929, several governorates, including Vologda Governorate, were merged into Northern Krai , and the uyezds were abolished. Instead, Vologodsky District with the administrative center in Vologda was established as a part of Vologda Okrug . On June 20, 1932, the district was abolished. Some of its territory

224-402: Is the source of the river Sukhona , which flows out in the southeastern corner of the lake. Administratively , the lake is divided between Vologodsky District (west), Sokolsky District (southeast), and Ust-Kubinsky District (east) of Vologda Oblast. In terms of the area, Lake Kubenskoye is the fourth natural lake of Vologda Oblast (behind Lake Onega , Lake Beloye , and Lake Vozhe ) and

256-561: The Archangelgorod Governorate was transformed into Vologda Viceroyalty . In 1796, the viceroyalty was split into Arkhangelsk and Vologda Governorates . In 1918, the areas which are currently in the east of Vologda Oblast were split off from the Vologda Governorate and moved to the newly established Northern Dvina Governorate . The administrative center of the governorate was Veliky Ustyug. In 1924,

288-550: The Great issued an edict which established seven governorates. The description of the borders of the governorates was not given; instead, their area was defined as a set of towns and the lands adjacent to those towns. In the present area of Vologda oblast, two of the governorates — Archangelgorod Governorate (east of the oblast) and Ingermanland Governorate (west of the oblast) — were located. The governorates were subdivided into uyezds , and uyezds into volosts . The centers of

320-672: The White Sea via the Northern Dvina River, and therefore it was a subject of frequent disputes between Novgorod and the Grand Duchy of Moscow . In the 15th century, it became the seat of the quasi-independent Principality of Vologda , which was most of the time controlled by Moscow and which included the current area of Vologodsky District. In the 15th century, the area became a part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. In

352-480: The administrative center in Cherepovets . On August 1, 1927 Cherepovets Governorate was abolished, and its area became Cherepovets Okrug of Leningrad Oblast . Simultaneously, uyezds were abolished in favor of districts. On September 23, 1937, all these districts (with the towns of Cherepovets, Babayevo, Vytegra, Ustyuzhna, Belozersk, and Kirillov) were transferred to newly established Vologda Oblast. In total,

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384-436: The administrative center in the selo of Kubenskoye was also established. On December 13, 1962, it was abolished and merged into Vologodsky District. Within the framework of administrative divisions , Vologodsky District is one of the twenty-six in the oblast. The city of Vologda serves as its administrative center , despite being incorporated separately as a city of oblast significance —an administrative unit with

416-403: The course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great , the area was included into Archangelgorod Governorate . Vologda was specifically mentioned as one of the towns comprising the governorate. In 1780, Archangelogorod Governorate was abolished and transformed into Vologda Viceroyalty , and in 1796 the latter was split into Arkhangelsk and Vologda Governorates . What

448-708: The district are in the basin of the Sogozha River . Both rivers are left tributaries of the Volga , and thus the divide between the basins of the White and the Caspian Seas crosses the district. Vologda was first mentioned in reliable sources in 1264 as a remote settlement controlled by the Novgorod Republic . Subsequently, it became an important settlement on the trade route connecting Central Russia to

480-521: The district, and meat, milk, and eggs are produced. In 2011, the district produced more crops, milk, meat, and eggs than any other district of Vologda Oblast. One of the principal highways in Russia, M8 , which connects Moscow and Arkhangelsk , crosses the eastern part of the district from south to north. In Vologda, two more highways branch off. Another highway, A114 , connecting Vologda to Cherepovets and Saint Petersburg , runs west from Vologda, and

512-592: The district. Lake Kubenskoye and the Sukhona River are both navigable, as well as the Lezha and the Vologda in their lower courses, but there is no passenger navigation. The district contains six objects classified as cultural and historical heritage by the Russian Federal law and additionally sixty-eight objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local importance. The objects protected at

544-422: The districts sometimes were modified, and as a result some of the districts were abolished. This list includes the districts which existed in the current area of Vologda Oblast. Four of the districts were renamed: Ledengsky into Babushkinsky, Shuysky into Mezhdurechensky, Sverdlovsky into Sokolsky, and Verkhne-Chagodoshchensky into Chagodoshchensky. Sukhonsky District was renamed into Nyuksensky District after it

576-1024: The federal level are the Ethnographic Museum in Semyonkovo , the Mozhaysky Estate in Mozhayskoye (formerly Kotelnikovo), the Intercession Church in Pokrovskoye , and the Ulyanov House in Raskopino . There are three museums in the district. The Ethnographic Museum in Semyonkovo is an open-air museum which is created for preservation of traditional wooden architecture in the central and eastern parts of Vologda Oblast. The former Mozhaysky Estate in

608-604: The fifth lake (also behind the Rybinsk Reservoir ). The area of the basin of the lake is 14,700 square kilometres (5,700 sq mi). The basin occupies much of the central and northern parts of Vologda Oblast, as well as parts of Konoshsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast . The major tributary of the lake is the Kubena . The lake was settled by Russians in the 12th century, when the Kamenny Monastery

640-431: The following districts formed Vologda Oblast in 1937: On August 13, 1944 Pavinsky and Vokhomsky Districts were transferred to Kostroma Oblast . During the attempted administrative reform in 1963, districts were subdivided into urban and rural districts. The reform was abandoned in 1965, and the division into districts was restored. After 1924 (with the exception of the aborted reform of 1963-1965) borders between

672-426: The following uyezds of Archangelgorod Governorate were located in the present-day area of Vologda Oblast, On June 9 [ O.S. May 29], 1719, the governorate was divided into four provinces: Archangelgorod , Vologda , Galich , and Ustyug . The uyezds were transformed into districts, however, in 1727 the districts were transformed back into uyezds. February 5 [ O.S. January 25] 1780

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704-614: The founder of the Ilyushin Design Bureau , was born in 1894 in the village of Dilyalevo , currently in Vologodsky District. Lake Kubenskoye Lake Kubenskoye ( Russian : Кубенское озеро ) is a large and shallow lake in Vologda Oblast of Russia , situated at the height of 110.1 metres above mean sea level , stretching for 54 km from north-west to south-east. The lake area

736-409: The highway connecting Vologda with the towns of Kirillov , Vytegra , and Pudozh runs northwest along the axis of the district. The railroad connecting Yaroslavl and Vologda crosses the district from south to north. In the south of the district, a railroad to Buy branches off southeast. The railroad connecting Vologda with Cherepovets and Saint Petersburg begins in Vologda and runs west through

768-408: The settlement of Mozhayskoye is now the museum of Alexander Mozhaysky. Alexander Mozhaysky , Russian aviation pioneer, who in 1884 constructed a monoplane aircraft and performed an unsuccessful attempt to take off, lived in the estate, which belonged to his wife, between 1860 and 1863. The Vologda District Museum is located in the selo of Kubenskoye . Sergey Ilyushin , Soviet aircraft designer and

800-534: The southern part is in the basin of the Vologda River , one of the major tributaries of the Sukhona. The Lezha River , another major tributary of the Sukhona, forms the southeastern border of the district, and the Sukhona itself forms the eastern border, upstream from the mouth of the Lezha. Minor areas in the northwest of the district are in the Sheksna River 's basin and some areas in the south of

832-411: The status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division , the district is incorporated as Vologodsky Municipal District . The city of oblast significance of Vologda is incorporated separately from the district as Vologda Urban Okrug. In 2011, food industry was the leading industry in the district, producing 61% of the gross product. Timber industry is next in importance. Crops are grown in

864-500: The uyezds of Northern Dvina Governorate were abolished in favor of the new divisions, the districts (raions). Vologda Governorate retained the uyezd division till 1929. On July 15, 1929 the uyezds in Vologda governorate were abolished, and the areas which previously belonged to Vologda and Northern Dvina governorates were merged into Northern Krai . The krai consisted of the Komi-Zyryan Autonomous Oblast ,

896-549: Was abolished, and Vytegorsky Uyezd was transferred to Petrograd Governorate (later Leningrad Oblast ), with the exception of three volosts , which were moved to Kargopolsky Uyezd and later ended up in Arkhangelsk Oblast. In June 1918, five uyezds of the Novgorod Governorate, including those located on the area of the present-day Vologda Oblast, were split off to form Cherepovets Governorate , with

928-704: Was founded on an islet in the lake. One branch of the Princes of Yaroslavl owned lands in the vicinity and was known as Princes Kubensky. Since 1828, the lake has been part of the Volga - Northern Dvina canal system. The eastern terminus of the Northern Dvina Canal is at the northwestern end of the lake. In 1917, a dam was built at the outflow of the Sukhona, thus converting the lake into a reservoir . [REDACTED] Media related to Lake Kubenskoye at Wikimedia Commons Administrative divisions of Vologda Oblast Administratively , Vologda Oblast

960-547: Was re-established. On July 15, 1929, Chyobsarsky District with the administrative center in Chyobsara was established. On December 13, 1962, it was abolished and its territory was split between Vologodsky and Cherepovetsky Districts . On January 12, 1965, Sheksninsky District was established, which included some of the areas of the former Chyobsarsky District, including the urban-type settlement of Chyobsara. On July 15, 1929, Kubeno-Ozersky District with

992-454: Was split into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast . West of Arkhangelsk Governorate, two of the centers of uyezds of Ingermanland Governorate were located in the present-day area of Vologda Oblast, After a series of administrative reforms, by the beginning of the 19th century the west of the oblast belonged to Novgorod Governorate , with the exception of Vytegorsky Uyezd which belonged to Olonets Governorate . In 1922, Olonets Governorate

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1024-411: Was transferred to Chyobsarsky , Gryazovetsky, and Ust-Kubinsky Districts, and the rest was administratively subordinated to Vologda. In the following years, the first-level administrative division of Russia kept changing. In 1936, Northern Krai was transformed into Northern Oblast , which in turn was split into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast in 1937. On September 1, 1938, Vologodsky District

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