Cherepovets
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Cherepovets (Russian: Черепове́ц) is the biggest city in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located on the bank of the Rybinsk Reservoir of the Volga River, at . Population: 311,869 (2002 Census). It is served by Cherepovets Airport.
Founded in 1360 as a monastery on the hills by the banks of the Sheksna River by two monks, Afanasiy and Feodosiy, it has developed throughout the centuries into the important regional center of trade, manufacture and transportation. It was given the official town status in 1777 by the order of Empress Catherine the Great.
Strategically located in the cross-roads of major Volga-Baltic waterway, West-East railroads, and gas pipelines, and between two Russian federal cities—Moscow and St. Petersburg, Cherepovets is considered the ideal place for the natural resource-consuming industries. The city is home to Severstal, one of the largest iron-and-steel plants in Russia, as well as some other large factories.
There are different theories that suggest the origin of the name. According to some, "Cherepovets", in the language of local indigenous Veps, means "Veps' fish hill". The other ones emphasize the word "Cherep" that means "skull" in Russian.
Severstal Cherepovets is an ice hockey team based in Cherepovets, playing in the Russian Hockey Super League.
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Cities and towns in Vologda Oblast |  |
| Administrative center: Vologda Babayevo | Belozersk | Cherepovets | Gryazovets | Kadnikov | Kharovsk | Kirillov | Krasavino | Nikolsk | Sokol | Totma | Ustyuzhna | Veliky Ustyug | Vytegra |
