Velsky District
Velsky District (Russian: Ве́льский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.[8] Municipally, it is incorporated as Velsky Municipal District.[2] 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 Nyandomsky District in the northwest. Its administrative center is the town of Velsk.[1] District's population: 54,788 (2010 Census preliminary results);[4] 61,819 (2002 Census);[5] 71,474 (1989 Census).[9] Population of Velsk accounts for 43.6% of the district's population.[4]
History
The area was originally populated by Finno-Ugric peoples 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 was a part of Vazhsky Uyezd, a vast area including almost all of the river basin of the Vaga. Velsk has been first mentioned in the chronicles in 1137, and got the status of a posad in 1550.[10] 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 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 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 became subordinate to the central administration of Northern Krai. In 1931, Verkhovazhsky District was merged into Velsky District, and in 1935, it was reestablished.[11] In 1936, the krai was transformed into Northern Oblast. In 1937, Northern Oblast 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 the Nyandoma Okrug on July 15, 1929, when Shenkursky Uyezd was split into Shenkursky and Rovdinsky Districts. On September 11, 1959 the district was abolished and split between Shenkursky and Velsky Districts; the district center Rovdino became a part of Shenkursky District.[12]
Location and geography
The district is located in the valley of the Vaga River, a major left tributary of the Northern Dvina. It is split by Vaga and its major tributaries, Ustya River (right, with the left tributary, the Kokshenga River), Kuloy River (right), Puya River (left), Vel River (left), and Pezhma River (left). The minor parts of the district in the north-west belong to the river basin of the Mosha River, a right tributary of the Onega River (not in the basin of the Northern Dvina).
The major part of the district is covered by coniferous forests (taiga).
Divisions
Administrative divisions
Administratively, the district is divided into one town (Velsk), one urban-type settlement (Kuloy), and twenty selsoviets.[1] The selsoviets include (the administrative centers are given in parentheses):
- Argunovsky (Argunovsky);
- Blagoveshchensky (Blagoveshchenskoye);
- Khozminsky (Ispolinovka);
- Lipovsky (Malaya Lipovka);
- Muravyovsky (Voronovskaya);
- Nizovsky (Terebino);
- Pakshengsky (Efremkovskaya);
- Pezhemsky (Pezhma);
- Poponavolotsky (Pasva);
- Puysky (Dolmatovo);
- Rakulo-Kokshengsky (Kozlovskaya);
- Shadrengsky (Shunema);
- Shonoshsky (Ust-Shonosha);
- Solginsky (Solginsky);
- Sudromsky (Pogost);
- Tyogrinsky (Tyogrozero);
- Ust-Shonoshsky (Ust-Shonosha);
- Ust-Velsky (Dyukovskaya);
- Verkhneshonoshsky (Komsomolsky);
- Verkhneustkuloysky (Meledinskaya).
Municipal divisions
Municipally, the district is divided into two urban settlement and twenty rural settlements (the administrative centers are given in parentheses):
- Velskoye Urban Settlement (Velsk);
- Kuloyskoye Urban Settlement (Kuloy);
- Argunovskoye Rural Settlement (Argunovsky);
- Blagoveshchenskoye Rural Settlement (Blagoveshchenskoye);
- Khozminskoye Rural Settlement (Khozmino);
- Lipovskoye Rural Settlement (Malaya Lipovka);
- Muravyovskoye Rural Settlement (Voronovskaya);
- Nizovskoye Rural Settlement (Terebino);
- Pakshengskoye Rural Settlement (Efremkovskaya);
- Pezhemskoye Rural Settlement (Pezhma);
- Poponavolotskoye Rural Settlement (Pasva);
- Puyskoye Rural Settlement (Dovlatovo);
- Rakulo-Kokshengskoye Rural Settlement (Kozlovskaya);
- Shadrengskoye Rural Settlement (Shunema);
- Shonoshskoye Rural Settlement (Ust-Shonosha);
- Solginskoye Rural Settlement (Solginsky);
- Sudromskoye Rural Settlement (Pogost);
- Tyogrinskoye Rural Settlement (Tyogrozero);
- Ust-Shonoshskoye Rural Settlement (Ust-Shonosha);
- Ust-Velskoye Rural Settlement (Dyukovskaya);
- Verkhneshonoshskoye Rural Settlement (Komsomolsky);
- Verkhneustkuloyskoye Rural Settlement (Meledinskaya).
Economy
Industry
The basis of the economy of the district is timber industry. Vaga and Ustya Rivers was used for timber rafting until 1990s. Food production is also present.[13]
Transport
Velsk is located on one of the principal highways in Russia, M8 connecting Moscow and Arkhangelsk. A number of secondary roads branch off in 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 limits of the district are Velsk and Kuloy.
The railroad line from Yura to Tyogrozero, entirely within the district, was demolished in 2010.
Velsk Airport was active for passenger service[14] till 1990s, then not used for 20 years. In 2011, after a long break, a helicopter was tanked in Velsk. There are plans to use it for the forest patrol aviation.
Culture and recreation
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.[15] Most of these are wooden rural houses built prior to 1917.
The five objects protected at the federal level are
- Rostovsky Pogost which is the ensemble consisting of the Ascension Church (1805) and the wooden St. Iliya Church (1756), in the village of Vozgretsovskaya;
- The Resurrection Church in the village of Zaruchevskaya;
- The House of Alyoshkin in the village of Churkovskaya.
The only museum in the District is Velsky District Museum.[16]
References
Notes
- ^ a b c d Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 11 205», в ред. изменения №168/2011 от 1 октября 2011 г. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 11 205, as amended by the Amendment #168/2010 of October 1, 2011. ).
- ^ a b c Архангельское областное Собрание депутатов. Областной закон №258-внеоч.-ОЗ от 23 сентября 2004 г. «О статусе и границах территорий муниципальных образований в Архангельской области (текст в ред. от 15 февраля 2010 г.)», в ред. Областного закона №309-23-ОЗ от 7 июля 2011 г «О внесении изменений и дополнений в отдельные Областные законы в сфере организации и осуществления местного самоуправления». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волна", №38, 8 октября 2004 г. (Arkhangelsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Oblast Law #258-vneoch.-OZ of September 23, 2004 On the Status and Borders of the Territories of the Municipal Formations in Arkhangelsk Oblast (text of rev. of February 15, 2010), as amended by the Oblast Law #309-23-OZ of July 7, 2011 On Amending and Supplementing Several Oblast Laws on the Subject of Organization and Implementation of the Local Self-Government. Effective as of the day of the official publication).
- ^ "Вельский район" (in Russian). Двина-Информ. http://www.dvinainform.ru/clients/15/. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ a b c Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
- ^ Архангельское областное Собрание депутатов. Областной закон №65-5-ОЗ от 23 сентября 2009 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Архангельской области», в ред. Областного закона №150-12-ОЗ от 4 мая 2010 г «О внесении изменений и дополнений в отдельные областные законы». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волна", №43, 6 октября 2009 г. (Arkhangelsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Oblast Law #65-5-OZ of September 23, 2009 On the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Arkhangelsk Oblast, as amended by the Oblast Law #150-12-OZ of May 4, 2010 On Amending and Supplementing Certain Oblast Laws. Effective as of the day ten days after the official publication).
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ "История города Вельск" (in Russian). Администрация МО "Вельский муниципальный район. http://www.velskmo.ru/Ist_spravka.php. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ "Справка об изменениях административно-территориального устройства и сети партийных и комсомольских органов на территории Вологодской области (1917-1991)" (in Russian). Архивы России. http://www.rusarchives.ru/guide/voanpi/126sia.shtml. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
- ^ "МО "Шенкурское" Справка" (in Russian). Администрация Шенкурского муниципального района. http://www.shenkursk-region.ru/index.php?id=24. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "Промышленное производство Вельского муниципального района" (in Russian). Администрация МО "Вельский муниципальный район". http://www.velskmo.ru/prom_proizv.php. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ "Котлас-Вельск-Архангельск на самолете" (in Russian). http://velsk.name/2011/04/kotlas-velsk-arxangelsk-na-samolete/#more-581. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ "Памятники истории и культуры народов Российской Федерации" (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Culture. http://kulturnoe-nasledie.ru/. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ "Вельский районный муниципальный краеведческий музей" (in Russian). Российская сеть культурного наследия. http://www.museum.ru/M934. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
Sources
- Архангельское областное Собрание депутатов. Областной закон №65-5-ОЗ от 23 сентября 2009 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Архангельской области», в ред. Областного закона №150-12-ОЗ от 4 мая 2010 г «О внесении изменений и дополнений в отдельные областные законы». Вступил в силу через десять дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Волна", №43, 6 октября 2009 г. (Arkhangelsk Oblast Council of Deputies. Oblast Law #65-5-OZ of September 23, 2009 On the Administrative and Territorial Structure of Arkhangelsk Oblast, as amended by the Oblast Law #150-12-OZ of May 4, 2010 On Amending and Supplementing Certain Oblast Laws. Effective as of the day ten days after the official publication).
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