Gryazovets

Gryazovets (English)
Грязовец (Russian)
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In central Gryazovets

Location of Vologda Oblast in Russia
Gryazovets
Location of Gryazovets in Vologda Oblast
Coordinates: 58°53′N 40°15′E / 58.883°N 40.250°ECoordinates: 58°53′N 40°15′E / 58.883°N 40.250°E
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of June 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Vologda Oblast[1]
Administrative district Gryazovetsky District[1]
Town of district significance Gryazovets[2]
Administrative center of Gryazovetsky District,[1] town of district significance of Gryazovets[2]
Municipal status (as of March 2013)
Municipal district Gryazovetsky Municipal District[3]
Urban settlement Gryazovetskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Administrative center of Gryazovetsky Municipal District,[3] Gryazovetskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 15,528 inhabitants[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
First mentioned 1538[6]
Town status since January 25, 1780[6]
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Gryazovets (Russian: Гря́зовец) is a town and the administrative center of Gryazovetsky District in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Rzhavka River, 47 kilometers (29 mi) south of Vologda, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 15,528 (2010 Census);[4] 16,172 (2002 Census);[7] 16,424 (1989 Census).[8]

History

The first mention of Gryazovets dates back to 1538, when it was described as a settlement dependent on the Korniliyevo-Komelsky Monastery.[6] The settlement was chartered on January 25, 1780, when it became the seat of Gryazovetsky Uyezd of Vologda Viceroyalty.[6] The viceroyalty was abolished in 1796 and its part which included Gryazovetsky Uyezd became Vologda Governorate.[9][10]

Throughout the 19th century, the population of Gryazovets varied between two and three thousand, most of whom were employed in agriculture.[11] The most common industry was dyeing.[11] In 1872, the railway connecting Yaroslavl and Vologda was built, and a railway station was open in Gryazovets, facilitating the development of the trade.[11]

On August 7, 1924, Gryazovetsky Uyezd was abolished and the territory was included into Vologodsky Uyezd.[12] On July 15, 1929, several governorates, including Vologda Governorate, were merged into Northern Krai, the uyezds were abolished, and Gryazovets became the administrative center of the newly established Gryazovetsky District.[12]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gryazovets serves as the administrative center of Gryazovetsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Gryazovetsky District as the town of district significance of Gryazovets.[2]

As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Gryazovets, together with the village of Pirogovo in Pertsevsky Selsoviet and the village of Svistunovo in Rostilovsky Selsoviet of Gryazovetsky District, is incorporated within Gryazovetsky Municipal District as Gryazovetskoye Urban Settlement.[3]

Economy

Industry

Gryazovets hosts timber industry and food industry enterprises.

Transportation

One of the principal highways in Russia, M8, which connects Moscow and Arkhangelsk, passes near Gryazovets. There are also local roads, with the bus traffic originating from Gryazovets.

In Gryazovets, there is a railway station on the railroad connecting Yaroslavl and Vologda.

Gryazovets has a gas-pumping station. Here, the Gryazovets–Vyborg gas pipeline branches off the main Northern Lights pipeline in the western direction.[11]

Culture and recreation

Gryazovets contains fifty objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local importance. Additionally, the building of a high school is protected as a historical monument of federal significance.[13] The center of the town of Gryazovets mainly preserved the historical buildings from the 19th century. Close to Gryazovets there are ruins of the Korniliyevo-Komelsky Monastery which was abolished in 1924.

Ruins of the Korniliyevo-Komelsky Monastery

The only museum in Gryazovets is the Gryazovets District Museum.[14]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Resolution #178
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Law #371-OZ
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Law #1114-OD
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Н. В. Солдатова (2006). Г. В. Судаков, ed. Вологодская энциклопедия (in Russian). Вологда: ВГПУ, Русь. p. 192. ISBN 5-87822-305-8. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  7. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года[All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Административно-территориальное деление Архангельской губернии в XVIII-XX вв." (in Russian). Архивы России. 2000. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  10. ↑ Государственное управление в 18–19 веках (in Russian). Правительство Вологодской области. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Этапы исторического развития (in Russian). Администрация Грязовецкого Муниципального Района. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Справка об изменениях административно-территориального устройства и сети партийных и комсомольских органов на территории Вологодской области (1917–1991) (in Russian). Архивы России. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  13. ↑ Памятники истории и культуры народов Российской Федерации (in Russian). Russian Ministry of Culture. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
  14. ↑ Краеведческий музей г. Грязовца (in Russian). Российская сеть культурного наследия. Retrieved November 21, 2013.

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