Kharovsk
Encyclopedia
Kharovsk is a town and the administrative center of Kharovsky District
of Vologda Oblast
, Russia
,, located on the Kubena River
90 kilometres (55.9 mi) north of Vologda
. Kharovsk also serves as the administrative center of Kharovsky Selsoviet which it is administratively not part of. Municipally, it is incorporated as a part of Kharovskoe Urban Settlement in Kharovsky Municipal District. Population:
.
On July 15, 1929, the uyezds were abolished, the governorates merged into the Northern Krai
, and the cettlement became the center of Kharovsky District. Construction of a number of industrial enterprises followed, including a milk factory. The settlement of Kharovsky was renamed into Kharovsk and obtained the town status in 1954.
and Arkhangelsk
crosses the district from the south to the north; the name of the railway station serving Kharovsk is Kharovskaya.
Roads connect Kharovsk with Syamzha
in the east and Sokol
in the south.
Cup of Russia is held in July every year close to Kharovsk.
Kharovsky District
Kharovsky District is an administrative district , one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Kharovsky Municipal District. It is located in the center of the oblast and borders with Vozhegodsky District in the north, Syamzhensky District in the east,...
of Vologda Oblast
Vologda Oblast
Vologda Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is Vologda. The largest city is Cherepovets.Vologda Oblast is rich in historic monuments, such as the magnificent Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Ferapontov Convent , medieval towns of Velikiy Ustyug and Belozersk, baroque...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
,, located on the Kubena River
Kubena River
The Kubena is a river in Konoshsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vozhegodsky, Syamzhensky, Kharovsky, Sokolsky, and Ust-Kubinsky Districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is long, and the area of its basin . The Kubena is the principal tributary of Lake Kubenskoye and belongs to the basins...
90 kilometres (55.9 mi) north of Vologda
Vologda
Vologda is a city and the administrative, cultural, and scientific center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Vologda River. The city is a major transport knot of the Northwest of Russia. Vologda is among the Russian cities possessing an especially valuable historical heritage...
. Kharovsk also serves as the administrative center of Kharovsky Selsoviet which it is administratively not part of. Municipally, it is incorporated as a part of Kharovskoe Urban Settlement in Kharovsky Municipal District. Population:
History
In 1894, the construction of the railway line between Vologda and Arkhangelsk started. It was decided that the railway should run over the shortest route rather than pass through existing settlements, and it was eventually built through the current location of Kharovsk. The settlement of Kharovsky was founded in 1903 in relation with the construction of a glass factory. In 1919, a saw mill was open. Kharovsky was the center of Kharovskaya Volost of Kadnikovsky Uyezd, Vologda GovernorateVologda Governorate
The Vologda Governorate or Government of Vologda was a guberniya in the historical northern region of the European part of Russian Empire.In its size it was second right after the neighboring Archangelgorod Governorate...
.
On July 15, 1929, the uyezds were abolished, the governorates merged into the Northern Krai
Northern Krai
Northern Krai was a krai of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1929 to 1936. Its seat was in the city of Arkhangelsk...
, and the cettlement became the center of Kharovsky District. Construction of a number of industrial enterprises followed, including a milk factory. The settlement of Kharovsky was renamed into Kharovsk and obtained the town status in 1954.
Transport
Kharovsk is located on the railway connecting VologdaVologda
Vologda is a city and the administrative, cultural, and scientific center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Vologda River. The city is a major transport knot of the Northwest of Russia. Vologda is among the Russian cities possessing an especially valuable historical heritage...
and Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk
Arkhangelsk , formerly known as Archangel in English, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina River near its exit into the White Sea in the north of European Russia. The city spreads for over along the banks of the river...
crosses the district from the south to the north; the name of the railway station serving Kharovsk is Kharovskaya.
Roads connect Kharovsk with Syamzha
Syamzha
Syamzha is a rural locality and the administrative center of Syamzhensky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on both banks of the Syamzhena River, a tributary of the Kubena River. It also serves as the administrative center of Syamzhensky Selsoviet, one of the ten selsoviets into which the...
in the east and Sokol
Sokol, Vologda Oblast
Sokol is a town in the center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located at both banks of the Sukhona. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance . It also serves as the administrative center of Sokolsky District, by which it is completely surrounded but is not administratively...
in the south.
Culture and recreation
The only museum in Kharovsk is the Kharovsk Museum of Art and History which was founded in 1967 and reopened in 2000.Sports
One of the races of the MotocrossMotocross
Motocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
Cup of Russia is held in July every year close to Kharovsk.