Kharovsk (russian: Ха́ровск) is a

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and the

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Kharovsky District Kharovsky District (russian: Ха́ровский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #371-OZ and municipalLaw #1127-OZ district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center of the oblast and borders with ...

Vologda Oblast Vologda Oblast ( rus, Вологодская область, p=vəlɐˈɡotskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, r=Vologodskaya oblast, ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is Vologda. The Oblast has a population of 1,202,44 ...

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...

, located on the left bank of the

Kubena River The Kubena (russian: Кубена) 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 . Th ...

, north of

Vologda Vologda ( rus, Вологда, p=ˈvoləɡdə) is a city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. Population: The city serves as a major transport hu ...

, the administrative center of the

oblast An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdo ...

. Population:

History

In 1894, the construction of the railway line between

and

Arkhangelsk Arkhangelsk (, ; rus, Арха́нгельск, p=ɐrˈxanɡʲɪlʲsk), also known in English as Archangel and Archangelsk, is a city and the administrative center of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. It lies on both banks of the Northern Dvina near ...

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. Kubino railway station, which was later renamed Leshchevo, was opened in this location in 1894; the station was renamed Kharovskaya in 1914. The settlement of Kharovskaya (), also known as Kharovsky (), was founded in 1903 in relation with the construction of a glass factory. In 1919, a saw mill was built. Kharovsky belonged to

Kadnikovsky Uyezd Kadnikovsky Uyezd () was one of the subdivisions of the Vologda Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Kadnikov. In terms of present-day administrative borders, ...

Vologda Governorate Vologda Governorate (russian: link=no, Вологодская губерния, ''Vologodskaya guberniya'', ''Government of Vologda'') was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, which existed fr ...

. On July 15, 1929, the uyezds were abolished, the governorates merged into

Northern Krai Northern Krai (russian: Северный край, ''Severny Krai'') was a ''krai'' (a first-level administrative and municipal unit) of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1929 to 1936. Its seat was in the city of Arkhangelsk. ...

, and Kharovsky District was established. In 1932, Kharovskaya, the administrative center of the district, was granted work settlement status. Construction of a number of industrial enterprises followed, including a milk factory. In 1954, Kharovskaya was granted town status and given its present name.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kharovsk serves as the

.Resolution #178 As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Kharovsky District as the

town of district significance Town of district significance is an administrative division of a district in a federal subject of Russia. It is equal in status to a selsoviet or an urban-type settlement of district significance, but is organized around a town (as opposed to a ...

of Kharovsk.Law #371-OZ As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Kharovsk is incorporated within Kharovsky Municipal District as Kharovsk Urban Settlement.Law #1127-OD

Economy

Industry

Kharovsk hosts timber industry and food industry enterprises.

Transportation

Kharovsk is located on the railway connecting

and

, which crosses the district from the south to the north, and is served by Kharovskaya railway station. Roads connect Kharovsk with

Syamzha Syamzha (russian: Ся́мжа) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Syamzhensky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on both banks of the Syamzhena River, a tributary of the Kubena River. It also serves as t ...

in the east and

Sokol The Sokol movement (, ''falcon'') is an all-age gymnastics organization first founded in Prague in the Czech region of Austria-Hungary in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner. It was based upon the principle of " a strong mind in a ...

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

Motocross Motocross is a form of off-road motorcycle racing held on enclosed off-road circuits. The sport evolved from motorcycle trials competitions held in the United Kingdom. History Motocross first evolved in Britain from motorcycle trials competiti ...

Cup of Russia is held in July every year close to Kharovsk.

References

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External links

Official website of Kharovsk

Kharovsk Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Vologda Oblast Populated places established in 1903 1903 establishments in the Russian Empire Kadnikovsky Uyezd