Krasnoborsk (russian: Краснобо́рск) is a
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') and the
administrative center
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of
Krasnoborsky District
Krasnoborsky District (russian: Краснобо́рский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Law #65-5-OZ Municipally, it is incorporated as Krasnoborsky Municipal District. ...
,
Arkhangelsk Oblast
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,
Russia
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, located on the left bank of the
Northern Dvina
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. It also serves as the administrative center of Alexeyevsky Selsoviet, one of the ten selsoviets into which the district is
administratively divided.
Municipally, it is the administrative center of
Alexeyevskoye Rural Settlement in Krasnoborsky Municipal District. Population:
History
Krasnoborsk was founded in 1602 as Krasny Bor. From 17th century Krasny Bor held an annual trade fair. In 1780, it was renamed Krasnoborsk and was granted town rights as the seat of
Krasnoborsky Uyezd Krasnoborsky (masculine), Krasnoborskaya (feminine), or Krasnoborskoye (neuter) may refer to:
*Krasnoborsky District
Krasnoborsky District (russian: Краснобо́рский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twent ...
in the newly established
Vologda Viceroyalty
Vologda Viceroyalty (russian: Волого́дское наме́стничество) was an administrative division (a '' namestnichestvo'') of the Russian Empire, which existed in 1780–1796. The seat of the Viceroyalty was located in Vologda ...
. In 1796, the uyezd was abolished, and Krasnoborsk became a part of the
Solvychegodsky Uyezd
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Demographics
At the time of the Russian ...
of the
Vologda Governorate
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. In 1897, the population of Krasnoborsk was 671, and in 1917 it lost the town rights.
On 10 April 1924, the Krasnoborsky district was established, at the time as a part of the
Northern Dvina Governorate
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.
Geography and location
Krasnoborsk is located on the left bank of the
Northern Dvina
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, between the confluences of the
Nechmezh (south) and
Lyabla (north), approximately opposite to the confluence of the
Uftyuga, a major tributary of the Northern Dvina.
Economy
Industry
There is small-scale food industry in Krasnoborsk producing bread and milk products. It is also a regional center of the timber industry.
Transportation
Northern Dvina is navigable, although there is no regular passenger navigation.
There is a road connecting
Kotlas
Kotlas (russian: Ко́тлас) is a town in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Northern Dvina and Vychegda Rivers. Population:
Kotlas is the third largest town of Arkhangelsk Oblast in terms of population (after Ar ...
and
Arkhangelsk
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which passes Krasnoborsk, with regular passenger bus traffic from Krasnoborsk to Arkhangelsk and local traffic from Krasnoborsk to the villages of the Krasnoborsky District.
Culture and recreation
The district contains 4 objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local importance. There is the
Trinity Church built in 1812, which is a part of the former Ustye Pogost (ensemble of churches). Another protected heritage building is the Tolubensky House (Gagarin street, 8).
There is Sergey Tupitsyn Museum of History and Art (founded in 1958) with the main building in Krasnoborsk
which is actually the only museum in Krasnoborsk District. Sergey Tupitsyn was a school teacher in Krasnoborsk who founded the museum.
Aleksandr Borisov, a Russian landscape painter, had an estate in the village of
Gorodishchenskaya, close to Krasnoborsk. He lived there most of his time from 1909, and died in his house in 1934. He is buried in Krasnoborsk, and his grave is classified and protected as a historical monument.
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Rural localities in Krasnoborsky District
Vologda Governorate
Former cities in Russia