Vilegodsky District (russian: Вилего́дский райо́н) is an administrative district (
raion
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), one of the
twenty-one in
Arkhangelsk Oblast
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,
Russia
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.
[Law #65-5-OZ] Municipally, it is incorporated as Vilegodsky Municipal District.
[Law #258-vneoch.-OZ] It is located in the southeast of the
oblast
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and borders with
Lensky District in the north,
Sysolsky and
Priluzsky Districts of the
Komi Republic
The Komi Republic (russian: Республика Коми; kv, Коми Республика), sometimes simply referred to as Komi, is a republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. Its capital is the city of Syktyvkar. The population of the ...
in the east,
Luzsky District
Luzsky District (russian: Лу́зский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #203-ZO and municipalLaw #284-ZO district (raion), one of the thirty-nine in Kirov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the dis ...
of
Kirov Oblast
Kirov Oblast (russian: Ки́ровская о́бласть, ''Kirovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast) in Eastern Europe. Its administrative center is the city of Kirov. Population: 1,341,312 ( 2010 Census).
Geography
Na ...
in the south, and with
Kotlassky District
Kotlassky District (russian: Ко́тласский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-one in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia.Law #65-5-OZ As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Kotlassky Municipal District. ...
in the west. Its
administrative center
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is the
rural locality
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(a ''
selo'') of
Ilyinsko-Podomskoye
Ilyinsko-Podomskoye (russian: Ильи́нско-Подо́мское) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Vilegodsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Viled River. It also se ...
.
District's population: The population of Ilyinsko-Podomskoye accounts for 33.0% of the district's total population.
History
The area was populated by speakers of
Uralic languages
The Uralic languages (; sometimes called Uralian languages ) form a language family of 38 languages spoken by approximately 25million people, predominantly in Northern Eurasia. The Uralic languages with the most native speakers are Hungarian (w ...
and then colonized by the
Novgorod Republic
The Novgorod Republic was a medieval state that existed from the 12th to 15th centuries, stretching from the Gulf of Finland in the west to the northern Ural Mountains in the east, including the city of Novgorod and the Lake Ladoga regions of m ...
. In the end of the 14th century, the area became a part of the
Grand Duchy of Moscow
The Grand Duchy of Moscow, Muscovite Russia, Muscovite Rus' or Grand Principality of Moscow (russian: Великое княжество Московское, Velikoye knyazhestvo Moskovskoye; also known in English simply as Muscovy from the Lati ...
. Ilyinsk (currently a part of
Ilyinsko-Podomskoye
Ilyinsko-Podomskoye (russian: Ильи́нско-Подо́мское) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Vilegodsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Viled River. It also se ...
) was founded in 1379. The foundation of the village is often related to the activities of
Stephen of Perm, who is credited with the conversion of the
Komi peoples
The Komi ( kv, комияс, ' also ', also called Komi-Zyryans or Zyryans, are an indigenous Permian ethnic group whose homeland is in the northeast of European Russia around the basins of the Vychegda, Pechora and Kama rivers. They mostly ...
to Christianity. After 1380, the lands along the Viled River were given to Stephen, at the time the
hegumen
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in the
Ust-Vym Monastery
Ust-Vym (russian: Усть-Вымь; kv, Емдін, ''Jemdïn'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Ust-Vymsky District of the Komi Republic, Russia
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, by
Dmitry Donskoy
Saint Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy ( rus, Дми́трий Ива́нович Донско́й, Dmítriy Ivanovich Donskóy, also known as Dimitrii or Demetrius), or Dmitry of the Don, sometimes referred to simply as Dmitry (12 October 1350 – 1 ...
, the Prince of Moscow.
In the course of the
administrative reform carried out in 1708 by
Peter the Great
Peter I ( – ), most commonly known as Peter the Great,) or Pyotr Alekséyevich ( rus, Пётр Алексе́евич, p=ˈpʲɵtr ɐlʲɪˈksʲejɪvʲɪtɕ, , group=pron was a Russian monarch who ruled the Tsardom of Russia from t ...
, the area was included into
Archangelgorod Governorate
Archangelgorod Governorate (russian: Архангелогородская губерния, ''Arkhangelogorodskaya guberniya''), or the Government of Archangelgorod, was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Tsardom of Russia and ...
, In 1780, the governorate was abolished and transformed into
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 ...
, which in 1796 was split. The area was included into
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 ...
. From 1780, the area of the present-day Vilegodsky District was a part of
Solvychegodsky Uyezd
Solvychegodsky Uyezd () was one of the subdivisions of the Vologda Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Solvychegodsk.
Demographics
At the time of the Russian ...
.
In 1918, the area was transferred to the newly established
Northern Dvina Governorate
Northern Dvina Governorate (russian: Северо-Двинская губерния, ''Severo-Dvinskaya guberniya'') was a governorate ('' guberniya'') of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from 1918 to 1929. Its seat was in the city ...
, and in 1924 the
uyezd
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s were abolished in favor of the new divisions, the districts (raions). Vilegodsky District was established on April 10, 1924.
In the following years, the first-level administrative division of Russia kept changing. In 1929, Northern Dvina Governorate was 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. ...
, which in 1936 was transformed into
Northern Oblast. In 1937, Northern Oblast was split into Arkhangelsk Oblast and Vologda Oblast. Krasnoborsky District remained in Arkhangelsk Oblast ever since. Some areas of the district were eventually transferred to Kirov Oblast, Lensky, and Kotlassky Districts.
Geography
The district is located on the left bank of the
Vychegda River
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. A major part of the district belongs to the
basin of the Vychegda, mainly to the
Viled River which is a major left
tributary
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of the Vychegda. A small portion of the Vychegda course serves as a boundary of the district in the northwest. A small area in the southwest of the district drains into the
Lala River, a tributary of the
Luza River
The Luza (russian: Луза) is a river in Oparinsky and Luzsky Districts of Kirov Oblast, Priluzsky District of the Komi Republic, and Velikoustyugsky District of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Yug. It is long, and ...
, in the basin of the
Yug.
Almost the whole of the district is covered by coniferous forests (
taiga
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).
Divisions
Administrative divisions
Administratively, the district is divided into six
selsoviet
Selsoviet ( be, сельсавет, r=sieĺsaviet, tr. ''sieĺsaviet''; rus, сельсовет, p=ˈsʲelʲsɐˈvʲɛt, r=selsovet; uk, сільрада, silrada) is a shortened name for a rural council and for the area governed by such a cou ...
s.
The following selsoviets have been established (the
administrative center
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s are given in parentheses):
*Belyayevsky (Shalimovo);
*Ilyinsky (Ilyinsko-Podomskoye);
*Nikolsky (Nikolsk);
*Pavlovsky (Pavlovsk);
*Selyansky (Fominsky);
*Vilegodsky (Vilegodsk).
Municipal divisions
Municipally, the district is divided into seven rural settlements (the administrative centers are given in parentheses):
*
Belyayevskoye Rural Settlement (Shalimovo)
*
Ilyinskoye Rural Settlement (
Ilyinsko-Podomskoye
Ilyinsko-Podomskoye (russian: Ильи́нско-Подо́мское) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') and the administrative center of Vilegodsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Viled River. It also se ...
)
*
Nikolskoye Rural Settlement (Nikolsk)
*
Pavlovskoye Rural Settlement (Pavlovsk)
*
Selyanskoye Rural Settlement (Fominsky)
*
Vilegodskoye Rural Settlement (Vilegodsk)
Economy
Industry
The main industry of the district is timber production.
Traditionally, the valley of the Viled River was producing
linum
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, and in 1930 the first linum factory in the present-day Arkhangelsk Oblast was open in Ilyinsko-Podomskoye. However, linum has not been cultivated in the district since 1976.
Agriculture
The farms produce meat, milk, cereals, and potatoes.
Transportation
The Vychegda River is navigable and with regular passenger navigation.
A road between
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
Syktyvkar
Syktyvkar (, rus, Сыктывка́р, p=sɨktɨfˈkar; kv, Сыктывкар) is the capital city of the Komi Republic in Russia, as well as its largest city. It is also the capital of the Syktyvkar Urban Okrug. Until 1930, it was known as U ...
traverses the district. In particular, it passes Ilyinsko-Podomskoye.
A portion of the railroad connecting Kotlas and
Vorkuta
Vorkuta (russian: Воркута́; kv, Вӧркута, ''Vörkuta''; Nenets for "the abundance of bears", "bear corner") is a coal-mining town in the Komi Republic, Russia, situated just north of the Arctic Circle in the Pechora coal basin at ...
also lies in the district.
Culture and recreation
The district contains seven objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local importance. Most of these are churches built prior to 1917.
The only state museum in the district is Vilegodsky District Museum located in Ilyinsko-Podomskoye.
References
Notes
Sources
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Districts of Arkhangelsk Oblast