In Brief

   

In Brief

Location: the southern part of the Vologda Oblast

Border regions: Yaroslavl Region in the south-west, Kostroma Region in the south-east, the districts of Vologda, Babushkino, Mezhdurech'ye and Tot'ma within the Vologda Oblast

Total area: 5,029 sq km

Area - comparative: 3.4% of the oblast's territory

Total population: 43,800 people

Population - comparative: the oblast's 6th most populated district

Foundation of the District of Gryazovets: June 17, 1918

Foundation of Gryazovets: 1970

Administrative division: the city of Gryazovets, the settlement of Vokhtoga, 17 unitary areas (it runs to 576 settlements all in all)

The district boasts a very advantageous geographic and economic location. The extensive network of highways and railways runs through the district, the federal paved highway connecting Moscow with Arkhangelsk and the railways linking Saint Petersburg and the Urals, Moscow and Arkhangelsk among them. All this makes getting to the District of Gryazovets extremely easy.

History
EventDate
First mentioning of Gryazovets1538
Confirmation of the coat-of-arms10.02.1780
First session of the Gryazovets Elective District Council (Zemstvo)22.09.1869
Construction of the railway1872
Foundation of the District of Gryazovets within the Northern Region1936, December
Foundation of the District of Gryazovets as part of the Vologda Oblast23.09.37
The district of Lezha joins the territory of the District of Gryazovets28.10.52
Foundation of the Monza timber industry enterprise 1932
Foundation of the Monza woodworking enterprise1961, December
Foundation of the Gryazovets dried non-fat milk factory1975