District of Vytegra

General Information

Total area: 13.100 sq km

Area - comparative: the oblast's biggest district in terms of total area

Total population: 34.000

District centre population: 11.407

Foundation: 1773

Administrative centre: Vytegra

Administrative division: 15 administrative areas

Distance from Vologda: 334 km

Railway station: 190 km, Lodeinoye Pole

Geography - note: Volgo-Baltic Waterway that is a unique joint of the basins of the Baltic Sea, the Caspian, the Azov Sea and the Black Sea.

Hydraulic works of the district: 6 sluices, 2 hydroelectric power stations, 23 dikes, spillways, berths

Main branches of industry. In the branch structure of industry, timber industry takes a dominating position. Main produce: sawn wood, round wood, cabinet work, faced board, coniferous concentrated product, prefabricated houses and consumer goods.

Leading enterprises: a furniture factory, a creamery, a fish-factory, metal-working businesses

Agroindustrial complex is represented by 14 enterprises and 63 farms. The most clearly expressed specializations of the district is grain-, potato-growing and cattle-breeding.

Pristine forests, the expanse of still undeveloped fields and green coppices, the networks of rivers and numerous lakes that are rich in fish and game make it possible to turn the district of Vytegra into a centre for tourism.

Renowned inhabitants: poet N.Klyuyev, academician A.Baraev, vice-admiral V.Shablikov

Places of interest: Trinity Church (1811), Resurrection Church (1902-1904)