District of Gryazovets
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
| Event | Date |
| First mentioning of Gryazovets | 1538 |
| Confirmation of the coat-of-arms | 10.02.1780 |
| First session of the Gryazovets Elective District Council (Zemstvo) | 22.09.1869 |
| Construction of the railway | 1872 |
| Foundation of the District of Gryazovets within the Northern Region | 1936, December |
| Foundation of the District of Gryazovets as part of the Vologda Oblast | 23.09.37 |
| The district of Lezha joins the territory of the District of Gryazovets | 28.10.52 |
| Foundation of the Monza timber industry enterprise | 1932 |
| Foundation of the Monza woodworking enterprise | 1961, December |
| Foundation of the Gryazovets dried non-fat milk factory | 1975 |