Vazhiny
title: "Vazhiny" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["urban-type-settlements-in-leningrad-oblast", "olonetsky-uyezd"] topic_path: "general/urban-type-settlements-in-leningrad-oblast" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vazhiny" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox Russian inhabited locality"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Vazhiny |
| ru_name | Важины |
| coordinates | |
| map_label_position | left |
| image_coa | Gerb Vazhinskoe GP.png |
| image_flag | Flag of Vazhinskoe urban settlement.png |
| federal_subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| adm_district_jur | Podporozhsky District |
| adm_district_jur_ref | |
| inhabloc_cat | Urban-type settlement |
| inhabloc_cat_ref | |
| mun_district_jur | Podporozhsky Municipal District |
| mun_district_jur_ref | |
| urban_settlement_jur | Vazhinskoye Urban Settlement |
| urban_settlement_jur_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of | Vazhinskoye Urban Settlement |
| mun_admctr_of_ref | |
| pop_2010census | 2754 |
| pop_2010census_ref | |
| current_cat_date | 1970 |
| current_cat_date_ref | |
| :: |
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History
Vazhiny was first mentioned in the 16th century as Vazhinsky Pogost, a settlement of Novgorodians. The area was relatively unpopulated until the 18th century, when the Mariinsky Canal System, which included the Svir River, was opened. In the 19th century, the extensive timber logging started, and the selo of Vazhiny was formally established in 1900, to serve logging, timber trade, and timber transport along the Svir. At the time, Vazhiny was a part of Olonetsky Uyezd of Olonets Governorate. In 1922, Olonets Governorate was abolished, and Olonetsky Uyezd was abolished as well. Vazhiny was transferred into Lodeynopolsky Uyezd of Petrograd Governorate (later Leningrad Oblast).
On August 1, 1927, the uyezds in Leningrad Oblast were abolished, and Podporozhsky District with the administrative center in Podporozhye was established. It was a part of Lodeynoye Pole Okrug of Leningrad Oblast and included areas formerly belonging to Lodeynopolsky Uyezd. Vazhiny became a part of the district. In 1932, the administrative center of the district was moved to Vazhiny, due to the construction of the Upper Svir Hydroelectric Station, but on September 11, 1938 the district center was moved back to Podroporozhye. Between September 1941 and July 1944, during World War II, Vazhiny was occupied by Finnish troops. In 1970, Vazhiny was granted urban-type settlement status.
Economy
Industry
The economy of Vazhiny is based on timber industry.
Transportation
Vazhiny is connected by road with Podporozhye and have an access to a paved road connecting Lodeynoye Pole with Vytegra, as well as to the road connecting Podporozhye and Olonets.
The Svir River is navigable and is a part of the Volga–Baltic Waterway, connecting the basins of the Volga and the Neva Rivers. There is regular cruise and cargo traffic along the waterway.
Culture and recreation
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Church_of_the_Resurrection_in_Vazhiny.jpg" caption="The Resurrection Church"] ::
Vazhiny is a part of so-called Podporozhye Ring, which includes some of the best samples of wooden ecclesiastical architecture in Leningrad Oblast. The settlement contains the wooden Resurrection Church (1630).
References
Notes
Sources
References
- {{OKATO reference. 41 236 554 008
- Law #78-oz
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
- link. Администрация МО Важинское городское поселение
- link. Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга
- link. Система классификаторов исполнительных органов государственной власти Санкт-Петербурга
- link. Администрация МО Важинское городское поселение
- link. «Храмы России»
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