Vytegra

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Town in Vologda Oblast, Russia

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::summary Town in Vologda Oblast, Russia ::

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en_name	Vytegra
ru_name	Вытегра
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image_caption	View of Vytegra
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image_flag	Flag of Vytegra (Vologda oblast).png
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mun_admctr_of1	Vytegorsky Municipal District
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pop_2010census	10488
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established_date	1496
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postal_codes	162900, 162969
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Vytegra (Вы́тегра) is a town and the administrative center of Vytegorsky District in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located along the shores of the Vytegra River on Volga–Baltic Waterway, 315 km northwest of Vologda, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

It was first mentioned in 1496 as Vytegorsky Pogost (Вытегорский Погост). Since 1710, it was known as Vyangi (Вянги), located at the confluence of the Vytegra and the Vyangi Rivers.

In the course of the administrative reform carried out in 1708 by Peter the Great, Vyangi was included into Ingermanland Governorate (known from 1710 as Saint Petersburg Governorate). In 1715, a shipyard was founded on the Vytegra River upstream from Vyangi, which remained in operation until 1847.

In 1773, Vyangi was chartered and renamed Vytegra and in 1776 Vytegorsky Uyezd was established as one of the uyezds of Olonets Province in the newly established Novgorod Viceroyalty. A sequence of administrative reforms followed. In 1781, Olonets Oblast was transferred to Saint Petersburg Governorate, and in 1784, it was transformed into an independent administrative unit, Olonets Viceroyalty. In 1785, Vytegorsky Uyezd was abolished and merged into Pudozhsky Uyezd. In 1799, Olonets Viveroyalty was abolished and divided between Novgorod and Arkhangelsk Governorates. Vytegorsky Uyezd returned to Novgorod Governorate. In 1801, Olonets Governorate was established, and Vytegorsky Uyezd became one of its several uyezds.

In 1922, Olonets Governorate was abolished and Vytegra was transferred to Petrograd Governorate (later Leningrad Oblast). On August 1, 1927, the uyezds in Leningrad Oblast were abolished and Vytegorsky District with the administrative center in Vytegra was established as a part of Lodeynoye Pole Okrug of Leningrad Oblast. On September 23, 1937, it was transferred to newly established Vologda Oblast.

During World War II, Finnish troops occupied the western part of Oshtinsky District and in October 1941, prepared an advance to Vytegra. The Finnish advance was stopped by the Red Army, but the occupation continued until June 1944. Vytegra was under threat for these two and a half years, but was never occupied.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Vytegra serves as the administrative center of Vytegorsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Vytegorsky District as the town of district significance of Vytegra. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Vytegra is incorporated within Vytegorsky Municipal District as Vytegra Urban Settlement.

Economy

Industry

There is a butter-making, a fish-processing, and an automotive and tractor overhaul and repair plants in the town, as well as several metalworking enterprises.

Transportation

Located at the crossing of a waterway connecting central Russia with Lake Onega and a road connecting St. Petersburg with Arkhangelsk, Vytegra was an important transit point for cargo. The idea to build a canal connecting the drainage basins of the Neva and the Volga Rivers was already discussed by Peter the Great, but the canal, formerly the Mariinsky System, was only built in 1810. In the 20th century, it was reconstructed and renamed the Volga–Baltic Waterway. The waterway passes through the town, following the course of the Vytegra River. The passenger navigation on Lake Onega, connecting Vytegra with Petrozavodsk, has been discontinued.

Vytegra is a road junction where a partially paved road connecting to Podporozhye in Leningrad Oblast branches off from the highway connecting Vologda with Medvezhyegorsk in the Republic of Karelia via Lipin Bor and Pudozh. There is bus traffic originating from Vytegra.

The Vytegra Airport in 2011 was not served by regular passenger flights.

Culture and recreation

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Vytegra contains three objects classified as cultural and historical heritage by Russian Federal law and additionally sixty-six objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local importance. The cultural heritage monuments of the federal significance are the remains of the Mariinsky Waterway from the early 19th century.

The Vytegorsky District Museum is located in Vytegra. Another museum in Vytegra is located in the B440 Foxtrot-class submarine.

Climate

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm | Jan precipitation days = 12 | Feb precipitation days = 10 | Mar precipitation days = 9 | Apr precipitation days = 7 | May precipitation days = 9 | Jun precipitation days = 10 | Jul precipitation days = 11 | Aug precipitation days = 12 | Sep precipitation days = 11 | Oct precipitation days = 13 | Nov precipitation days = 13 | Dec precipitation days = 13 | year precipitation days = 130 | Jan humidity = 85 | Feb humidity = 82 | Mar humidity = 76 | Apr humidity = 69 | May humidity = 65 | Jun humidity = 69 | Jul humidity = 74 | Aug humidity = 79 | Sep humidity = 82 | Oct humidity = 85 | Nov humidity = 87 | Dec humidity = 86 | year humidity = 78 | Jan sun = 22.0 | Feb sun = 54.1 | Mar sun = 125.0 | Apr sun = 190.8 | May sun = 265.7 | Jun sun = 277.5 | Jul sun = 278.8 | Aug sun = 222.5 | Sep sun = 127.1 | Oct sun = 54.2 | Nov sun = 21.7 | Dec sun = 8.0 | year sun = 1647.4 |source 1 = pogoda.ru.net | source 2 = NOAA{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/RussianFederation/CSV/Vytegra_22837.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Vytegra |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = April 9, 2024}}

References

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/1909_Церковь_Спасителя_и_Покрова_Пресвятой_Богородицы._Вытегорский_Погост.jpg" caption="The Intercession Church in Vytegra, burned down in the 1960s. The photo was made by [[Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky]] in 1911."] ::

Notes

Sources

References

link. (2009). Администрация Вытегорского муниципального района
(2003). "Энциклопедия Города России". Большая Российская Энциклопедия.
Snytko, pp. 20–23
link. Архивы России
Resolution #178
Law #371-OZ
Law #1113-OZ
link. Российская сеть культурного наследия
"Климат Вытегры".

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