Krassavino

city Krasavino Красавино Federal district Northwest Russia Oblast Vologda Rajon Veliky Ustyug Founded 1848 City since 1947 surface 10  km² population 7003 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 700 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 65  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 81738 Post Code 162341 License Plate 35 OKATO 19 410 501 Geographical location Coordinates 60 ° 58 ′  N , 46 ° 29 ′  E Coordinates: 60 ° 58 ′ 0 ″  N , 46 ° 29 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Vologda Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Krassavino ( Russian Красавино ) is a small town in northwestern Russia . It is located in the Vologda Oblast and has 7003 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located about 650 km northeast of the oblast capital Vologda on the Northern Dvina . Krassavino is administratively subordinate to the Rajon (district) Veliki Ustjug. Its administrative center Veliki Ustyug is located 25 km south of Krassavino. Other nearby cities are Kotlas (32 km north) and Solvychegodsk (46 km northeast).

history

Krassawino was established in 1848 when an Archangel merchant opened a linen weaving mill . After the factory was transferred to the industrialist Jakow Gribanow at the end of the 1850s and was subsequently expanded considerably, the weaving mill advanced to become one of the leading Russian manufacturers of linen fibers and exported its production abroad.

After the October Revolution of 1917, the factory was nationalized and a few years later it was converted into a combine . Around the same time, Krassavino officially became an urban-type settlement , until it was granted city status in 1947.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	9.119
1959	11,186
1970	10,880
1979	10,336
1989	9,535
2002	8.211
2010	7.003

Note: census data

Economy and Transport

Even today, the former linen weaving mill is the best-known company in Krassawino and produces, among other things, high-quality patterned towels, napkins and tablecloths. In addition, a brick factory and a thermal power station are in operation.

Krassavino is connected to Veliky Ustyug district center via a country road running parallel to the course of the Northern Dvina. There has been a small train station three kilometers west of the city since 1970.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Географические названия мира: Топонимический словарь. - М: АСТ. Поспелов Е.М. 2001. (Russian); Reviewed October 4, 2012
3. ↑ ^{a b} History of Krassawino on cultinfo.ru ( memento of the original from September 24, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Russian); Reviewed October 4, 2012 

Web links

• Krassavino on mojgorod.ru (Russian)