Gryazovets

Gryazovets (Russian Грязовец ) is a small district town with 15,528 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ) in the Vologda Oblast to the north of the European part of Russia.

Geography

Gryazovets is located approximately 450 kilometers northeast of Moscow and 47 km south of the regional capital of Vologda on the river Rschawka from the river system, the Volga River. By Gryazovets leads the Russian highway M8. The nearest towns are next to Vologda Ljubim (64 km south-east of Gryazovets ), Sokol (65 km north) and Kadnikow (68 km north).

History

Gryazovets was first mentioned on 17 June 1538 a document of the monastery, founded in 1497 Korniljewo next to 12 other villages. In the 17th and 18th century, the village was under several different names variants ( Grjasowizki, Grjasliwizy, Grjaszy and others; are all derived from the Old Russian term grjas for " mud ", " swamp " ) is known as a relatively prosperous agricultural and commercial center, not least because the location on a trade route to Moscow and Siberia.

1780 Gryazovets received the title of city and the coat of arms was enacted on 2 October of the same year. Mid-19th century the city had about 3,000 inhabitants and had first industrial enterprises, including factories colors especially. Very sophisticated was agriculture (especially butter and cheese production as well as Leinanbau ) and the spigot craft. In 1872 the railway line Yaroslavl - Vologda (originally narrow gauge line, later on converted broad gauge ) opened and Gryazovets received a railway station. This makes trading in place could evolve.

After the October Revolution of 1917 Gryazovets lost the former importance for trade, but instead created new industries and infrastructure, among other things, so in the 1920s, the first power plant in the city.

In the city the POW camp consisted of 150 German prisoners of war of World War II.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Economy

Gryazovets is still regarded as the center for the production of butter and other dairy products, in particular the " Vologda butter " made ​​an excellent reputation here in Russia has. There is also in the city's other food plants and a timber. Near Gryazovets is a major hub of the energy company Gazprom is at the natural gas pipeline to Saint Petersburg.

Personalities

• Lew Chugaev (1873-1922), chemist; died in Gryazovets