Sheksna, Sheksninsky District, Vologda Oblast

Scheksna (Russian Шексна ) is an urban-type settlement in the Vologda Oblast (Russia) with 20,953 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ).

Geography

The settlement is situated about 75 kilometers as the crow flies west of Oblastverwaltungszentrums Vologda and 30 kilometers northeast of Cherepovets city on the left bank of the same name Volga tributary Scheksna.

Scheksna is the administrative center of the homonymous Rajons Scheksna.

History

Beginning in 1951, was developed in connection with the expansion of existing since the beginning of the 19th century Marie canal system for Volga - Baltic Canal and the establishment of Scheksna Dam with hydroelectric power plant ( Scheksninskaja GES, 1958 ), close to the old village Nikolskoje a working class neighborhood.

In 1954 she received the present name after the river the status of an urban-type settlement. In the same year the settlement administrative center of a newly established Rajons was. The canal was completed in 1964, the hydroelectric power plant in 1966.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Economy and infrastructure

In addition to the hydropower plant with a capacity of 84 megawatts are in Scheksna enterprises of wood processing, food and light industry.

The settlement is located on the railway line Saint Petersburg - Vologda - Bui ( kilometer 512), which is operated on this section of the Northern Railway, and on the highway A114, which runs from Vologda to Novaya Ladoga near St. Petersburg.

In Scheksna are last in 1990 reconstructed lock installations over the course of the Volga - Baltic Canal.