Chagoda () is an
urban locality (an
urban-type settlement
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) and the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Chagodoshchensky District
Chagodoshchensky District () is an administrativeLaw #371-OZ and municipalLaw #1128-OZ district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southwest of the oblast and borders with Babayevsky District in the nort ...
of
Vologda Oblast
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,
Russia
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, situated on the river
Chagodoshcha
The Chagodoshcha (, also known as Chagoda, ) is a river in Boksitogorsky District of Leningrad Oblast and in Chagodoshchensky, Babayevsky, and Ustyuzhensky Districts of Vologda Oblast in Russia. It is a left tributary of the Mologa. It is lon ...
(
Volga
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's
basin) from
Vologda
Vologda (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda (river), Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. Population:
The city serves as ...
.
Municipally, it is incorporated as Chagoda Urban Settlement, one of the two urban settlements in the district. Population:
It was previously known as ''Bely Bychok'' (until 1939).
History
The settlement of Chagoda was founded in 1926 as Bely Bychok to serve a new glass making factory.
At the time, it belonged to
Ustyuzhensky Uyezd
Ustyuzhensky Uyezd (''Устюженский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northeastern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Ustyuzhna. In terms o ...
of
Novgorod Governorate
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. In June 1918, five uyezds of Novgorod Governorate, including Ustyuzhensky Uyezd, were split off to form
Cherepovets Governorate
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, with the administrative center in
Cherepovets
Cherepovets ( rus, Череповец, p=tɕɪrʲɪpɐˈvʲets) is a city in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located in the west of the oblast on the banks of the Sheksna River (a tributary of the Volga River) and on the shores of the Rybinsk Reservoir. ...
. On August 1, 1927 Cherepovets Governorate was abolished, and its area became
Cherepovets Okrug
Cherepovets ( rus, Череповец, p=tɕɪrʲɪpɐˈvʲets) is a city in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located in the west of the oblast on the banks of the Sheksna River (a tributary of the Volga River) and on the shores of the Rybinsk Reservoir. As ...
of
Leningrad Oblast
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. Simultaneously, uyezds were abolished, and Bely Bychok became part of Verkhne-Chagodoshchensky District (with the center is the ''selo'' of
Belye Kresty
Belye Kresty () is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Belokrestskoye Rural Settlement, Chagodoshchensky District, Vologda Oblast
Vologda Oblast (, ; ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an obl ...
). In 1932 the district was renamed into Chagodoshchensky District, and Bely Bychok obtained the status of urban-type settlement. Between 1932 and 1935, the district center was located in Bely Bychok, but in 1935 it was transferred back to Belye Kresty.
On September 23, 1937 Chagodoshchensky District was transferred to newly established Vologda Oblast. In 1939, Bely Bychok was renamed into Chagoda.
During the aborted administrative reform of the 1960s, Chagodoshchensky District was briefly disestablished and then reestablished in 1965.
After the reestablishment, Chagoda became the administrative center of the district.
Economy
Industry
Chagoda owes its existence to the glass-making factory. In 1997, the factory stopped operation but subsequently was reopened.
Other industrial enterprises belong to food industry (production of bread and butter).
Transportation
A114 highway, connecting
Vologda
Vologda (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda (river), Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. Population:
The city serves as ...
to
Cherepovets
Cherepovets ( rus, Череповец, p=tɕɪrʲɪpɐˈvʲets) is a city in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located in the west of the oblast on the banks of the Sheksna River (a tributary of the Volga River) and on the shores of the Rybinsk Reservoir. ...
and
Saint Petersburg
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, bypasses Chagoda, which has a connecting road leading to the highway. There are also local roads, but no other through roads to other districts or to Leningrad or Novgorod Oblasts.
A railway line connecting the stations of
Kabozha (in Novgorod Oblast) and
Podborovye Podborovye () is the name of several types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural localities in Russia:
*Podborovye, Podborovskoye Settlement Municipal Formation, Boksitogorsky District, Leningrad Oblast, a logging depot settlement in Podborovskoy ...
(Leningrad Oblast) runs through Chagoda.
Culture and recreation
The only museum in Chagodoshchensky district, Chagodoshchensky District Museum, is located in Chagoda. It opened on 1994 and displays collections of local interest, including expositions on glass production.
References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Unofficial website of Chagoda
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Urban-type settlements in Vologda Oblast
Populated places in Chagodoshchensky District