Vologda

Vologda (, ) is a city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. Population:

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Vologda is a city in northwestern Russia that serves as the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, a region in that area. The city is situated on the Vologda River, which flows into the Northern Dvina watershed system.

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Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Vologda
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Вологда
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Sophia panorama 2.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Kremlin Square in Vologda
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: top
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat of Arms of Vologda (Vologda oblast) (1780).svg
Russian inhabited locality.coa_caption: Coat of arms
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Vologda.svg
Russian inhabited locality.flag_caption: Flag
Russian inhabited locality.holiday: Last Sunday of June
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Vologda Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur: city of oblast significance of Vologda
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: Vologda Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2: Vologodsky District
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Vologda Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Vologodsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2: Vologda Urban Okrug

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Вологда
Demonym: вологжанки
Population: 311476
Area: 116
Elevation: 120
Official website: vologda-portal.ru
Image: Sophia panorama 2.jpg
Dialing code: 8172

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postal code: 160004
Commons category: Vologda
time of earliest written record: 1147-00-00
native label: Вологда
inception: 1147-00-00
Commons gallery: Вологда
P8168: The Man in the Glass Booth
P12749: Indira Terrero

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History
Foundation
Early history
Under Ivan the Terrible
Time of Troubles
Under the Romanovs
Soviet period
Post-Soviet period
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Politics
Administrative and municipal status
Culture and art
Trademarks
Museums
Theaters
Annual festivals
Exhibitions
Literature
Institutions of higher education
Transportation
Railway
Air
Highways
Urban public transport
Industry
Sports
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
Arts
Sciences
Sports
See also
References
Citations
General and cited references
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Vologda (, ) is a city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina. Population:

The city serves as a major transport hub of the Northwest of Russia. The Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation has classified Vologda as a historic city, one of 41 in Russia and one of only three in Vologda Oblast. The Russian Cultinfo website wrote that there were 224 monuments of historical, artistic and cultural importance in Vologda.