Sokol, Vologda Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Sokol.
Sokol (English)
Сокол (Russian)
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Location of Vologda Oblast in Russia
Sokol
Location of Sokol in Vologda Oblast
Coordinates: 59°28′N 40°07′E / 59.467°N 40.117°E / 59.467; 40.117Coordinates: 59°28′N 40°07′E / 59.467°N 40.117°E / 59.467; 40.117
Coat of arms of Sokol
Administrative status (as of March 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Vologda Oblast[2]
Administratively subordinated to town of oblast significance of Sokol[1]
Administrative center of Sokolsky District,[3] town of oblast significance of Sokol[2]
Municipal status (as of April 2010)
Municipal district Sokolsky Municipal District[4]
Urban settlement Sokol Urban Settlement[4]
Administrative center of Sokolsky Municipal District,[4] Sokol Urban Settlement[4]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 38,452 inhabitants[5]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[6]
Known since at least 1615
Town status since 1932[7]
Official website
Sokol on Wikimedia Commons
Bridges over the Sukhona River

Sokol (Russian: Со́кол) is a town in the center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on both banks of the Sukhona River. Population: 38,452 (2010 Census);[5] 43,042 (2002 Census);[8] 46,604 (1989 Census).[9]; 36,000 (1970).

History

The village of Sokolovo (Соколово) existed on this location since at least 1615. Since 1796, the village was part of Kadnikovsky Uyezd of Vologda Governorate. In 1897, a paper mill was built near the village and Sokolovo became the primary place of residence of the employees of the mill.[10]

In November 1923, the Vologda Executive Committee decreed to create Sverdlovsko-Sukhonsky District with the administrative center in the settlement of Sokol; however, the decision was not approved by the central authorities, and the district was never created.[11]

On July 15, 1929, the uyezds were abolished, the governorates merged into Northern Krai, and Sverdlovsky District with the administrative center in the work settlement of Sokol was established among others. It became a part of Vologda Okrug of Northern Krai. In 1932, Sokol was granted town status,[7] and the district was renamed Sokolsky.[11]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sokol serves as the administrative center of Sokolsky District,[3] even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Sokol (one of the four in the oblast)—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[2] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Sokol is incorporated within Sokolsky Municipal District as Sokol Urban Settlement.[4]

Economy

Industry

The town is home to two large paper mills (Sukhonsky Tsellyulozno-Bumazhny Kombinat and Sokolsky Tsellyulozno-Bumazhny Kombinat).

Transportation

Sukhona railway station on the railway connecting Vologda and Arkhangelsk is located in Sokol.

One of the principal highways in Russia, M8, which connects Moscow and Arkhangelsk, crosses Sokolsky District passing Sokol. Other roads connect Sokol with Kharovsk and Ustye. There are also local roads, with the bus traffic originating from Sokol.

Sukhona is navigable in Sokol; however, there is no passenger navigation.

Culture and recreation

Sokol hosts the Sokol District Museum, one of the two museums in Sokolsky District.[12]

International relations

Twin towns and sister cities

Sokol is twinned with:

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Resolution #178
  2. 1 2 3 Law #371-OZ
  3. 1 2 Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 19 238», в ред. изменения №259/2014 от 12 декабря 2014 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division . Code 19 238, as amended by the Amendment #259/2014 of December 12, 2014. ).
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Law #1121-OZ
  5. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  6. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  7. 1 2 Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 429. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  8. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ О районе. История. (in Russian). Администрация Сокольского муниципального района. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  11. 1 2 Справка об изменениях административно-территориального устройства и сети партийных и комсомольских органов на территории Вологодской области (1917-1991) (in Russian). Архивы России. Retrieved October 16, 2011.
  12. ↑ Сокольский историко-краеведческий музей (in Russian). Российская сеть культурного наследия. Retrieved October 24, 2011.

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