On the satellite map of the Vologda region you can see large number swamps, lakes and a dense network of large and small rivers. There are more than 4,000 lakes in the region. Geographically, the territory of the region is located on the East European Plain. By land, the region borders on the Republic of Karelia and the regions: Arkhangelsk, Kirov, Leningrad, Tver, Kostroma, Yaroslavl and Novgorod.

Climate

The region is located in the temperate continental climate zone. Average temperature winter months-11°C. During frosty periods, the thermometer can drop below -40°C. Snow cover covers the ground 165-170 days a year. Summer is short and cool. His average temperature is +16-18°C. The amount of precipitation is 500-650 mm per year. From May to July, white nights can be observed in the region.

Population

The Vologda region is a region in which the Russian population predominates. Its population is 97.9%. The Vepsians are considered the indigenous population of the region. Their compact settlements are located in the north of the region.

Economy

Industrial giants of the chemical and metallurgical industries, located in the city of Cherepovets, play a huge role in the economy of the region:

• PJSC Severstal (ferrous metallurgy);
• JSC Steel Rolling Plant (production of hardware);
• PhosAgro group of companies (chemical industry).

The region has a well-developed forestry and woodworking industry and has its own hydroelectric power station. Food industry and agriculture fully provide the population of the region with basic food products.

Transport connections of the Vologda region, roads and routes

On the map of the Vologda region with districts you can see that most of highways constitute local highways. The total length of roads in the region is 15.6 thousand km. Of these, 641 km are on federal highways. Main highways of the region:

• M8 “Kholmogory” (Moscow-Arkhangelsk);
• A114 “Novaya Ladoga” (Vologda-St. Petersburg);
• A119 (Vologda-Medvezhyegorsk).

The length of the railway track in the region is 1889 km. River shipping is developed in the region. One of the largest ports on the Volga-Baltic route is located in Cherepovets. An international airport is located in the same city.

Large cities and districts of the Vologda region

On online map The Vologda region has 26 districts with its borders. The largest cities in the region:

• Cherepovets - 318.9 thousand people;
• Vologda - 313 thousand people;
• Sokol - 37.2 thousand people;
• Veliky Ustyug - 31.6 thousand people.

The population density of the region is 8.19 people/km².

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Russian North. The land of ancient cities, forest expanses, clear lakes and white nights... The Vologda region is located within natural area southern and middle taiga. 75% is occupied by forests, more than half of which are coniferous (spruce forests). The hydrography of the region is very extensive. Large rivers: Sukhona, Vologda and Dvinitsa, Yug, Luza, Mologa, Sheksna, Andoma. About 4 thousand lakes: Onega, Beloe, Vozhe, Kubenskoye. Swamps - 12% of the territory are concentrated in the western part of the Vologda region. The Rybinsk and Cherepovets reservoirs are interesting for their ecosystems.

Satellite map of the Vologda region online

Vologda region - 188 protected natural areas. National Park“Russian North”, having an area of ​​166 thousand hectares with unique architectural monuments, religious buildings. Protected flora and fauna.

The Darwin Nature Reserve with UNESCO status is an international biosphere reserve located on the shore of the Rybinsk Reservoir. Protection of the unique nature of the Mologo-Sheksninsky interfluve and swamps. Preservation and enhancement of the productivity of fish stocks, flora and fauna of the reservoir region. There are also peat islands in the protection zone. There are beaver reserves in some areas. 70 km from Veliky Ustyug, nature created a geological fault - Opoki. The Sukhona miracle - steep 60-meter banks at the bend of the Sukhona expose geological rocks of the Permian era. The largest rapid reaches 1.5 km. The rapid flow of boiling water, river rapids, the Holy Stream and the Holy Mountain. The tract has the status of a landscape reserve.

Maps of cities in the Vologda region from satellite:

Statuses of historical cities and museums under open air Velikiy Ustyug and Totma, Belozersk and Vologda were awarded.
In Belozersk, a three-span bridge from the 18th century has been preserved, which leads to earthen ramparts; Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral (XVII century) with a wooden carved iconostasis; Assumption Church (XVI century) with a built-in “clock tower” and bell. Totma – the city-museum “introduces” its guests to the “Russian Columbuses” - the pioneers and explorers of Siberia.
Veliky Ustyug is the birthplace of the Russian Father Frost, a center of rare crafts and museums. The exhibitions of the Museum of Church Antiquities are interesting; House-museums of A. Kuskova, N. Rubtsov; Museum of Sailors in Totma.
Vologda is the gateway to the North and a cordon for Moscow from foreigners.
The Vologda region carefully preserves a number of ancient noble estates (Galsky, Kachalov, “Khvalevskoye” in Borisovo-Sudsky).
The monuments of religious architecture are magnificent: Kirillo-Belozersky, Spaso-Prilutsky (XIV century), Goritsky monasteries.
Ferapontov Monastery ( beginning of XVI c.) the most famous attraction on this list, located within the Russian North park. Decorated with inimitable frescoes and murals of Dionysius the Wise, the monastery has a wall painting area of ​​600 m2, which. were completed in 34 days! Ferapontov Monastery is included in the UNESCO Heritage List.
The Resurrection Cathedral and the Sophia Bell Tower of the Vologda Kremlin were built in the 17th-19th centuries. St. Sophia Cathedral, built like the Assumption Cathedral in Moscow. The Annunciation Church in Ustyuzhna is beautiful. Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery (XIV century), which during its heyday was an independent fortress city, a center of spirituality, education, and ancient crafts.
Among the monuments of wooden architecture, the Belozersk princely gridnitsa and the Ilyinskaya Church (XVII century) are especially noteworthy. Vologda ancient houses with wooden lace. The Vologda Kremlin is a unique collection of wooden architectural masterpieces.
The ethnic heritage of the Russian people “Vologda lace”, “Northern niello”, “Frost on tin”, “Velikoustyug enamel”, “Shemogodskaya birch bark carving” are native Vologda folk crafts.
The main goal of the Architectural and Ethnographic Museum of the Vologda Region is to recreate an ancient northern village with its way of life ( late XIX– beginning XX centuries) really reflects the traditions and life of that time. 19 exhibit buildings (chapel, barns), houses with interiors peasant hut. The house of the Kochkins, Bolotovs, Slobodins, Zhukovs, each with its own flavor and uniqueness.

Satellite map Vologda region

Map of the Vologda region from satellite. You can view the satellite map of the Vologda region in the following modes: map of the Vologda region with names of objects, satellite map of the Vologda region, geographical map Vologda region.

Vologda region- one of the regions of Russia in the European part of the country, at a distance of 500 km from the capital Moscow. In terms of area occupied, the Vologda region ranks one of the first places among all regions of Russia. Its territory is 1% of the entire territory of the country. The administrative center of the region is the city of Vologda.

The region has a moderate continental climate with fairly comfortable temperature levels. In summer the air warms up to an average of +16...+18, and in winter frosts set in with January temperatures of -11...-14 C.

IN Vologda region There are cities with very ancient architectural and historical monuments. The oldest city in the region is Belozersk, mention of which in the Tale of Bygone Years can be found back in 862. To this day, the ruins of a 15th century fortress have been preserved in this city.

Another great one locality, which is called the city-museum - the city of Totma. It is dedicated to the Russian Columbuses, who equipped many expeditions to America. www.site

One of the most famous cities in the region is Veliky Ustyug. It is known in Russia as the Motherland and home of Father Frost. During New Year's holidays he becomes real tourist center, where families from all over Russia come to see the fairy-tale character with their own eyes and make their children happy.