On the satellite map Vologda region can see a large number of 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. The average temperature in winter months is -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. Its 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. The 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. Total length There are 15.6 thousand km of roads in the region. 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. The region has developed river shipping company. 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 the online map of the Vologda region with borders you can see 26 districts. 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.
On the page interactive map Vologda from satellite. More details on +weather. Below are satellite images and real-time search Google Maps, photo of the city and the Vologda region of Russia, coordinates
Satellite map of Vologda - Russia
We observe on the satellite map of Vologda exactly how the buildings are located on Herzen and Leningradskaya streets. View the map and territory of the area, highways and lanes, banks and stations, search for addresses.
Presented here in mode online map of the city of Vologda from a satellite contains images of buildings and photos of houses from space. You can find out where the streets are. Mira and North. Using the Google Maps search service, you will find the desired address in the city. We advise you to change the scale of the diagram +/- and move its center in the desired direction.
Squares and shops, buildings and roads, squares and houses, Mozhaisky and Chernyshevsky streets. The page contains detailed information and photos of all objects in order to show the required house in real time on a map of the city and the Vologda region in Russia.
A detailed satellite map of Vologda (hybrid) and the region is provided by the Google Maps service.
Coordinates - 59.2121,39.8898
The Vologda region is a region in the north-west of the European part of Russia. Satellite map The Vologda region shows that the region borders the Republic of Karelia, Kostroma, Arkhangelsk, Tver, Kirov, Novgorod, Yaroslavl and Leningrad regions. The area of the region is 144,527 square meters. km.
The region is divided into 26 municipal districts, 322 rural settlements, 22 urban settlements and 2 urban districts. Largest cities Vologda region – Cherepovets, Vologda ( administrative center), Sokol, Veliky Ustyug and Sheksna.
The economy of the Vologda region is based on ferrous metallurgy, electric power, dairy farming, mechanical engineering and woodworking.
Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery in the Vologda region
Brief history of the Vologda region
Until the 15th century, the territory of the modern Vologda region was part of the Moscow and Rostov principalities and the Novgorod land. In 1708, part of the territory became part of the Arkhangelsk Governorate, and the other part became part of the Ingermanland Governorate. In 1796, the Vologda province was formed. In 1937, the Vologda region was created.
Cathedral courtyard in Veliky Ustyug, Vologda region
Sights of the Vologda region
On detailed map In the Vologda region, from a satellite you can see the main natural attractions of the region: the Sukhona River, the Russian North National Park and the Darwin State Reserve.
The historical cities of Vologda, Cherepovets, Veliky Ustyug, Belozersk and Totma are considered real open-air museums. In these cities you can see examples of religious Orthodox and civil architecture of various eras: from wooden architecture to the mansions of merchants of the 18th century.
Vologda Kremlin
Among the attractions of the Vologda region one can highlight the birthplace of Father Frost - Veliky Ustyug, the Kirillo-Belozersky, Spaso-Prilutsky and Goritsky monasteries, the Trinity-Gledensky and Ferapontov monasteries, the Vologda Kremlin, the princely gridnitsa in Belozersk and the Resurrection Cathedral in Cherepovets.
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