The area was sparsely populated until the end of 19th century, since it was far from all trade routes connecting Northern Russia with the White Sea. In 1894, the construction of the railway line between Vologda and Arkhangelsk started. It was decided that the railway should run over the shortest route rather than pass through existing settlements, and it was eventually built through the present area of the district. Vozhega was founded in 1895 as a railway station.[9] It was included in Kadnikovsky Uyezd of Vologda Governorate.[10] By 1929, the population of Vozhega, then the settlement at the railway station, was around 800.[11]
On July 15, 1929, the uyezds were abolished, the governorates merged into the Northern Krai, and Vozhegodsky District was established among others, with the administrative center in the settlement at the Vozhega railway station. It became a part of Vologda Okrug of Northern Krai.[12] In 1932, Vozhega became an urban-type settlement.[2]
Economy
Industry
Timber industry and food industry are present in Vozhega.
Transportation
Vozhega was founded as a railway station on the railroad connecting Vologda and Arkhangelsk.
Paved roads connect Vozhega with Konosha (there is an unpaved stretch) in the north and Syamzha via Kharovsk in the south, connecting the district to the main road network. There are also local roads and local bus traffic originating from Vozhega.
Culture and recreation
The Vozhega Regional Museum is located in Vozhega.[13]
^Вожегодский район (in Russian). Культура в Вологодской области. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
^Смирнов, Ю. А. (1995). Из истории Вожеги 1914-1942 гг.. Вожега: Краеведческий альманах (in Russian). Vol. 1. Vologda: Русь. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
^Соколов, Б. А. (1995). Прошлое и настоящее Вожегодского края. Вожега: Краеведческий альманах (in Russian). Vol. 1. Vologda: Русь. Retrieved October 13, 2011.
Законодательное Собрание Вологодской области. Закон №371-ОЗ от 4 июня 1999 г. «О вопросах административно-территориального устройства Вологодской области», в ред. Закона №2916-ОЗ от 7 декабря 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон области "О вопросах административно-территориального устройства Вологодской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Красный Север", №124–125, 29 июля 1999 г. (Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast. Law #371-OZ of June 4, 1999 On the Matters of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Vologda Oblast, as amended by the Law #2916-OZ of December 7, 2012 On Amending the Oblast Law "On the Matters of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Vologda Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
Правительство Вологодской области. Постановление №178 от 1 марта 2010 г. «Об утверждении реестра административно-территориальных единиц Вологодской области», в ред. Постановления №686 от 25 июня 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые Постановления Правительства области». Вступил в силу 20 марта 2010 г. Опубликован: "Красный Север", №29, 20 марта 2010 г. (Government of Vologda Oblast. Resolution #178 of March 1, 2010 On Adopting the Registry of the Administrative-Territorial Units of Vologda Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #686 of June 25, 2012 On Amending Various Resolutions of the Oblast Government. Effective as of March 20, 2010.).
Законодательное Собрание Вологодской области. Закон №1111-ОЗ от 6 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ Вожегодского муниципального района, границах и статусе муниципальных образований, входящих в его состав», в ред. Закона №3668-ОЗ от 1 июня 2015 г. «О преобразовании некоторых муниципальных образований Вожегодского муниципального района и о внесении изменений в Закон области "Об установлении границ Вожегодского муниципального района, границах и статусе муниципальных образований, входящих в его состав"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Красный Север", №242, 11 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast. Law #1111-OZ of December 6, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of Vozhegodsky Municipal District, on the Borders and Status of the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #3668-OZ of June 1, 2015 On the Transformation of Several Municipal Formations in Vozhegodsky Municipal District and on Amending the Law of Vologda Oblast "On Establishing the Borders of Vozhegodsky Municipal District, on the Borders and Status of the Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication.).