In 1894, the construction of the railway line between Vologda and Arkhangelsk started.[citation needed] 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 current location of Kharovsk.[citation needed] Kubino railway station, which was later renamed Leshchevo, was opened in this location in 1894; the station was renamed Kharovskaya in 1914.[12]
The settlement of Kharovskaya (Харовская), also known as Kharovsky (Харовский),[12] was founded in 1903 in relation with the construction of a glass factory.[3] In 1919, a saw mill was built.[3] Kharovsky belonged to Kadnikovsky Uyezd in Vologda Governorate.[13]
On July 15, 1929, the uyezds were abolished, the governorates merged into Northern Krai, and Kharovsky District was established.[4] In 1932, Kharovskaya, the administrative center of the district, was granted work settlement status.[12] Construction of a number of industrial enterprises followed, including a milk factory.[3] In 1954, Kharovskaya was granted town status and given its present name.[4]
Kharovsk hosts timber industry and food industry enterprises.[14]
Transportation
Kharovsk is located on the railway connecting Vologda and Arkhangelsk, which crosses the district from the south to the north, and is served by Kharovskaya railway station.
Roads connect Kharovsk with Syamzha in the east and Sokol in the south.
Culture and recreation
The only museum in Kharovsk is the Kharovsk Museum of Art and History which was founded in 1967 and reopened in 2000.[15]
Sports
One of the races of the Motocross Cup of Russia is held in July every year close to Kharovsk.[16]
^Информация (in Russian). MX-SPORT.RU. Archived from the original on February 3, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
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Законодательное Собрание Вологодской области. Закон №1127-ОЗ от 6 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ Харовского муниципального района, границах и статусе муниципальных образований, входящих в его состав», в ред. Закона №3634-ОЗ от 28 апреля 2015 г. «О преобразовании некоторых муниципальных образований Харовского муниципального района, о внесении изменений в Закон области "Об установлении границ Харовского муниципального района, границах и статусе муниципальных образований, входящих в его состав" и изменения в Приложение к Закону области "О некоторых вопросах организации и деятельности органов местного самоуправления на территории Вологодской области"». Вступил в силу через 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Красный Север", №242, 11 декабря 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Vologda Oblast. Law #1127-OZ of December 6, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of Kharovsky Municipal District, on the Borders and Status of the Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #3634-OZ of April 28, 2015 On the Transformation of Several Municipal Formations in Kharovsky Municipal District, on Amending the Law of the Oblast "On Establishing the Borders of Kharovsky Municipal District, on the Borders and Status of the Municipal Formations It Comprises", and on Amending the Appendix to the Law of the Oblast "On Various Issues of Organization and Activity of the Bodies of Local Self-Government on the Territory of Vologda Oblast". Effective as of after 10 days from the day of the official publication.).
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