Velsk

Velsk is a town and the place of work of Velsky District in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, positioned at the left bank of the Vel River at its confluence with the Vaga River, 545 kilometers south of Arkhangelsk, the place of business of the oblast. First attested in 1137 Velsk regularly suffered from inundations earlier than it became moved to a higher spot within the 16th century. It turned into referred to as a pogost earlier than 1555, as a posad among 1555 and 1780, whereupon it became included as a metropolis of Vologda Viceroyalty.

Velsk developed as a service provider town, having profited from its area at the Vaga and overdue on the street connecting Moscow and Arkhangelsk which in the 17th century became the simplest essential exchange harbor in European Russia. Trade fairs were held in Velsk; the most crucial one turned into the St. Athanasius Trade Fair. You can visit this place with your loved ones.