Vazhiny is an
urban locality (an
urban-type settlement) in
Podporozhsky District of
Leningrad Oblast,
Russia, located on the right bank of the
Svir River at the mouth of the
Vazhinka River, several kilometers northwest of the town of
Podporozhye. Municipally, it is incorporated as
Vazhinskoye Urban Settlement, one of the four urban settlements in the district. Population:
History
Vazhiny was first mentioned in the 16th centuru as Vazhinsky Pogostm a settlement of
Novgorodians. The area was relatively unpopulated until the 18th century, when the
Mariinsky Canal System, which included the Svir River, was opened. In the 19th century, the extensive timber logging started, and the selo of Vazhiny was formally established in 1900, to serve logging, timber trade, and timber transport along the Svir. At the time, Vazhiny was a part of
Olonetsky Uyezd of
Olonets Governorate. In 1922, Olonets Governorate was abolished, and Olonetsky Uyezd was abolished as well. Vazhiny was transferred into
Lodeynopolsky Uyezd of
Petrograd Governorate (later Leningrad Oblast).