Krasavino, Veliky Ustyug, Vologda Oblast

Krasavino (Russian: Краса́вино) is a town under the administrative jurisdiction of the town of oblast significance of Veliky Ustyug in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Northern Dvina River, 648 kilometers (403 mi) northeast of Vologda, the administrative center of the oblast, and 25 kilometers (16 mi) north of Veliky Ustyug proper.

[9] The town is home to one of the oldest flax-processing factory in Russia,[3] established in 1848 by Pyotr Lyurs,[10] when Krasavino was still a selo.

[11][12] Lyurs was not able to get enough profit from the linum production and sold the factory to Yakov Gribanov.

[3][12] In 1899–1914, a number of carcasses of huge reptiles from the Permian period were found in the outskirts of Krasavino.

[2] As a municipal division, the town of Krasavino, together with six rural localities in Krasavinsky Selsoviet of Velikoustyugsky District, is incorporated within Velikoustyugsky Municipal District as Krasavino Urban Settlement.