Vekshenga

Vekshenga stands where the river of that name enters the Sukhona. The settlement is among the old centres of the northern river country: a charter of the Novgorod prince Svyatoslav Olgovich in 1137 named Vekshenga among places owing a tithe to the church. Such #italic pogosts#! served as centres for gathering tribute and conducting exchange as Novgorod's influence extended into the lands beyond the portages. The river mouth retained its importance as a place of settlement on the Sukhona route.