- The year 1147 is the official date first fixed in 1780 by Alexey Zasetsky in his book "Stories about miracles of Gerasimus of Vologda".
- Vologda is capital of Vologda Province, Vologda Urban Okrug, Vologda Viceroyalty, Vologda Governorate, Vologda Oblast, Vologodsky District, Q4123707.
- Vologda is a lace capital of Russia. Masters of the Vologda land have gone down in history of the Russian culture as creators of unique works of folk art.