Editing Cherepovets (section)

==Etymology==
The origin of the word "Cherepovets" is a subject of much debate among the local historians. According to one version, the city supposedly received its name from the word "skull" ({{langx|ru|череп}}, ''cherep''). In antiquity, a pagan sanctuary was there in honor of the god [[Veles (god)|Veles]] on the hill at the [[confluence]] of the [[Sheksna River|Sheksna]] and [[Yagorba River]]s. The top of the hill was called the "skull."<ref>{{Cite web|last=А.Л.|first=Шилов|title=Череповец: к этимологии названия: (реализация древне-вепсской традиции номинации населенных пунктов) {{!}} Рябининские чтения – 2003{{!}} Электронная библиотека {{!}} Музей-заповедник "Кижи"|url=https://kizhi.karelia.ru/library/ryabinin-2003/91.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-11|website=kizhi.karelia.ru|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002201237/http://kizhi.karelia.ru/library/ryabinin-2003/91.html |archive-date=October 2, 2012 }}</ref> Another version suggests that the word "Cherepovets" originates from the name of the tribe "Ves" ({{lang|ru|весь}}), who inhabited the Sheksna's banks. According to this version, "Cherepovets" in the [[Veps language|language]] of local indigenous [[Vepsians|Veps]] means "Veps' fish hill."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Канал 12 Череповец : Легенды нашего города. История происхождения названия города Череповец.|url=http://www.kanal12.ru/news/2008/10/21/149/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-11|website=www.kanal12.ru|language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130703054108/http://www.kanal12.ru:80/news/2008/10/21/149/ |archive-date=July 3, 2013 }}</ref>