Cities of the Kursk region: Kursk, Zheleznogorsk, Kurchatov, Lgov, Shchigry

The Kursk region covers an area of ​​29,997 square kilometers. km and has a population of 1 120 000 people. Of these, more than 67% are residents of its administrative center, as well as Zheleznogorsk, Kurchatov, Lgov, Shchigrov, Rylsk and Oboyan. All these cities of the Kursk region have an interesting history, in their territory you can see a lot of tourist attractions. That is why every year thousands of Russians come there on an excursion and leave with the best impressions of this hospitable land and the people living there.

Kursk

It is believed that in the territory of a modern citythe settlement existed, at least, in the 8th century. Like other cities in the Kursk region, today it has a developed industry and is a major center for electricity generation. This is not in the least facilitated by the developed transport infrastructure represented by a network of highways, a railway station serving trains following the Voronezh-Kiev and Moscow-Kharkov lines, and also the airport from where flights to St. Petersburg and the capital are regularly made.

Sights of Kursk

For its long history the city has repeatedlywas destroyed and ruined, but always rose from the ruins. Despite this, there are quite a lot of monuments of architecture of the 19th century, and there are several interesting modern sights. Special mention deserve:

• The Cathedral of the Sign.

This majestic structure was conceived asa kind of monument created in honor of the victory of Russian troops in the Patriotic War of 1812. In his appearance, traces of classicism, dominant in architecture for the period of construction of this building in 1816-1826. At the beginning of the new millennium, the Znamensky temple, which for most of the 20th century was used as a cinema, was restored, in the course of which its interior was restored with the utmost precision.

• Church of the Virgin Mary.

Catholic church in the Gothic style appearedin Kursk in 1896 and immediately became one of its ornaments. He is notable for the fact that the famous painter Kazimir Malevich was married and baptized there. For many years the building of the church was used as an anti-religious museum, but at the end of the 20th century it was returned to the Catholic community.

• Complex «Kurskaya arc».

The city went down in history thanks to the well-knownThe battle that took place on the territory of the region during the Second World War. In his memory, in the postwar period in the Kursk was built many buildings and monuments: Arc de Triomphe, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, a monument to Zhukov, the stele "City of Military Glory", an alley of military equipment and the temple of St. George.

• Resurrection temple.

The church, built in the second half of the 19th century,has an original architectural look, which makes it look more like a small palace. It is richly decorated outside, but, unfortunately, from the old interior decoration at the moment there is nothing left, for the temple has long been in desolation.

Zheleznogorsk (Kursk region)

This relatively young town waswas founded in 1957 as a working village. Graduating is the enterprise of OAO Mikhailovsky GOK, which employs more than 30% of the local population. Zheleznogorsk can not boast of ancient sights, like other cities of the Kursk region, which are not one hundred years old. However, there is a very interesting museum of local lore, located at: ul. Lenin, 56.

The city of Zheleznogorsk (Kursk region) is well-known andthanks to the memorial complex "Big Oak", which is in its vicinity. After going to the village of Golden, you can visit the Museum of Partisan Glory and see a monument erected in memory of the victims of fascist punishers, who destroyed October 17, 1942, the population of the whole village, including infants.

Kurchatov

The city was founded in 1968 and repeatedlywas recognized as the most comfortable settlement of the region. Kursk NPP is the main company, and the whole history of Kurchatov is inextricably linked with the development of nuclear energy in Russia. You can find out more about it by visiting the local museum of local lore, located at: ul. Youth, 12.

Although Kurchatov is a city where there are no numeroussights and ancient architectural monuments, there often come tourists who want to relax in the summer heat on the banks of the Kursk reservoir. This artificial reservoir has an area of ​​22 square meters. km. and does not freeze even in the coldest winters.

Lgov

The settlement of Olgov was founded in 1152 and repeatedly ruined by the Polovtsi. In the 17th century a famous Orthodox monastery was founded next to it, where pilgrims from all corners of Russia flocked.

Today the city of Lgov Kursk region is a great place for sightseeing tours, as there you can see such attractions as:

• residential and outbuildings in the former estate of Prince AI. Baryatinsky;
• The Shamil Tower;
• house of chamberlain P. Stremoukhov;
• the buildings of the former Zemsky and City administrations;
• prison lock;
• complex of the winery, which is a monument of industrial architecture, etc.

Shigger

A settlement with a name in whichlives only 15 000 people, has existed for almost 300 years and is ranked among the historical cities of Russia. Its main attraction is the Holy Trinity Cathedral. This temple in the style of classicism was built in 1801. The town of Shchigry in the Kursk region is also famous for its museum of local lore, which is located at: ul. Bolshevikov, 18.

Rylsk

This is one of the most ancient cities of Kurskan area in which a lot of buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries were preserved, including a complex of Nikolayev Monastery buildings and shopping arcades. The main decoration of the city is the Assumption Cathedral (Sverdlov Str., 7), the construction of which was started in 1797. Fortunately, he practically did not suffer during the war, although from the 30s to the early 90s his building was used for economic purposes. At the beginning of the new millennium, the church began to rebuild, and in 2011, its clock tower was installed.

The town of Rylsk, Kursk region, is also famous for the fact thatthere are preserved several monuments of civil architecture, known as the Shemyaki House. Two of the three buildings are connected by an underground passage and date back to 1740-1760. It is believed that they lived in the Rila Voivod and housed his office.

Now you know what cities are remarkable aboutKursk region, so for sure you want to make an excursion there, during which you will have the opportunity to learn the history of this heroic corner of our great homeland.