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. This is why every year thousands of Russians come there on an excursion and leave with the best impressions of this hospitable land and people living there.

Kursk

It is believed that in the territory of the modern city the settlement existed, at least, in the 8th century. Like other cities of the Kursk region, today it has a developed industry and is a major center for the production of electricity. 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, as well as the airport from where flights to St. Petersburg and the capital are regularly made.

Sights of Kursk

During its long history, the city was repeatedly 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 as a kind of monument created in honor of the victory of the Russian troops in the Patriotic War of 1812. In his appearance, there are traces of the classicism that prevailed in architecture for the period of construction of this structure 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 to the utmost accuracy.

• Church of the Virgin Mary.

A Catholic church in the Neo-Gothic style appeared in 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 famous battle that took place on the territory of the region during the Second World War. In memory of him in the post-war period, many structures and monuments were erected in Kursk: the Triumphal Arch, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the monument to G. Zhukov, the stele "City of Military Glory", the alley of military equipment and the Church of St. George the Victorious.

• Resurrection temple.

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

Zheleznogorsk (Kursk Oblast)

This relatively young settlement was 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 also famous for its memorial complex "Big Oak", which is located in its vicinity. 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 was repeatedly 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 numerous sights and ancient architectural monuments, tourists often come there 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 educational excursions, as there you can see such attractions as:

• Residential and farm buildings 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 such a name, in which only 15,000 people live, has existed for almost 300 years and is ranked among the historic 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 known for its local history museum, which is located at: ul. Bolsheviks, 18.

Rylsk

This is one of the most ancient cities of the Kursk region, in which many 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, it practically did not suffer during the war, although from the 30s to the early 90s, its building was used for economic purposes. At the beginning of the new millennium, the church began to rebuild, and in 2011 its clock was installed on its tower.

The town of Rylsk, Kursk region, is also famous for the fact that there 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 the remarkable cities of the Kursk 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 huge homeland.