Vyritsa (Leningrad region) - a wonderful holiday village
On the left bank of the River Oredzh, 60 km south of St. Petersburg, is a small town of Vyritsa.
Old owners
In ancient times, until the XVIII century,The territory on which the present Vyritsa (Leningrad region) is located, belonged to the Votian Pyatine, an administrative-territorial unit used in Novgorod Russia. The land between the rivers Volkhov and Luga, the tributary of which is Oredj, belonged to this five-ninth Novgorod land. During the times of the owners of the village there were many, the last prerevolutionary master was the most illustrious prince FL Wittgenstein, the son of Stephanie Radziwill, who reigned on the vast number of lands of the west of Russia.
Reserves and access to them
The places where the village of Vyritsa is located are fullcharm and always attracted to them vacationers from St. Petersburg. In 1906, there were plans to create a "garden city" here, or "an ideal city", the concept of which included the unity of maximum urban comfort with nature, which would make living in it an exemplary person. These plans arose after the commissioning of the Tsarskoselskaya railway line, which runs straight through the village of Vyritsa. The Leningrad region now has several stopping points for the Oktyabrskaya railway (the oldest in Russia, the section of this road St. Petersburg - Pavlovsk is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List) - Mikhailovka, Vyritsa, platforms 1, 2, 3 and Settlement.
The largest settlement of the Leningrad Region
Such a number of stopping pointsit is not surprising, since Vyritsa is the largest (the area occupied is 30 square kilometers, in some sources it is 50) by the Leningrad region - 12 (and sometimes 20) thousands live and work there permanently. The railway route, going through the village from the south-west to the northeast, stretches 15 km.
A highlight for connoisseurs
The climate of these places is remarkable: beautiful dry and soft air, clean and fast river Oredzh, formed a forest, rugged valley ravine. River, steep banks reveal red clay, and the ancient pines above them give the area a peculiar charm and make the village of Vyritsa more popular.
Famous people
Vyritsa is famous for its inhabitants, the mostknown of which are philosopher and paleontologist, science fiction writer Ivan Efremov, author of the world famous "Andromeda Nebula". Glorified in the face of saints and saints, the elder Seraphim Vyritsky lived in this village for many years. His grave became a place of pilgrimage. Another famous resident of Vyritsa is the composer Isaac Schwartz. The village was brought to prominence by such an interesting person as the leader of the sober-tempered Christians, Ivan Churikov.
There is something to see and what to bow to
In addition, many tourists also go to the village of Vyritsa (Leningrad region). The sights of this place are known far beyond its borders. What is attractive in this sense of the town?
The main attractions include the templeKazan Icon of the Mother of God. Made of wood in a hipped style under the supervision of the engineer M. V. Krasovsky, it is an architectural monument of the first half of the XX century. Next to it is the chapel of St. Seraphim of Vyritsky.
Another monument of architecture began the pastcentury is the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. It was built on the donations of parishioners on the project of architect NI Kotovich. As a result of the restoration work that lasted 13 years, the church received the status of a newly discovered cultural heritage site.
Specific objects
Another unique attractionhas a settlement Vyritsa (Leningrad region). The photo attached below shows an unusual mansion. It was erected in 1906 for the community of teetotalers, which was formed and grew into a fairly large sect thanks to Ivan Churikov, who, when reading the Gospel aloud, healed people from alcoholism. Pos. Vyritsa of the Leningrad Region is also famous for the mansion built in our time (2006). It is the palace of the Vasilyev brothers, which impresses the imagination both with planning and decor, and with architectural volumes. Local residents like to observe the arrival of helicopter owners of the palace, performed by the best domestic and Italian masters.
The charm of antiquity and the possibility of an entrance
On the western outskirts of the village there were preserved barrows of the 11th-12th centuries. The remarkable hunting castle of Wittgensteins has survived to this day, as well as several other old cottages erected at the beginning of the last century.
