Biography of the city of Elabuga

The city area is slightly more than 40 km2, and the population exceeds 70 thousand. At the same time, the good socio-economic development of this place is determined precisely by the favorable location, just at the intersection of important trade and economic routes. Thanks to this, historically, many merchants, representatives of the clergy, artisans and other people who contributed to the development of the city came to Elabuga.

The history of the development of Elabuga is considered a year of the founding of the city, but in fact people lived in this place for more than years, since a large urban settlement was formed here already in the year, which is confirmed by a number of written sources. Despite this, the scientists have not yet been established by the more accurate date of settlement, but there is evidence that the first settlements in this area could be back in the V.

This is confirmed by excavations of the Ananinsky burial ground, where scientists managed to detect several artifacts. In the first half of the 17th century, the first Christian monastery was built here - Troitsky, which marked the beginning of a new era in the formation of the city as the spiritual center of the region. Just on the site of the modern city at the end of the 16th century, the Trekhosvyatskoye settlement was located, which totaled several thousand people.

With the beginning of the active construction of churches, the settlement gradually began to be transformed and in the year this place officially received the status of the county city at the command of Empress Catherine II. A very significant road from the Volga Bulgaria to the northern part of Russia, right up to the Arctic Ocean, ran here, so there have always been many merchants in the city.

Thanks to the skill of the architects, interesting stone buildings of the XVII-XIX centuries of buildings are still preserved here, which are of great interest for modern tourists. By the beginning of the 19th century, the city turned into a large zone of industrial-industrial type, and already years later, in the 20th century, Elabuga became a leading city for the production of vehicles and spare parts.

Today it is the largest industrial city, where several plants and factories operates, the production of agricultural machines has been established, and the oil industry is well developed. Elabuga's sights, as you can already see, the history of the city goes into its own inland, so it is not surprising that it is here that you can find many monuments of antiquity - silent witnesses of those distant times.

Incidentally, tourists will be useful that you can build a route on your own to inspect the sights, since the city is small in its area. It should be noted that an amazingly beautiful view of the city opens from the side of the river, and not only in a bright but dark time of the day. For this reason, many tourists come to the city on the ship, making an excursion from the nearest cities, including from Kazan.

Naberezhnaya Street is best to start a walk from the street of Naberezhnaya, which was laid in the second half of the 18th century and is considered the oldest. It is located at considerable height, so it opens a beautiful view of the whole city, river and distant forests. The Nikolskaya Church was named this architectural structure in honor of the saint and miracle worker Nicholas and was originally wooden.

After the fire, it was rebuilt again, but already from the stone, and in this form it was well preserved to this day. A little later, the Church was also erected next to her and after some time they began to be considered a single architectural complex. The heyday of the St. Nicholas Church became E Gg. XIX, when its walls were richly painted by artist V. Fortunately, most of these murals were well preserved, and visitors to the church can admire them.

There are various icons in the Nikolsky Church, the most famous of them are the icons of the miracle worker Nicholas and the saint. The Spassky Cathedral of the church building was built at the beginning of the 19th century and today is an architectural symbol of the city of Elabuga. The majestic five -headed temple, made in the Russian classic style, reaches a height of 57 meters, and therefore is clearly visible from different parts of the city.

The temple enjoyed special respect and veneration among all the inhabitants of the city, especially since its interior decoration was painted by such famous Russian artists as I. Bruni and V. during the construction of the temple were provided with great financial assistance by merchants Chernov, Shishkin, Girbasov and Staheev, so the church even at the time of its construction looked very beautiful and rich, was decorated with precious stones, gold and silver.

Unfortunately, after the revolution of the year, the temple was ruined, and its abbot and church ministers were shot. Miraculously, the icon of the miraculous image of the Savior of the Emergency Savior survived, which is currently decorating the Pskov Cathedral. In the early twentieths of the twentieth century, the cathedral was transferred to the Elabuga dean.In the years, a capital reconstruction was completed, as a result of which its original appearance was returned to the temple, so today there are many tourists arriving in Elabuga are striving to visit this institution.

Incidentally, annually, within the framework of the festival of the bell chime, the Spassky Cathedral takes part. The damn town is the most famous monument to Elabuga, which is the only evidence of the former greatness of the Volga Bulgaria. Here, a tourist can see a whole complex of ditches, fortress walls and shafts, however, the main symbol of the place is the tower of the “damn settlement”.

It is a stone hollow building with a dome -shaped roof of metal, which also has windows characteristic of buildings of that time. It should be noted that in this form, the construction was preserved thanks to the assistance of the merchant I. Shishkin, who in the year organized work on the reconstruction of the original image of the tower. So the initial masonry remained only on the north side and it can be found on uncouth stones.

Mosque Jamig Modern Building, erected in the year and is today the most famous monument of Islamic culture, built according to the project of architect F., the rich decoration of the temple, the presence of a large number of carpets, a large crystal chandelier, is distinguished from the characteristic features of the stand. Every day, services are held here and hundreds of Muslims are striving to take part in prayers.

Other interesting places house Museum I. Shishkin Mogila M. Tsvetaeva Monument to N. Durova, and we also recommend visiting-a local history museum, a monument to I. Shishkin, exhibition hall of the museum-reserve, house N. Durova, Al-Kadyr mosque and diocesan school. What else can you visit in Elabuga? Being in the city on vacation, it is worth visiting the Square "Flight" Elabuga, which was laid in honor of the millennium of the city in the year.

The park is located in a picturesque place, not far from the "Damn Settlement", and everything is decorated very beautifully. In large quantities there are benches and benches, pedestrian and bicycle paths are well equipped, external lamps are installed. Nature monuments also include red hill and holy key, where a source with pure water beats. In conclusion, it is worth noting that in Elabug there is neither a trolleybus nor a tram message, and the airport is also absent.

Most often, people come here on sightseeing buses, personal cars and a ship along the Kama River. Thanks to beautiful architecture in Elabuga, there is what to see and you can spend your free time perfectly. Similar reviews.