The memorial complex in the city of Buzuluk, Orenburg region, is an important symbol of remembrance of the Great Patriotic War. It comprises several significant elements: The Eternal Flame was installed in 1970 thanks to the initiative of Buzuluk's Komsomol members. This symbolic flame honors the memory of the fallen soldiers and was inaugurated f
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The history of the Orthodox Holy Trinity St. Simeon Monastery of Mercy in the village of Saraktash, Orenburg region, represents an amazing journey of faith and perseverance in the name of reviving spiritual values. In 1943, the history of the monastery began with the registration of a community of believers, and soon after, local residents applied
On September 12, 2011, in Orenburg, the temple at the regional clinical hospital No. 1 was consecrated. This temple, dedicated to the Holy Venerable Alexis, became the third hospital temple, the funding and initiative for the construction of which belonged to benefactors. The church was built with the funds of Lyudmila Ivanovna Kryukova in memory o
The Church of St. Alexy in the Pugachevsky Settlement is a historically significant object, reflecting the history and architecture of the region. Its construction at the end of the 19th century was associated with the development of the stud farm and the concern of the Dolgorukov princes for the welfare of their workers. The temple, erected with
The Russian Orthodox Church, built in 1863 in the village of Studentsy, Orenburg Region, is a significant historical site. Its construction began on the initiative of the atamans of the Orenburg Cossack army in response to a request from village residents. Initially it was a small temple, which was later expanded and supplemented with two chapels.
The temple in honor of Saint Seraphim of Sarov in the settlement of Prigorodny in the Orenburg region was founded in 1999 at the initiative of the association "Orenburgneft". The decision to build the temple was made after the construction of a residential complex for oil workers in this settlement. A land plot was allocated for the construction of
Construction of the stone church of Christ the Savior in the village of Spasskoye, Orenburg Oblast, began in 1804 at the initiative of Major General Alexander Pavlovich Mansurov, the son of General Pavel Mansurov. He was retired from active service in 1801 and received land rewards in the Orenburg Governorate for his services to the empire. The chu
The abandoned village of Cherepanovka is located in the northeast of the Orenburg region, 1.5 km east of the small village of Novy Sokulak in the Saraktash region. According to the territorial planning department of the Saraktash district, the population of the farmstead is only 1 person. Data for 2015 indicate that the population of the Cherepanov
The temple dedicated to the Holy Righteous Blessed Matrona of Moscow is located in the village of Mayorskoye in the Sakmarsky District of the Orenburg Region. Its history began in 2005 when construction of the temple commenced, culminating in 2007 with the completion of the final building. The architectural style of the temple combines elements of
In the center of Orenburg, on the pedestrian Sovetskaya Street, there is a sculptural composition dedicated to the founder and first governor of the city, Ivan Ivanovich Neplyuev. The sculpture is a column with a bust of I.I. installed on top. Neplyueva. The inscription is engraved on the column: “Founder of Orenburg I.I. Neplyuev 1693-1773.” The i
Историко-архитектурная достопримечательность Оренбурга и Оренбургской области - Елизаветинские (их еще называют Водяными) ворота. Они являются реконструкцией, копией старинных ворот, которые были пожалованы имератрицей Елизаветой в 1755 году. Ворота представляют собой две каменные колонны с нишами. В каждой нише с лицевой стороны колонн установлены
In 1832, under the leadership of the military governor of Orenburg, P.P. Sukhtelen, a project for the building complex of the House of the Military Governor was developed. Its author was the talented architect Heinrich Gopius, who completed the project after graduating from the St. Petersburg Academy of Arts in 1818. Since December 3, 1831, Gopius
The clock tower on the main pedestrian street Sovetskaya is one of the symbols of the city of Orenburg. This architectural object has become one of the main attractions due to its unusual form and functionality. The tower was built in several stages, starting in the mid-1980s. It is an extension to a three-story residential building with administra
In the historical center of Orenburg, at the intersection of Pobeda Avenue and Zhukov Street, there is an unusual building - a water tower. Its history begins at the beginning of the 20th century, when a city square arose on the site of a once empty space. As the city grew, the need for water sources arose, and in 1904 a small water purification bu
Mount Colonel is a small hill located in the west of the Orenburg region, not far from the city of Orsk, near the bed of the Or River. The hill rises above the surrounding area to a height of about 60 meters (its absolute height is 220 meters), and its maximum length from south to north is about 3 kilometers. This natural site has attracted attent
The memorial to police officers in Orenburg, opened on November 6, 2003, is a symbol of memory and respect for those who died in the performance of their duty to society. The obelisk was installed at the intersection of Gagarin Avenue and Vostochnaya Street in the city of Orenburg. It is dedicated to the memory of law enforcement officers who died
The monument to the children of the war in Orenburg was erected in the park named after L. A. Guskov in December 2010 thanks to the joint efforts of the Region television company and the Cossacks of the City Orenburg Cossack Society “Slavyanskoye”. This memorial monument was created to pay tribute to the children who became victims of the Great Pat
В 1960 году в Оренбурге начал свою деятельность радиотелецентр. Именно в этом году закончилось строительство самой высокой по тому времени антенной мачты. 1 мая 1961 года в эфир была запущена первая телевизионная передача. Высота телевышки составляет 192 метра, из которых 11 метров представляют передающую часть телебашни. Жителям и гостям города эт
OJSC "OZTP-Sarmat" is an Orsk tractor trailer plant, founded in 1969 with the aim of producing heavy-duty trailers and semi-trailers for tractors. In the early 1980s, the plant, by order of the Ministry of Defense, mastered the production of ZIL-135 automobile chassis, but only the beginning of this process is known. In 1995, the plant received d
An unfinished five-story building in the city of Orsk is of interest to local residents and extreme sports enthusiasts. There are different versions regarding its intended purpose: according to one information, it was supposed to be a preventive sanatorium, according to another, a restaurant complex. A large parking space located on its territory h
The Sarinsky pond, formed on the Sukhaitashka River (also known as Chebakla), is one of the artificial reservoirs located in the Kuvandyk municipal district of the Orenburg region. This reservoir, located 5 kilometers south of the village of Sara, was created in the early 1980s through the efforts of local collective farm workers who built a dam, t
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