Vyritsa (Leningrad region) - a wonderful holiday village

2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06

On the left bank of the Oredzh River, 60 km south of St. Petersburg, is the urban-type settlement of Vyritsa.

The Leningrad region, on the territory of which this settlement is located, has 17 districts and one urban district. Vyritsa belongs to the Gatchina district, and from it to the regional center of the city of Gatchina is only 32 km.

Old owners

In ancient times, until the 18th century, the territory on which the present Vyritsa (Leningrad region) is located belonged to Votskaya Pyatina, an administrative-territorial unit used in Novgorod Russia. The lands between the Volkhov and Luga rivers, of which the Oredzh is a tributary, belonged to this fifth of the Novgorod land. Over the course of time, the village had many owners, the last pre-revolutionary owner was His Serene Highness Prince F. L. Wittgenstein, the son of Stephanie Radziwill, who dominated a huge amount of land in western Russia.

The first written mention of the current village of Vyritsa (Leningrad region), and the then Swedish village of Werektca date back to 1676 (map of Ingermanland, or Izhora land, compiled by A. I. Bergenheim).

Reserved places and access to them

The places where the village of Vyretsa is located are full of charm and have always attracted tourists from St. Petersburg. In 1906, there were plans to create here a "garden city", or "ideal city", the concept of which included the unity of maximum urban comfort with nature, which would make human living in it exemplary. These plans arose after the commissioning of the Tsarskoye Selo railway line, which runs right through the village of Vyritsa. The Leningrad region now has several stopping points of the Oktyabrskaya railway in this urban-type settlement (the oldest in Russia, the St. Petersburg-Pavlovsk section of this railway is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List) - Mikhailovka, Vyritsa, platforms 1, 2, 3 and Poselok.

The largest settlement in the Leningrad region

Such a number of stopping points is not surprising, since Vyritsa is the largest (occupied area is 30 square kilometers, in some sources - 50) village of the Leningrad Region - 12 (sometimes indicate 20) thousand people permanently live and work in it. The railway track running through the village from the southwest to the northeast stretches for 15 km.

Along the highway Gatchina - Shapki Vyritsaspread over 7 km. In summer, the population of Vyritsa increases several times, as this settlement remains a favorite holiday village for St. Petersburg residents, despite the industrial enterprises that exist here. In the 70s of the last century, 4 factories were erected here - metal products and an experimental mechanical, sawmill and weaving factory "Uzor", whose tapestries are known and in demand abroad. A microdistrict of 8-storey buildings was built for people working at these enterprises.

Zest for connoisseurs

The climate of these places is wonderful: beautiful dry and soft air, clean and fast Oredge River, which formed a forested valley cut by ravines. River, steep banks expose red clay, and ancient pines above them give the area a peculiar charm and make the village of Vyritsa more and more popular.

Leningrad Oblast boasts many great recreational areas, such as Komarovo, but Vyritsa is also quite in demand. There are dachas of such famous people as Academician D. Likhachev, I. Glazunov and K. Lavrov, V. Bianchi and V. Pikul, M. Svetin and O. Basilashvili.

Famous residents

Vyritsa is also famous for its inhabitants, the most famous of which are the philosopher and paleontologist, science fiction writer Ivan Yefremov, the author of the world-famous Andromeda Nebula. Glorified in the face of saints and reverend 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. FameThe village was also brought by such an interesting person as the leader of the teetotalers Ivan Churikov.

There is something to see and 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 makes the town attractive in this sense?

The main attractions include the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. Made of wood in a tent style under the guidance of engineer M. V. Krasovsky, it is an architectural monument of the first half of the 20th century. Next to it is the chapel of St. Seraphim Vyritsky.

Another architectural monument of the beginning of the last century is the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. It was built on donations from parishioners according to the project of architect N. I. Kotovich. As a result of the restoration work, which lasted 13 years, the church received the status of a newly identified object of cultural heritage.

Specific objects

Vyritsa village (Leningrad region) has another unique attraction. The photo attached below shows an unusual mansion. It was erected in 1906 for a community of teetotalers, which formed and grew into a rather large sect thanks to Ivan Churikov, who, reading the Gospel aloud, healed people from alcoholism. Pos. Vyritsa of the Leningrad region is also famous for the mansion erected in our time (2006). This is the palace of the Vasiliev brothers, which strikes the imagination both in terms of layout and decor, and architectural volumes. The locals lovewatch the arrival by helicopter of the owners of the palace, made by the best domestic and Italian masters.

The charm of antiquity and the possibility of an entrance

Barrows of the 11th-12th centuries have been preserved on the western outskirts of the village. The wonderful hunting castle of the Wittgensteins has survived to this day, as well as several other old cottages built at the beginning of the last century.

There is a dam of the former hydroelectric power station in the village, which is a place for walking and a kind of attraction. The easiest way to get here is by train from the Vitebsk railway station, and from Gatchina you can go by numerous buses that leave on average in 15 minutes.