Leningrad region is large, it has 135 rural settlements, 64 - urban and 1 urban district. All settlements are interesting and unique in their own way.
In the central part of the Priozerny district there is the village of Sapernoye, Leningrad region. The settlement is located near the Putilovsky Bay, along the A121 highway, on the Vuoksa River. In the village itself there is a lake of the same name - Sapernoye. A little over 3,6 thousand people live in the village.
Historical Brief
The settlement has a historical name Valkyarvi. This is a Finnish word that translates as "white lake". Sometimes the village was called Venya Valkyarvi, which means "Russian white lake". The earliest references to the settlement can be found in tax books from the 16th century.
Until 1939, a fairly large military unit called "Kasarmila" was located in the village of Sapernoye, Leningrad Region.
After the end of the Great Patriotic War, the village gets itsmodern name - Sapernoe, then becomes a closed military town.
Military unit
Until 2013, the military unit No. 138 of the Motorized Rifle Brigade was based in the village of Sapernoye, Leningrad Region. The main part of the brigade was in the village of Kamenka or military unit 02511. This is a motorized rifle brigade, which is in full combat readiness.
Formed military unit No. 138 in 1934, she took part in the battles for the cities of the Gulf of Finland from 1939 to 1940. In 1944, military units took part near the village of Krasnoye Selo in the battles for breaking the blockade of Leningrad.
In 1962, the division was already reduced, but the military took part in the fighting during the Caribbean crisis. The personnel of the unit participated in peacekeeping operations in South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Tajikistan and Transnistria.
In 2009, the part was reformed and turned into a linear one. And from 2009 to 2013. she was completely transferred to the village of Kamenka.
Attack of a military unit by representatives of the Dagestan diaspora
This incident happened in 2010. In April 2010, about 20 representatives of the Caucasus arrived in the village of Sapernoye, Priozersky District, Leningrad Region, and specifically to military unit No. 138. They wanted to deal with one of the lieutenants, who also came from Dagestan. The reason was an ordinary domestic quarrel.
The military responded quickly, began firing live weapons into the air. The battalion commander went out to the Dagestanis for negotiations and raised part of the alarm. LocalResidents, frightened by the shootout, called the police squad. Arriving law enforcement officers took fingerprints from the attackers, drew up a protocol and let them go home.
By the way, this is not the first attack on a military unit in the village of Sapernoye, Leningrad Region. In August 2005 there was a fight between the personnel and representatives of the Caucasus. The conflict arose in the local cafe "Uyut", where young lieutenants came, and Dagestanis were already resting there. Among the vacationers were contract soldiers from the unit, but dressed in civilian clothes. The officers ordered them to return to the unit, but representatives of the Caucasus stood up for them. As a result, a fight broke out, in which 10 men participated, after some time more people approached the cafe, and a mass brawl began on the street. There were already several dozen participants in the conflict. There were fewer military men, they began to retreat to the barracks, the Dagestanis also broke through to where along the way they beat everyone who got in their way. As a result, 4 officers ended up in hospital beds.
Lake Sapernoe
In the northern part of the village of Sapernoye, Leningrad Region, there is a lake of the same name where you can relax. Its length is 1.3 kilometers, in the central field the width of the reservoir reaches 600 meters.
There are sandy hills covered with birches, pines and spruces, a lot of mushrooms in the vicinity of the reservoir. On the northern coast, the soil is predominantly swampy. The lake is fed by springs and groundwater, so there is always clean water here.
The bottom of the reservoir is sandy, the depth in some places reaches 23meters. On the lake you can swim and fish, the latter is better from a boat.
Temple of the Konevskaya Icon of the Mother of God
In the village of Sapernoye, Leningrad Region, there is an Orthodox organization - the parish of the Church of the Konevskaya Icon of the Mother of God. It is located in Bogorodichny Lane, 1. Divine services and liturgies are regularly held here. Erected in 1995. The architectural style of the building is Russian wooden architecture, carved iconostasis.
At the temple there is a rehabilitation center for drug and alcohol addicts called "The Abode of Healing". Comprehensive social rehabilitation is provided free of charge. The center invites everyone who wants to change their lives.
How to get there
If you go from St. Petersburg to the village of Sapernoye, you can take an electric train at the Finnish railway station, next to the station "Priozersk" or "Kuznechnoye". You need to get off at the Losevo station, and then take a taxi to Saperny.
You can get to the village by bus (following to Priozersk), which departs from the bus station. The bus drives into the village itself. The main thing is not to confuse with the village of the same name, which is located in the south of the region behind the village of Kolpino.
