Glazov, the northernmost city of the Udmurt Republic, is located 180 kilometers from Izhevsk. The uranium production facility gave it new life and helped it recover in the post-war period. In the years since its founding in 1780, the city's population has increased from 1,500 to 100,000. Thanks to the developed infrastructure, living here has become comfortable.
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But this is not the only reason why the city is interesting. Tourists have something to see in Glazov. The sights here are interesting, many of them are connected with the history of the country. Therefore, you can safely come to this northern city for new experiences.
The main attractions of Glazov are the settlement "Idnakar", churches, a museum, monuments. They will be discussed in this article.
Freedom Square
Earlier it was called the Cathedral. It is designed in such a way that it and the streets diverging from it resemble an eye with eyelashes. One side of the square overlooks the river Cheptsa. Here are other attractions of the city of Glazov. This is the Transfiguration Cathedral and a memorial to the soldiers who died in the yearsGreat Patriotic War.
Holy places
Before becoming a city, Glazov was the village of Glazovskaya. Therefore, the first church was built of wood in 1750. Money for it was collected by the local population, Udmurts, who had just been baptized. The church was named in honor of the Ascension of the Lord, and its chapel bore the name of Nicholas the Wonderworker. A parish was formed, and the village became a village. In 1786, the wooden church was demolished and a new stone one was built in its place. This time, the main part of the money for the construction was donated by the widow of the merchant Korenev. Pristols were gradually attached to the church, and by 1913 it had 7 altars. In Soviet times, the temple was closed, and then completely destroyed. Currently, the Transfiguration Cathedral has been restored.
Churches are undoubtedly the sights of Glazov. They are interesting for their architecture and history. For example, back in 1988, in Soviet times, a wooden church was built in the village of Syga, consecrated in honor of George the Victorious. Now this area has become the outskirts of the city.
Ancient sights of Glazov
In order to see the ancient settlement, it is enough to drive 4 kilometers from the city. It is called the settlement of Idnakar or the first settlement of Soldyr. The sights of Glazov are interesting because they help to learn the history of Udmurtia, the customs of its inhabitants in ancient times.
The city of Idnakar got its name from the name of the Udmurt batyr Idna, who became its founder in the 9th century. The locality washandicraft, trade and cultural center for four centuries. Archaeological excavations helped everyone to see the dwellings of the ancient Udmurts, their household items.
Interesting items
Excavations began in 1885. They were studied by archaeologist A. A. Sinitsyn and local historian N. G. Pervukhin. Until now, scientists are working at this place, and research is also being carried out on the found household items and culture. It is hard to believe, but today we can even see wooden log cabins, which are still well preserved. In addition, the Idnakar Museum has collected more than a thousand artifacts found during excavations. Among them are the remains of handicraft tools, utensils, amulets, jewelry. The settlement of Idnakar is protected as an archeological monument of national importance.
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No wonder the sights of Glazov attract tourists. One of them is a local history museum with many interesting exhibits. It was opened at the beginning of the 18th century. There are various thematic expositions in 8 halls, affecting one or another side of the life of the city and the Udmurts. The exposition “The eyes of the pre-Soviet” tells about the life of the local people since the 11th century. Ethnographic and historical expositions tell about the culture, traditions, customs of the Udmurts and the city itself. Among the exhibits there are coins, national costumes, weapons and many other interesting items. Various events and creative evenings are held in one of the halls of the museum. There are sculptures around the museum.mythological heroes of Udmurtia. Tourists will certainly be surprised to find an exhibition dedicated to P. F. Tchaikovsky. The grandfather of the famous composer was the mayor of Glazov, and the exhibits tell about this.
Other sights of Glazov
There are other notable places in the city. Architectural monuments are represented by buildings that have survived to this day: the house of the merchant Stolbov (1890), the house of the merchant Volkov, the merchant Sergeev, the merchant Timofeev, the merchant Smyshlyaev (the beginning of the 19th century). Of course, they changed their purpose and became a restaurant, a shop, an administrative building, a cultural center, respectively. But the main thing is that they have retained their original appearance, which gives us an idea of how they built in the century before last.
There are also monuments in Glazov. This is a monument to the hero of the USSR T. Barmzina (1958), a monument to soldiers who died of wounds (1956), a monument to the Red Army soldiers of the Volyn regiment (1919), a monument to Lenin (1966), a monument to Pavlik Morozov (1966 d.), a monument to the victims of political repression, a monument to soldiers-internationalists. The monument to the janitor with a broom in his hands looks funny and original.
Also in Glazov there is a transit prison, the building of which is an architectural monument. It was there that the Decembrists were once kept on their way to Siberia.
Visit a small, cozy city of Udmurtia. There are few attractions in it, but all of them undoubtedly deserve the attention of tourists.
