The village of Vyatskoye is located on the Ukhtanka River in the left bank part of the Nekrasovsky municipal district of the Yaroslavl region, 38 km northeast of Yaroslavl, 18 km from the Volga River and 8 km from the Northern Railway. On October 15, 2015, the village became the first member of the Association of the Most Beautiful Villages of Russia.
Vyatskoe history.
The village of Vyatskoye was first mentioned in documentary sources in 1502 as the center of the metropolitan Vyatskaya volost, which lay west of Kostroma in the basins of the Kasti and Soti rivers. The name of the village is presumably associated with the road to the city of Vyatka passing nearby. According to the hundredth charter of 1562, in the village of Vyatskoye there was a courtyard of the metropolitan clerk, 3 courtyards of churchmen and 10 courtyards of arable peasants. Beyond the Vokhtoma River (now the Ukhtomka River) opposite the village lay a settlement of non-arable, trade and craft people, in which there were 17 households.
Climate
The Vyatskoye village, located near Yaroslavl, has a temperate continental climate, which makes it similar to numerous cities in the central part of the European zone. Cool and humid weather is formed under the influence of air masses from the Atlantic, softening the frost and increasing the amount of precipitation.
Average temperature data calculated taking into account the last few years:
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Rating on a scale of 5 points |
| January | -11,2 | -14,8 | 2,5 |
| February | -5,5 | -10,4 | 2,5 |
| March | +3,0 | -3,5 | 4,2 |
| April | +11,0 | +2,8 | 4,5 |
| May | +17,5 | +7,8 | 4,7 |
| June | +22,0 | +12,3 | 4,8 |
| July | +25,2 | +13,3 | 4,8 |
| August | +24,8 | +13,6 | 4,9 |
| September | +17,2 | +6,8 | 4,6 |
| October | +3,8 | -2,7 | 4,2 |
| November | -1,8 | -5,6 | 2,5 |
| December | -7,5 | -10,3 | 2,5 |
According to the comfort rating, August is considered the most successful month for a trip to the village of Vyatskoye.
Average climatic conditions in the Vyatka village of the Yaroslavl region:
| Month | sunny days | precipitation in mm | wind speed in m/s | rainy days |
| January | 0 | 25,7 | 4,2 | 1 |
| February | 2 | 19,8 | 4,3 | 1 |
| March | 4 | 33,4 | 4,0 | 1 |
| April | 5 | 42,9 | 3,8 | 3 |
| May | 17 | 50,8 | 3,5 | 4 |
| June | 16 | 53,3 | 3,4 | 3 |
| July | 17 | 65,1 | 3,1 | 4 |
| August | 19 | 42,1 | 3,3 | 2 |
| September | 7 | 56,3 | 3,5 | 5 |
| October | 3 | 45,7 | 4,0 | 2 |
| November | 3 | 46,2 | 4,0 | 1 |
| December | 2 | 36,4 | 4,4 | 1 |
Vyatskoe in the XVII-XVIII centuries.
In the 17th century, the village of Vyatskoye, which by that time had a relatively large size, was the patrimony of Patriarch Filaret. Since the end of the 18th century, references to Vyatka bazaars, held weekly on Thursdays, and annual fairs have been known. The main items of trade were cattle, horses, rye, oats, vegetables, leather, wool, products of local artisans: sleighs, carts, wheels, baskets, threshing machines, spinning wheels, rakes, blacksmith products, pottery and wooden utensils.
The village of Vyatskoye is one of the centers of the Old Believers in the Yaroslavl province. At the end of the 19th century, the number of Old Believers in the parish of the Vyatka Assumption Church was 37 men and 180 women, the Vyatka Resurrection Church - 11 men, 73 women.
Local kitchen
Photo from the site https://vk.com/vyatskoeselo
Vyatskoye is considered the cucumber capital of the Yaroslavl region : until the 90s of the 20th century, local residents planted cucumbers in huge fields, like potatoes. In one working morning, up to 300 kilograms were collected and salted in tons in wooden barrels. Today the fishery has almost died out, but the recipe is passed down from generation to generation. Local residents affectionately call the cucumber “white sponge”: it is pot-bellied, with white veins, and is suitable for pickling. I tried this exact cucumber at a local restaurant: it is very tasty and reminiscent of my grandmother’s pickles. For those who like experiments and unusual tastes, I recommend trying dumplings with cucumbers, pies and cucumber jam .
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Vyatka museums.
Now on the territory of the village there is a historical and cultural complex, which includes 11 museums (Museum of Love Stories, Museum of Russian Entrepreneurship, Museum of the Vyatka Trading Peasant, Museum of Russian Fun (open air), Museum "Russian Bathhouse in Black", Museum of Angels, Interactive Museum "Numbers of the Merchants of the Urlov Brothers", Museum of Kitchen Equipment, Polytechnic Museum "Wonderful World of Mechanisms and Machines", Museum "Children's World" and Museum of the Returned Shrine), and the complex includes the Church of the Resurrection of Christ and the Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God. Let's take a closer look at each of the temples.
Hotels
While staying in Vyatskoye, you can stay at the main hotel complex, located next to the art museum.
Central Hotel Vyatsky
You can book your favorite hotel room on the hotel’s official website or by phone. The hotel is located in the restored ancient mansion of the Kundyshevo-Volodinskaya almshouse, located at the address: Nekrasovsky district, village. Vyatskoye, st. Sovetskaya, house No. 8.
The hotel complex has free Internet and satellite TV, and there is a guarded parking lot next to the hotel building. The hotel provides daily room cleaning. Children under 3 years of age are accommodated free of charge.
The hotel consists of 3 buildings and can simultaneously accommodate up to 110 people. All rooms have a private bathroom and telephone. The cost of hotel rooms starts from 3 thousand rubles.
Boutique Hotel "Princesses of Ukhtomskaya"
The cost of rooms in the boutique hotel “Princess Ukhtomskaya” starts from 4,800 rubles. per day. Each hotel room is equipped with a small kitchen and free internet throughout the property. There is guest parking next to the hotel. The hotel can accommodate children of different ages.
Boutique hotel of the Museum “Music and Time”
The cost of hotel rooms starts from 2,800 rubles. per day.
The hotel has rooms:
- with sound insulation;
- family;
- for non-smokers;
- luxury.
There is free wireless Internet throughout the entire territory and there is secure parking. You can watch children's TV channels on TV. The hotel provides daily cleaning of rooms. Each room has a mini-bar and a separate shower room.
Church of the Resurrection.
The Church of the Resurrection of Christ was built in 1750 at the expense of parishioners. The temple is a tall pillarless quadrangle, crowned with a five-domed structure, with a belt of kokoshniks under the cornice. The bell tower of the Temple, one of the highest in the Yaroslavl region (33 meters), is a tall octagonal pillar-shaped structure, topped with a tent, with a belfry. Around the temple there is a stone fence with a gate and an ancient cemetery. The interior decoration of the temple is made in the style of Naryshkin Baroque and Second Rococo. Carved iconostases, the summer church has five tiers, the winter church has three tiers. In the Temple there is a miraculous icon with the relics of Panteleimon the healer, which was brought as a gift to the God-loving residents of the Vyatka volost by the monks of the Panteleimon Monastery. The icon was streaming myrrh. Pilgrims from all over come to Vyatskoye to venerate this icon. In 1929, during a campaign to destroy churches and remove bells, it was decided to demolish the Temple. But local residents closed the temple with heavy locks, went to various authorities with petitions and defended the Temple.
Architecture
Vyatsky estates.
Photo from the site https://vyatskoye-selo.rf/ Colorful houses are the first thing you need to see in Vyatskoye. Stucco molding, carved gutters and wooden elements: the decor of the estates, preserved from tsarist times, is reminiscent of the facades of St. Petersburg. Each building attracts attention - a gingerbread house, a house with lions, a fire department. It’s surprising that local residents support the atmosphere and are in no hurry to dress their houses in plastic. This shows a special love for the place in which they were born and raised.
You can walk around the entire village in about 1.5–2 hours. Be sure to look into the small alleys to see the old, not yet renovated facades of houses.
Vyatsky estates. Photo from the site https://vyatskoe-selo.rf/
In the center of the village, colorful birdhouses with women's and men's names are hung on birch trees: this is a local tradition for newlyweds. On the wedding day, the groom climbs a tree using a ladder and hangs a bird house.
Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God.
The Church of the Assumption of the Mother of God was built in 1780 at the expense of the merchant Grigory Dmitrievich Kubanin. The temple was destroyed in the 30s of the 20th century. And now a decision has been made to reconstruct the temple. When we visited Vyatsky, we could calmly go inside the temple, which has no roof and no windows. The worst thing is that the frescoes on the walls of the temple were practically lost, and not without the help of people who “made their own changes” to this art. At one of the walls of the temple there is a brick staircase along which you can reach the roof, or what is left of it. I sincerely hope that the temple will be restored in the near future.
Leisure
Photo from the site https://vk.com/vyatskoeselo
In Vyatskoye you can rent bicycles, scooters, a badminton set, rent a gazebo, grill and skewers for a picnic. A rope playground was created for children in Vyatskoye, and a billiards area for parents. In winter you can go ice skating, skiing, cheesecakes and ice skates.
Yerekhtan source.
One cannot fail to mention the Yerekhtan spring, which has been known since the 19th century for its healing properties. Unfortunately, during an attempt in the 19th century to industrially extract water, since it is mineral, the source dried up. In 2008, on January 19, a chapel-font was consecrated in honor of the icon of the Mother of God, the Life-Giving Spring, the water into which is supplied from the Erehtan spring.
Important information.
When visiting the village, you need to take into account that all museums are open from 11:00 to 19:00, without lunch, Monday is a day off. In the village there is a hotel-museum “Vyatskoye” where you can stay, and there is also a restaurant-museum where you can have a snack. You can get there by bus from Yaroslavl, which runs from the Zavolzhye bus station (Cosmos shopping center 2, Yaroslavl, Aviatorov Ave., 149), the travel time is just over an hour. And also by car, travel time is 40-45 minutes from Yaroslavl.
Flora and fauna
The Yaroslavl region, due to its geographical location, is distinguished by the presence on its territory of a diverse species composition of plants and animals. The region has 2 natural zones, each characterized by its own unique flora and fauna.
Mixed and coniferous forests predominate here , and there are a huge number of reservoirs. In addition to a wide variety of plants, it is home to 350 species of animals and 240 species of birds.
To preserve the nature of the Yaroslavl region, a regional Red Book has been created, which lists endangered plants and endangered animals throughout the region.
