23 sights of Sudogda: photos and descriptions

Sudogda is a city (since 1778) in the Vladimir region of Russia.

According to another version, it comes from the Tatar su - water and dogd - around (“there is water all around”, “big water”; accordingly, the name of the Soima River is explained as “small water”).

The main attractions of the city of Sudogda

A trip to the Sudogodsky district would be incomplete without visiting the Museum of Local Lore and the delightful Khrapovitsky estate. Tourists should also visit the central temple of the city, because its fate reflected many important events from the history of Sudogda.

Estate V.S. Khrapovitsky

Address: Sudogodsky district, Muromtsevo village, Yamskaya street.

Just three kilometers from Sudogda, in the small village of Muromtsevo, the remains of a magnificent estate have been preserved. In the 19th century, the village belonged to the Khrapovitsky family, descendants of an ancient noble family. The estate was passed down from generation to generation and remained virtually unchanged until it fell into the hands of Colonel Vladimir Khrapovitsky.

In 1884, Vladimir Semyonovich entered into inheritance rights and came to his possessions. The new owner built a delightful palace and park ensemble in the estate in a neo-Gothic style, rare for provincial Russia.

The construction was entrusted to the famous architect Peter Boitsov. The center of the estate was a huge luxurious castle, decorated with towers. A vast park with an arboretum was laid out nearby; dozens of utility and residential buildings and even a small theater were erected on the territory.

After the events of 1917, Khrapovitsky voluntarily transferred his property to the new government and left Muromtsevo. Most of the valuables were transported to the provincial historical museum.

The Forestry College operated in the castle for more than half a century. In the 70s, the administration intended to restore the buildings, but in the end the estate was abandoned. Several fires contributed to the ravages of time. Today the castle is in poor condition and needs urgent restoration, but still attracts tourists.

Museum of Local Lore

Address: st. Lenina, 65.

The only Sudogda museum was opened in 2007 in the city administration building. The basis of the new museum fund was the collection of the closed museum. Over time, the collection was replenished with new exhibits related to the history of Sudogda and the region.

In addition to the products of the glass factory, at the exhibitions you can see antique furniture, documents, books, photographs and other items. Permanent exhibitions occupy most of the premises; the building also has separate rooms for temporary exhibitions and various cultural events.

Catherine's Cathedral

Address: st. Lenina, 30.

The main cathedral of the Sudogodsky deanery was erected in 1814. The stone church was built to replace the wooden churches of the Martyr Mina and St. Nicholas of Myra that burned down in 1806. After a terrible fire, the settlement was restored almost from scratch, and the authorities decided this time to build the buildings according to plan. The location for the church was selected taking into account the architectural plan.

The main altar was consecrated in honor of the Great Martyr Catherine. The name of this saint was chosen for a reason: the construction of the cathedral was partly dedicated to the memory of Empress Catherine II, who visited Sudogda in 1767. It was she who transformed the settlement into a city.

The remaining two chapels received the names of the martyr Mina and St. Nicholas in memory of the burned churches. In subsequent years, the temple was reconstructed several times. The huge rebuilt building accommodated 5,000 people; not only the city itself, but also a dozen nearby villages belonged to Catherine’s parish.

After the Revolution, the new authorities repeatedly tried to close the cathedral, but believers defended it each time. In 1937, the church was liquidated into a theater, and 20 years later it was blown up. In the surviving part they opened a House of Culture, a cinema and a shop. In the 90s, the building was returned to believers in poor condition. Currently, the cathedral has been restored, and services are regularly held there.

0.8 km. east of the northern outskirts of the city, 1.5 km. Below the bridge on the P-72 highway is a Bronze Age Settlement
. Dune-like hillocks in the floodplain of the right bank of the river. Sudogda, 70 m north of the place where the nameless stream flows into it. The height above the floodplain is 0.6-0.7 m. Thin-walled molded ceramics, with admixtures of fireclay and gruss in clay dough, ornamented with oblique notches, presumably of the Bronze Age, split burnt stones.

Origin of the city's name

The city is named for its location on the Sudogda River. In turn, the hydronym, according to the most common version, is of Finno-Ugric origin. According to it, the hydronym comes from the ancient Finno-Ugric “Sutkeda/Sudgeda” (“Winding”), which actually reflects the topography of the river bed. The name of another river in the Sudogodsky region, Soima (Suoima), comes from the Finno-Ugric “Suoyama” (“Defender”). According to another version, it comes from the Tatar su - water and dogd - around (“there is water all around”, “big water”; accordingly, the name of the Soima River is explained as “small water”).

Geography

It is located 40 km southeast of Vladimir, on the Sudogda River (the right tributary of the Klyazma), 6 km from the railway station of the same name (the terminus on the branch from the Kovrov - Murom line).

Sudogda River

Pedestrian bridge over the river.
Sudogda Historically, Sudogda was located on a large postal route from Vladimir to Murom;
Currently, the P72 highway Vladimir - Murom - Arzamas runs north of the city. SLOBODA SUDOGDA

No written evidence has been preserved about the time of the initial founding of the settlement on the site of the present city of Sudogda, but it is certain that by the beginning.
In the 16th century, a village existed here. The first chronicle mention of Sudogda dates back to 1529. In 1529, the volost village of Sudogda was given by Moscow Prince Vasily III “to feed” the Moscow boyar Karamyshev, who was sent into exile under the guise of strengthening local sovereign power. Karamyshev carried out registration of recruits in the Sudogod lands, collection of taxes and taxes. In 1533, after the death of Vasily III, he returned to the capital. In 1552, the great Tsar Ivan the Terrible passed through Sudogda and Murom to Kazan, and then returned with his warriors in victory. It was in Sudogda that the king received news from a messenger about the birth of his first child from his wife Anastasia. In 1552, it was mentioned as the Yamskaya settlement
with a population of “Finnish origin” (meaning the descendants of the Finno-Ugric tribe of Murom).
In the beginning. In the 17th century, the settlement was the estate of the nobleman Ivan Gryazev. This Gryazev was the Duma clerk of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich; the Tsar entrusted very important assignments to him. So in 1615, as a clerk, he delivered the royal letter to the English king James, and in 1631 Gryzev was ambassador to the Danish king Christian IV. In 1628, Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich granted this clerk Ivan Gryazev the patrimonial estate of Sudogda with the villages of Ofonina, Ushakova, Stepacheva and Lavrova. In the royal letter, this royal favor is motivated by the fact that clerk Ivan Gryazev pacified the Nogai Murzas near Astrakhan, brought them “under the royal hand”, into citizenship of the Russian Tsar. Under Ivan Gryazev, the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was built in the settlement of Sudogda. In 1634, clerk Ivan Gryazev died, and the granted estate passed to his wife; in 1640, Gryazev’s wife also died, and the settlement of Sudogda with its villages came into the possession of the Moscow Simonov Monastery, according to Gryazev’s will. In the beginning. XVII century on the river Sudogre there was a church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
“on
the old pit
”. According to the census books of the Vladimir district in 1678, in the settlement of Sudogda with the villages of Ofonina, Ushakova, Stepacheva and Lavrova, there were 50 peasant households and 30 bobyl households. In 1764, with the establishment of monastic states, the settlement of Sudogda with its villages came under the jurisdiction of the College of Economy.

CITY OF SUDOGDA

In 1778, by decree of Catherine II. Sudogda became a county town

Sudogodsky district of the Vladimir governorship, on December 31, 1796 turned into a provincial town, on May 24, 1803 it was again appointed
a district city of the Sudogodsky district of the Vladimir province
. Tradition says that Catherine II almost died here. Traveling across Russia, she found herself in the floodplain of Sudogda, where her carriage got stuck, so much so that the crew fell deeper and deeper until they were finally rescued. The Empress was very frightened by what happened and, in memory of the rescue, ordered the construction of a cathedral here at public expense, and gave the residents a number of privileges.

Coat of arms of the city of Sudogda

In 1781, the city's coat of arms appeared; four silver rakes in the lower part of the coat of arms symbolized the main occupation of the Sudogod residents - making hay.
In 1784, the first population census was carried out in the city, according to which 243 people lived in 50 households of Sudogda, of which 126 were men and 117 women. By 1788, a master plan for the development of the city
, according to which it was divided into a grid of rectangular blocks located along the road from Vladimir to Murom.
In 1806, a strong fire destroyed almost all the buildings of the city, including the wooden churches of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and St. Martyr Mina. In 1814, the stone Catherine Cathedral
, but the second major fire that occurred in 1838 again caused severe damage: the cathedral was burned outside and inside, only some icons, utensils and the sacristy were saved.
The temple was restored and consecrated in 1891. 1838 about the philanthropic action of the merchant Baburin: “The Vladimir Civil Governor recognizes the need to make known through this the commendable and philanthropic action of the Moscow 2nd guild merchant Ivan Baburin, who, out of compassion for the burnt residents of the city, Sudogdy, donated his factory works to their benefit, amounting to more than 2 thousand rubles, such as scarves and chintz. This will be brought to the attention of the Minister of Internal Affairs.” An everyday picture from the era of serfdom in the Vladimir province in 1852. The city of Sudogda in 1861. After the abolition of serfdom in 1861, a large layer of people began to engage in latrine work and various earnings on the side. On Monday, August 11, 1869, a disaster befell the city of Sudogda, ruining more than half of all residents. In the morning, when almost all the residents were in the church for a prayer service on the occasion of lack of rain, a fire broke out in the house of the merchant Lopanov and despite the energetic actions of the police officials and the fire brigade, despite the help provided to them by the workers sent with two fire extinguishing pipes and barrels by the landowner Khrapovitsky and Berezhkovsky volost rule, with a strong wind, the flame spread so quickly that in no more than two hours 146 houses, with all outbuildings and property, burned down. During the fire, the cathedral church and public places were in great danger. The city council and post office burned down. In 1870, a government building and the Alexander Nevsky Church were built in Sudogda, which mainly served as a prison (the district prison was located next to the church). The church owned the prison library
, which was headed by the rector of the church, Fr. Arkady Kolerov (1865-1914), who taught reading and writing to willing (illiterate prisoners). The Sudogda Zemstvo Hospital was built by the zemstvo in 1887 “... the city of Sudogda is currently only the administrative center of the county and is more like a trading village than a city. there are no large commercial and industrial enterprises here, and its population itself is very insignificant for the city: about two and a half thousand men and women” (V.G. Dobronravov. 1897). In 1862, a tannery of merchant Vasily Fedorovich Bezpalov was opened in the city. Sudogwhere. In 1890, a horse drive for 1 horse; 5 workers. In 1870, the tannery of the merchant Egor Leontyevich Bezpalov was opened in the city. Sudogwhere. In 1890, a horse drive for 1 horse; 6 workers. In 1871, the oil mill of candidate of commerce Sergei Ivanovich Shcheglyaev was opened. In 1890, a steam engine, 10 horsepower; steam boiler; 8 workers. In 1879, the city's first flax spinning factory began operations, in August 1897 - a bottle factory, which later became the city's largest enterprise, producing glass containers, and since the 1960s. - fiberglass, fiberglass and fiberglass. Limited Liability Company "Sudogodskie Fiberglass" is an enterprise that continues the traditions of OJSC "Sudogodskie Fiberglass".

Bust of Lenin at
the Annual medical report of the Sudogodsky district for 1911 Agronomic report of the Sudogodsky district for 1911. Stay of Evgeniy, Bishop of Murom, in the city. Sudogde May 24-25, 1911. “On July 22, 1914, after 6 o’clock in the evening, a crowd of demonstrators of about 300 people gathered and, with portraits of the Emperor and Empress, and with national flags, walked along the streets of the city. They sang “God Save the Tsar” and “God Save the Tsar” repeatedly... There were speeches imbued with patriotism; cries were heard: “Long live Russia” and “Long live the Slavic brotherhood”, “Down with Germany”. The exclamations were followed by a friendly “hurray”... A prayer service was served in the open air and the manifesto was read. At the words of the priest, “bend your knees,” the crowd fell on their faces. The demonstration ended late in the evening” (“Murom Region”, July 25, 1914). Sudogodsky district during the First World War.

Map of pre-revolutionary Sudogda

The city of Sudogda in the revolutionary period 1905 – 1918. On February 20, 1921, a ceremonial meeting of the District Bureau of prof. Unions in the newly opened Palace of Labor. In 1923, a theater was opened in the city. “Until now there was not a single theater in the city. Now, thanks to the efforts of the regional committee of the RCP and the executive committee, a theater that is very good for Sudogda has been opened. Now there is a place to relax in your free time and have reasonable entertainment” (“Call,” December 18, 1923). From August 17 to 19, 1924, the district Komsomol Sports Olympics was held. “The other day we started laying the foundation for a monument to Lenin, which is supposed to be rebuilt for the 7th anniversary of the October Revolution. The monument will be erected on the square from where all trade was transferred to another place. The construction of the monument is carried out using contributions from workers and employees” (“Call,” October 23, 1924). “The State Executive Committee found it possible to satisfy the request of the Sudogodsk executive committee to transfer to it a water turbine from the b. Soleinikov. The Civil Commission, however, decided that it was an indispensable condition that the turbine be used exclusively for the purpose of electric lighting of the city" ("Call", November 16, 1924). “Construction of a power plant in the city. Sudogde is nearing its end. In May the city will be partially illuminated. From July the station will be in full swing and, in addition to the city, will provide energy to two more nearby villages: Khoroshevo and Bashevo” (“Call,” April 16, 1925).

«AGITO FLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT “ALL TO AVIAHIM” Kovrov—Sudogda—Pereslavl

.
... Sudogda
. It's the same picture. Workers of the Pervomaiskaya factory, residents of Sudogda and peasants from the village of Khoryshevo, closest to the city, gathered at the landing site. The plane is here for the first time! And when he made circles over the place of descent, the crowd of those gathered quickly grew louder and froze, and then gradually began to tighten and perk up... Greetings. And then: - Who wants to receive “baptism”? And again the crowd backed down a little and became quiet. But then two people separated from it. These are May Day people. - We wish. - Who else? The pilot jokes: “With bigger beards.” Young people are still getting better. Enough for her lifetime. Finally, after much persuasion, a peasant from the village of Khoryshevo and a city resident with a large, half-gray beard climb into the cabin of the plane. And when the booth door slams behind them, the peasant says: “Maybe, nothing?!” And on earth after “baptism”: - Notable. And it’s not scary... But the Pervomaiskaya factory seemed no bigger than a fist. Thank you, comrades. I’m going to the village and I’ll tell you... Before departure, the pilot invites the peasant: “Are we going to Vladimir?” - Thank you. If it were tomorrow, I would be happy to. Heading to the market. And today: there is no business in Vladimir...” (“Call”, February 2, 1927).

Educational establishments

Educational institutions of the district mountains. Sudogdy. Educational institutions of Sudogodsky district in 1884

The city of Sudogda, Vladimir province on an old postcard.
Pesochnaya Street Lived on the former Dvoryanskaya Street from 1820 to 1847.
Savelov Ivan Efimovich, Archpriest of Catherine's Cathedral. Intelligent, gifted with eloquence, an extremely selfless and hardworking person. I acquired a lot of information, very diverse and quite thorough. He studied theological subjects in depth, had an excellent command of many languages, and was also a mathematician, painter, and mechanic. But most of all, Savelov remained in the memory of the Sudogod residents as a wonderful doctor and warlock magician. On Pesochnaya Street there stands a small one-story stone house inconspicuously. It was here that the relic was kept - the treasured casket of Arina Rodionovna, in which Nikolai Mikhailovich Yazykov kept Pushkin’s letters and the autograph of the poem “Near the Lukomorye there is a green oak.” The casket was given by Arina Rodionovna to A. S. Pushkin’s friend, the poet Nikolai Mikhailovich Yazykov, who visited them in 1826. This box is rectangular in shape, oak, with cherry wood trim, a hinged lid and a hole for a piggy bank. On the inside of the lid there is a paper sticker, yellowed with time, with a phrase written in Pushkin’s hand: “For a rainy day. This box was made on the 16th day of July 1826.” In it, Nikolai Mikhailovich kept Pushkin’s letters and the autograph of the poem “There is a green oak at the Lukomorye.” This is the only genuine thing of Arina Rodionovna that has survived to this day and is stored in the Mikhailovskoye Museum-Reserve. And Pushkin himself passed through the provincial town of Sudogda. It was in early December 1830, when he was able to leave Boldino for Murom, Vladimir and drive to Moscow, where his angry bride was waiting. Returning from Siberian exile, A. N. Radishchev passed through Sudogda in 1787. He described his long journey through Nizhny Novgorod and Murom in his diary: “Before Sudogda there was sand and treelessness, near Sudogda and after there was forest. We drove through a forest to New Village (now Baraki). Radishchev arrived in Sudogda on June 8. Economy

Currently, the production of fiberglass, roofing materials, structural fabrics, basalt threads is developed at Sudogodskie Plastics OJSC; light industry (flax spinning and clothing factories); furniture manufacturing; food industry (JSC Sudogodsky Dairy Plant). In 1960 - construction of the Experimental Glass Factory (Internatsionalnaya St., 114). 1964 – commissioning of a ceramic workshop, mechanical workshops, and boiler room. 1968 – commissioning of a glass melting furnace. 1977 – production of glasses with thickened bottoms. 1980-2000 – mastering the production of souvenir products, constantly updating the assortment. 2001-2006 – commissioning of new German-made equipment, increasing the volume of products. 2011 – acquisition of a controlling stake in the Pilot Glass Factory by the international corporation ARC International. 2012 – review of all areas of the plant’s work, changes in social policy, introduction of a modern system of quality control and safety in production, launch of products under the Luminarc and Arcoroc brands. 2013 – start of production of blown glass products and stemmed glasses.

A railway line approached the city from Volosataya station on the Kovrov-Murom line. In 2006, it was dismantled at the Nerudnaya - Sudogda section.

Temples of the city

- St. Catherine's Cathedral. — St. Catherine’s Orthodox School in the city of Sudogda. — Temple of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky. — Cemetery church in the name of renovation of the Church of the Resurrection of Christ (not preserved).

Culture, education, sports

— MBUK Sudogodskaya Central District Library. st. Karla Marx, 59/9 In 1888, the Vladimir governor allowed the opening of a reading room at the Sudogodsk district zemstvo government.

Cultural and leisure
- Sudogodsky Museum of Local Lore was opened in 2007. st. Lenina, 65.

"House of Folk Art"

— Municipal cultural institution of the Sudogodsky district “House of Folk Art”. st. Lenina, 10. - The regional socio-political newspaper “Sudogda and Sudogodtsy” is published (founded on April 25, 1931, previously published under the names “Udarnik” and “Leninets”). — Center for extracurricular activities. — Children's hockey club “Sudogodets”. A major event in the life of Sudogod residents is the All-Russian tournament of young hockey players in memory of Alexander Ragulin, held annually during the winter holidays (first organized by the Olympic champion himself in 2002). In 2011, the Sudogda Cross Club organization was created and official motorsport competitions are held.

City layout and attractions

The old part of Sudogda, located on the left bank of the river, has preserved the historically established rectangular grid of streets. On the central street named after Lenin (formerly Bolshaya Ekaterininskaya), buildings of the 19th - early 19th century are of interest. XX centuries, including the house of the founder of the Sudogod glass factory Evgraf Golubev (see merchant dynasty of the Golubevs) and the wooden house of his mother, the buildings of the city fire station and the real school (now school No. 1), the house of the mayor with baroque motifs, the Alexander Temple Nevsky and Catherine's Cathedral. On Krasnaya Street (formerly Dvoryanskaya) the complex of the city estate of the con. has been preserved almost unchanged. XVIII - beginning XIX centuries (now a private house) and a former parish school (built in 1903, now a post office). The construction of other streets of the center and the adjacent microdistricts Khoryshevo and Posadka is low-rise, mostly wooden. Among the local merchants, the first were the Golubevs. They created the trading house “Evgraf Golubev with his sons and grandsons.” They traded colonial goods, textiles, haberdashery, bread, wine, iron, being a supplier to the highest court. On Ekaterininskaya Street they owned four of the best houses.

The city of Sudogda, Vladimir province on an old postcard. Ekaterininskaya street and city garden. “They opened the garden, but they don’t let me go for a walk (Sudogda). A month ago, the board of the Inter-Union Club opened a city garden. They were going to concentrate all the cultural work here, but they never got around to it. The garden is always locked. Not only is there no cultural work carried out there, but even during free time from work they are not allowed to go for a walk” (“Call,” July 8, 1924).

“Golubev’s House”, beginning. XX century.

Ekaterininskaya Street, view of the cathedral before its destruction. Mansion of Peter Kozmich Golubev

Mansion of Peter Kozmich Golubev

The mansion of Pyotr Kozmich Golubev was built in 1916 - a beautiful classical-style building with four columns decorated with stucco, the inside of the building is very rich. The owners did not have time to live in it, later various organizations were located here, and now it stands ownerless and is deteriorating before our eyes... The Golubevs owned a flax spinning factory, which they set up on the banks of the quiet river Sudogda in 1876, and opened it in 1879. Every three years was attached to the main building behind the building. With the import of a powerful steam engine from England in 1891, the factory became a large enterprise; in 1900, 1,200 people worked here. In 1897, a bottle factory was launched, whose products could be seen in Vladimir, Moscow, and St. Petersburg. On the left side of Ekaterininskaya Street, opposite the city court, People's Artist Elena Nikolaevna Gogoleva lived for a short time.

The building of the former City Duma

It was built at the end.
XIX century for the needs of the Sudogodskaya City Duma. The local Assembly of Nobility also met there. City Council
(late 19th century): City mayor - later. honor citizen Kozma Lvovich Golubev. Members: intercession place of the mayor, local. Mina Ivanovich Rybakov; local Egor Leontievich Bezpalov. Taking the place of the chairman according to 120 art. city. positive – count Assess. Ivan Vasilievich Lyubimov. City secretary - governor. secret Andrey Kozmich Piskunov. Accountant - lips. secret Andrey Ivanovich Shigolev. In the building of the City Duma on October 26, 1917, the Provisional Executive Committee was overthrown and power passed into the hands of the Soviets. Nowadays, the old house houses the local history museum, the tax office and the Administration of the city of Sudogdy.

Smirnov's trading store.
1870 Smirnov's trading store
1870 Monument of urban planning and architecture of regional significance.

City fire station

Trading shop
Trading shop
con. XIX - early XX centuries Monument of urban planning and architecture of regional significance.

Children's art school

Historical monument. The first district congress of Soviets took place here on May 25, 1917. The revolutionary M.P. took part in the work of the congress. Yanyshev. Subject to protection as a national property.

"Residential building", con. XIX century

"Residential building", con. XIX century Monument of urban planning and architecture of regional significance.

On December 7, 2009, the first annual city competition “Person of the Year” was held at the Rodina CDC, dedicated to the memory of the famous surgeon, city resident, Honored Doctor of the RSFSR - Alexander Stepanovich Novikov. The competition is held with the aim of activating public self-awareness, educating the younger generation of citizens about citizenship, and organizing public recognition of the merits of city citizens in socially useful activities.

Street Freedom Square

The city of Sudogda, Vladimir province on an old postcard. Ekaterininskaya street

Lenin Street

On the right bank of the river there are new microdistricts Poyma, Khimik, Stroiteley, Novaya Fabrika, which appeared thanks to the development of the city's largest enterprises - and a textile factory.

Notable residents

- Dubensky Nikolai Yakovlevich (1822–1892) - researcher of the Vladimir province, native of the village. Pyatnitsa–Dubenki, Sudogodsky district. - Jerome (Chernov) (1878-1957) - Archbishop of Detroit and Flint (ROCOR), a native of Sudogda. — Meretskov Kirill Afanasyevich (1897–1968) — organizer of Soviet power in Sudogda, Marshal of the Soviet Union. - Skvortsov Vladimir Andreevich (07/14/1922 -10/13/2008) - graphic artist, member of the Union of Artists of the USSR, native of the village. Moshok, Sudogodsky district. - Vladlen Sirotkin (1933-2005) - historian, Doctor of Historical Sciences. - Ekaterina Gradova (born 1941) - Soviet actress, often comes to Sudogda and lives here for a long time.

Neighborhood

In the village of Muromtsevo (3 km southeast of Sudogda) there is a palace and park ensemble (1884) of the estate of Colonel of the Life Guards V.S. Khrapovitsky (Khrapovitsky Estate in Muromtsevo), designed according to the model of Western European castles. After the revolution, the estate was used as a real school, was subsequently abandoned, survived a fire and until recently was in deplorable condition. Currently, work is underway to restore cultural heritage and monuments. Some buildings are used by the Muromtsevo Forestry Technical School for educational premises. Of particular interest is the park-arboretum, where the count collected trees from different countries, as well as the so-called “dog hill”, where Khrapovitsky’s pack of hunting dogs, which he ordered to be killed after 1917, before emigrating abroad, are buried. Sudogda “Fountain” is a natural “fountain” located in the bed of the Peredel River, not far from Sudogda, Vladimir region.

MONUMENTS, MEMORIALS

During the Great Patriotic War, conscripts of 1941 and those mobilized through Sudogda to Kanash and further to formation points kneaded the autumn mud.
Children of besieged Leningrad and war invalids from German-occupied regions found shelter on Sudogodskaya land. Working life has not stopped. Enterprises switched to producing products for the front. Many Sugogods went to the front. They fought to the death near Brest, courageously defended Leningrad, fought in the forests of the Smolensk region and Belarus, in the vastness of Ukraine, on the outskirts of Moscow. of Heroes of the Soviet Union
are associated with Sudogda and the region : 1. ANDREEV IVAN EFIMOVICH 2. BYAKOV ALEXEY IVANOVICH (1912-1941). 3. KABANOV VASILY GRIGORIEVICH. 4. KABANOV PAVEL ANTONOVICH. 5. KONKOV FEDOR GERASIMOVITCH. 6. MISHULIN VASILY ALEXANDROVICH. 7. OSHMARIN IVAN KONSTANTINOVICH (1920-1943). 8. SAVELIEV ALEXANDER VASILIEVICH. 9. SPIRIN NIKOLAY IVANOVICH In Sudogda, four city streets are named after heroes.

“Eternal memory to the soldiers of the Sudogodsky region who fell in the battles for the independence of our Motherland in 1941-1945.” Victory Park.

A monument symbolizing the numbers of the beginning and end of the war. Monument to WWII participants.

To participants in local wars from fellow countrymen. Monument to the Afghans.

In memory of the courage of the residents of Sudogda and the region shown during the liquidation of the consequences of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and other nuclear facilities. Monument to Chernobyl victims.

Fountain on the street Lenin

Bust of V.I. Lenin

GLADE OF FAIRY TALES

HISTORY of the Vladimir region Sudogodsky district

Nature of Sudogda and its surroundings

In the vicinity of Sudogda there are rare natural monuments that cannot be found in any other area of the Vladimir region.

Sudogda River

Coordinates on the map: 55.951895, 40.869713.

The ancient city stands on the left bank of the river of the same name. The Sudogda River is a tributary of the larger Klyazma River. The life of the townspeople has always been inextricably linked with the river; boaters fished on its banks, women washed clothes, and river water was used in farming and when extinguishing fires.

Today, local residents and tourists love to walk along Sudogda, exploring the surrounding area. A round observation deck was built on the shore, fenced with beautiful openwork railings.

Dukinsky quarry

GPS coordinates: 56.016771, 41.071879.

Near the village of Bolotsky there is an unusual place where both villagers and tourists like to relax. For many years, construction materials were mined here, but at the end of the 20th century, the quarries exhausted their reserves and were abandoned. The rocky terrain contrasts strongly with the typical plains of the region. The bottom of the huge pits is overgrown with forest; in the summer, visitors often set up tent camps here.

The average depth of the quarries is 30 meters; high vertical walls attract climbers from different regions of the country. Beautiful natural sites are part of the reserve of the same name, which was created in 2003. Experts are trying to preserve the rare flora of the protected area and urge numerous tourists not to harm the environment.

Andreevsky quarry

Address: pos. Tyurmerovka, Sudogodsky district.

Another famous Sudogodsky quarry is located just a few kilometers from the regional center, between the villages of Tyurmerovka and Andreevo. The Andreevsky quarry has existed for more than a hundred years; it began with the plant of Vladimir Khrapovitsky. At the end of the 19th century, Vladimir Semyonovich organized the felling of trees in this area covered with dense forests.

After the Great Patriotic War, a quarry began to be developed in the area where barracks and a sawmill had previously stood. Timber extraction was replaced by the extraction of minerals such as limestone and dolomite flour. A few decades later, the quarry was abandoned, began to be overgrown with pine trees again, and eventually turned into a training base for climbers.

Natural fountain

Coordinates: 55.959203, 40.959764.

Near Sudogda there is a phenomenon unique to the central zone - a natural fountain, which is sometimes called a geyser. A powerful stream flows from an underground lake on the Peredel River. Jets of water rise vertically to a height of more than three meters. Local residents say that the fountain is weakening every year; 20 years ago it could rise much higher - up to six meters.

In fact, the fountain is not of natural, but of artificial origin. 80 years ago, a geological expedition led by V.V. Belov conducted research in the Vladimir region and drilled several wells, including in the Sudogodsky district. A fountain suddenly appeared from a well near the Peredel River. Scientists left the pipe in the ground, thus creating one of the most beautiful sights of Sudogda.

In 2011, the “geyser” was given the status of a natural monument of Russia. The high-profile title attracted attention to the problems of tourism in this area, and soon the area near the river was transformed: a new road was built to the attraction, the source was lined with stones, and places for recreation and parking appeared.

Tourists come to the fountain all year round; the miracle of nature is impressive in any weather. It looks especially impressive in winter: the water flow turns into a blue block of ice, similar to the throne of the Snow Queen.

Forest trail of K. Thürmer

Address: Sudogodsky district, Tyurmerovka village.

Karl Thürmer is a personality of enormous magnitude, a brilliant forester who planted several thousand hectares of forest in the Vladimir province. The talented German came to Russia in 1953, at one time he worked near Mozhaisk on the estate of Count Uvarov, then moved at the invitation of Khrapovitsky to Sudogodsky district, where he began planting trees.

Thanks to the unique technology of the craftsmen, his forests looked surprisingly natural for those planted by hand. One of the settlements, Tyurmerovka, was named after the German. Recently, excursions have been held in the area along the so-called “Türmer forest trail”; tourists are shown forest plants and told about healthy berries and medicinal herbs. In 1999, a monument to the great figure was erected in the village.

Dukinsky quarries

This attraction of Sudogdy is located on the territory of the Dyukinsky nature reserve, formed in 2003. The rocky terrain of these places makes an indelible impression on tourists. It was formed through many years of mining activity. Dolomite, limestone and other rocks used in construction, metallurgy and other industries were mined here.

Interesting places in Sudogda and entertainment

Sudogda cannot offer its guests a variety of entertainment, but this small modest town also has cultural centers, amusement parks and places for walking.

"Glade of Fairy Tales"

Address: Freedom Square.

Next to the Catherine Cathedral there is a small but beautiful and cozy park. The park was laid out back in Soviet times, but for many years the area was undeveloped, there were rare benches among the trees, and the ground was strewn with garbage.

A few years ago, the area was transformed; paths lined with colorful tiles, comfortable benches, flower beds, a children's playground and many wooden sculptures of fairy-tale characters and funny bear cubs appeared. The park area was named “Glade of Fairy Tales”; now it is a favorite place for city children and their parents.

House of Folk Art

Address: st. Lenina, 10.

In 1993, one of the first DNT of the Vladimir region was founded in Sudogda. The institution has several folk arts and crafts circles; the center’s specialists try to preserve and popularize ancient Russian customs, costumes and holidays.

The House of Folk Art regularly hosts exhibitions and other events where you can become familiar with the past of the region and the whole country.

The main pride of the masters is the rich collection of ethnic dresses collected from different regions of Russia. Visitors can not only look at works of decorative and applied art, but also make this or that thing with their own hands.

Cultural

Address: st. Lenina, 44.

Most concerts and creative events in the Sudogodsky district are held in the cultural and leisure center with the patriotic name “Motherland”. The building itself does not have any architectural value; the two-story center was erected during the Soviet era, and is currently in need of renovation.

The main goal of Rodina workers was the cultural education of Sudogod workers and introducing them to the world of art. Employees of modern DNT continue the work of their predecessors. The center regularly hosts competitions, meetings, holidays and even film shows.

Museum of History "Istok"

Address: Sovetskaya st., 2, Andreevo village.

Not far from Sudogda there is one of the largest villages in the region - Andreevo. The main pride of the settlement is a small library, which is housed in a neat log house with carved frames. Tourists value the rural library not only for its rare century-old copies of ancient books, but also for the tiny “Istok” museum, opened at the institution.

The collection of the local history museum is modest, but interesting; the exhibitions are divided into two sections: the history of the village and the history of the local forestry. The exhibits were collected by the whole world; many villagers donated personal belongings. At the museum you can buy tea bags made from the herbs of St. Andrew's Forest.

What to see in Sudogda from temples

Since ancient times, representatives of different religious denominations lived in Sudogda, but almost all religious buildings belonged to the Orthodox Church. Some ancient temples survived the unrest of the last century, but have survived to this day in a modified form.

Church of St. Alexander Nevsky

Address: st. Lenina, 54.

The Alexander Nevsky Church was built in 1870 with the money of a local merchant and philanthropist Ivan Bezborodov. A small brick structure in pseudo-Russian style was erected on the territory of the city prison. The Alexander Church was assigned to St. Catherine's Cathedral, so the services were performed by the clergy of the cathedral clergy.

The clergy spiritually cared for not only ordinary parishioners, but also prisoners. A separate entrance was provided for free citizens, while prisoners entered directly from the prison through a special corridor.

After the October Revolution, the Bolsheviks imposed huge taxes on the church community for the use of the temple. The amount turned out to be unaffordable for ordinary believers, and they had to abandon the building. The church was plundered, beheaded and turned into a prison house. Later, a children's technical station was located inside, then the House of Pioneers.

The Agropromenergo office operated in the building for about 25 years. In 1995, the temple was handed over to believers, parishioners immediately began clearing the territory and renovating the premises. During reconstruction, workers discovered ancient frescoes under the paint. The building is still being restored, but the protracted work does not interfere with religious services.

Church of St. mcc. Alexandra

Address: Sudogodsky district, Muromtsevo village, Pionersky lane.

The colorful tented temple in the village of Muromtsevo is an excellent example of the neo-Russian style in architecture. The delightful stone structure was erected in 1895 at the expense of Vladimir Khrapovitsky, the owner of the estate. Vladimir Semyonovich ordered expensive church utensils from the Faberge factory and everything necessary for interior decoration, including a three-tiered iconostasis. In the summer of 1899, the church was solemnly consecrated in honor of the martyr Queen Alexandra.

After Khrapovitsky transferred the estate to the Bolsheviks, the temple was closed, and all valuables were confiscated in 1922 in favor of the famine-stricken Volga region. At first a club was opened in the building, and later a warehouse. Fuel and lubricants were stored in the room; over 30 years, the walls and floor were saturated with hazardous substances. In 1967, the building was abandoned, and for the next 28 years, the monument of stone architecture deteriorated and collapsed. In 1995, the building was returned to the Church and gradually reconstructed.

Assumption Church

Address: Mishulina street, village. Moshok, Sudogodsky district.

In the village of Moshok, one of the oldest churches in the Sudogodsky district has been preserved - the Assumption Church, built in 1802. A stone church was erected in place of a wooden one; in the new building there were three altars: the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Apostle John the Theologian and the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. The parish included surrounding villages with a total population of more than 3,000 people.

The revolution of 1917 brought a lot of grief to the believing villagers. In 1929, security officers arrested the rector Vasily Anisimov, and in 1937 three more priests and two psalm-readers were taken into custody. The church was closed and beheaded, the icons were burned. In 1950, the building housed MTS.

In 1980, the district administration decided to reconstruct the building, but the temple was supposed to serve only as a historical monument. Worship services resumed later, in the 1990s, when the church was handed over to believers. In 2011, a new chapel was consecrated in honor of the locally revered saint, the righteous Savva of Moshok.

Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery

Address: s. Spas-Kupalische, Sudogodsky district.

The Orthodox women's monastery is located in the village of Spas-Kupalische. The spiritual center of the monastery is the ancient Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, built in 1881. Snow-white walls and bright blue domes attract the attention of tourists and pilgrims from afar. Initially, it was an ordinary parish church; before the construction of a stone building, several wooden structures replaced it.

With the advent of Soviet power, repressions began against the priesthood and ordinary Christians, but the temple continued to operate. After the Great Patriotic War, the church was closed.

The monastic community was formed at the temple relatively recently - in 2001. The nuns restored the architectural monument and developed the area around it. From a small monastery a rather large monastery grew; outbuildings, a cell building and a representative house appeared next to the church. In 2012, the monastery received official status.

Architectural monuments in Sudogda

Numerous fires and other disasters that befell Sudogda in the 19th and 20th centuries could not destroy all the ancient buildings of the city. In the center of the former settlement and in nearby villages, dozens of monuments of civil and residential architecture have been preserved.

Prison Castle

Address: Maly Krasny Lane.

Walking along one of the central streets of the city, you can notice an old two-story building. Unassuming at first glance, the building has a rich history. Today it is an ordinary residential building, but a hundred years ago its apartments were prison cells, and they were inhabited not by ordinary citizens, but by criminals of various stripes.

The police department, the church of the blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky and all kinds of outbuildings were adjacent to the district prison.

Honorary citizen Ivan Borozdin worked hard for the benefit of the prisoners; the merchant used his own money to build a bathhouse, a hospital and workshops for the prisoners. During Soviet times, the prison was disbanded and rebuilt. Today, families live here and a cultural center operates.

Golubev House

Address: Lenin street, 47.

The two-story neoclassical mansion on Lenin Street once belonged to wealthy businessman Evgraf Golubev, who founded a local glass factory. The house was built in 1916, but the entrepreneur never really had time to live in it.

A year later, the revolution took place, the policy of dispossession began, and the Golubevs’ possessions were nationalized. During the Soviet years, various institutions were located in the mansion, but recently the building has been empty. The architectural monument is being prepared for restoration, but the expensive work is progressing very slowly.

Fire station

Address: st. Karl Marx, 57.

In the century before last, the former settlement more than once suffered from large-scale fires, and local rescuers always had a lot of work. The fire service of Sudogda has been located for many years in an architectural monument of the 19th century, which is located in the very center of the city between the Alexander Nevsky Church and the Catherine Cathedral.

The two-story brick building with a wooden tower was built in 1825. Half a century later, the building was reconstructed and has since been repaired many times. The beautiful tower-tower these days no longer fulfills its functions and serves only as a decorative element.

Parish school

Address: Krasnaya street.

The oldest educational institution in Sudogda was built in 1809, as evidenced by the plaque on the wall of the building. Initially, a parish boys' school operated in a two-story red brick building; by the end of the century, both boys and girls were already studying there.

In the post-revolutionary years, religious education was banned at the school, and the building was used for secular purposes. In 2014, an Orthodox school at St. Catherine’s Cathedral opened in the architectural monument.

Khrapovitsky Estate

The palace and park complex is another attraction of Sudogda. The ensemble consists of an eclectic castle, a large number of different buildings and a garden and park area, which were created based on the romantic reverence of the European Middle Ages. The heyday of the estate is associated with the name of Vladimir Semenovich Khrapovitsky. He decided to remodel the estate according to his own tastes and the latest fashion. There is a legend that the castle was built on a bet. During a trip to France, Khrapovitsky made a bet that he would build a castle in Russia that would be in no way inferior to European ones.

Construction of the main palace began in June 1884. The work used bricks from a factory located not far from here, which was also owned by Khrapovitsky. Even now you can see some bricks with the mark “VH”. From 1884 to 1889, horse, carriage and cattle yards, hunting, music and boat pavilions, the Church of the Holy Queen Alexandra, a summer theater, a pier, a manager's house and a water tower were also built.

The main manor house is an asymmetrical architectural composition, which consists of two different buildings. The first is designed in the Romanesque style, in the likeness of French castles of the Renaissance. This is something really worth watching.

Monuments and sculptural compositions of Sudogda

Sudogodsk monuments and memorials remind of heroes and events of the past and unite generations.

WWII Memorial

Address: Lenin street.

Several decades ago, the townspeople built a large memorial in memory of the Sugodians who did not return from the fronts of the Great Patriotic War. In the middle of the composition there are huge numbers “1941-1945”. The Eternal Flame burns in front of the sculptures all year round.

On both sides of the numbers there are rows of gray slabs, on which are indicated the names of the Sugodians who died during the war. Recently, large color photographs of our fellow countrymen were installed nearby. On Victory Day, as well as on the Day of Remembrance and Sorrow, local residents lay wreaths and bouquets of fresh flowers at the memorial.

Monument to Children of War

Address: Lenin street.

The most touching and mournful monument in the Sudogodsky district is dedicated to children born before the war and during the war years. The monument is a black slab depicting a girl and a boy.

The children seem to be on fire, the older sister holds her frightened brother close to her with one hand, and covers her face with the other, as if trying to protect herself from the impending danger.

Next to the kids is the inscription “Generation 1928-1945.” The idea of the monument belonged to the Sugod residents, who themselves were children at that terrible time and saw with their own eyes the horrors of the Great Patriotic War. The grand opening of the monument took place in 2005.

Monument to sailors

Address: Lenin street.

In 2021, a new monument appeared in Sudogda. The monument, made of white marble, is dedicated to all military personnel who are in one way or another connected with the sea: military sailors, naval aviation, marines and border guards. The idea to honor the memory of Soviet and Russian heroes belonged to the Sudogodsky Union of Sailors. The opening of the memorial sign was timed to coincide with the 320th anniversary of the Russian fleet.

Girl with a calf

Address: Park Polyana Skazok.

An interesting sculptural composition is located on the territory of the Glade of Fairy Tales. The figure of a young calf girl was installed in these places under Soviet rule. The plaster beauty is dressed in a simple dress, her hair is tied up under a headscarf, and her feet are bare. With one hand the worker holds the hem of her dress, with the other she holds the calf clinging to her leg. The girl symbolizes agriculture and the work of ordinary Soviet peasants.

Monument to V.I. Lenin

Address: st. Lenina, 54.

Several monuments to Vladimir Lenin have been preserved in Sudogda, the most famous of which is installed in front of the central entrance to the former prison castle. The monument looks very distinctive: a small bronze bust of Lenin is barely visible on top of a large pedestal made of gray concrete slabs. On one side of the monument there is a hammer and sickle depicted.

Do not miss descriptions and photos of attractions in other cities of the Vladimir region:
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Suzdal, Kirzhach, Petushkov, Alexandrov,
Kidekshi, Vyaznikov and Yuryev-Polsky

Sudogda may not be as attractive to tourists as more developed and popular centers, but this provincial town has some inexplicable charm. It’s as if different eras came together in it, and each of them left its own unique mark on its land. Wonderful historical monuments have become commonplace for local residents, but continue to amaze guests of Sudogda.