The urban-type settlement Suksun is famous for the world's only monument to a samovar; there are also many historical and natural attractions here. Like many other places in the Urals, this area is noted for its beauty with the epithet "Ural Switzerland". True, Alexander Radishchev himself called this area "Ural Switzerland", passing through Suksun more than 220 years ago.
Suksun is an urban-type settlement, the administrative center of the Suksun district Perm Territory Russia. Population: 8,127 (2017)
Phone code: +7 34275
Russian does not pass through Suksun Railway, the closest railroad station in the city of Kungur, 50 km from the r. Suksun, but next to the village is the Moscow-Yekaterinburg highway.
As in any other Ural city-factory, the main decoration of the settlement is the factory pond. Suksunsky pond is especially good at sunny weather, although I like it at any time of the year and in any weather. If you happen to be in Suksun, I recommend taking a ride on the ring road around it, especially since the road is asphalt. And from the marshy, gentle bank on one side of the pond, and from the steep slope on the other, picturesque landscapes open up in all seasons, it was not for nothing that Radishchev admired Suksun.
However, we give the floor to Natalya Tokareva, the main chronicler of Suksun's history.
SUKSUNSKY POND AND…. LAKE OF GENEVA
A.N. Radishchev, who was driving through our area in the 18th century from Siberia to St. Petersburg, suddenly noticed that our factory pond from the height of V-Suksunskaya mountain looks like a lake in Geneva. Apparently, Radishchev had been there and knew what to compare. Thanks to him, the proposal "Ural Switzerland" went for a walk. Maybe someone will think this is a muddy phrase, invented by local historians for the "PR" of the area, but I will quote Radishchev!
“... From the Keys through the fields, elevated to the Suksun River, which they move to the village along a bridge near the mill, on the right side is a pond about 4 versts, a verst wide, belonging to the Suksun copper-smelting plant Demidov. After passing the village near the church, climbing a high and steep mountain, drove by fields, surrounded by groves, to Sabarka, which lies in the pit.
The view of a pond surrounded by villages, arable lands, groves and clear pine groves brought to mind Lake Geneva... From Sabarka, having drunk tea, at ten o'clock we went to Kungur, arrived at 5. "...
Let's compare, but already a modern lake in Geneva with our pond? Are they somehow similar? Considering that 200 years ago and even 100 years ago, the area at the entrance to the Suksun plant was completely different! I am attaching photographs of the lake, which were sent to me by my acquaintance microbiologist from Yekaterinburg A.V. Kazakov, having once visited Geneva. "
SUKSUN AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 19th CENTURY
After passing the dam, you find yourself in the Suksun parks: along the water's edge - the lower one, on the other side of the street - the upper one, in which the samovar is immortalized. In the park itself there is a museum of local lore, which has collected a collection of interesting samovars from the very first to the last.
Suksun stands at the confluence of the Suksun River and the Sylva River. The word "Suksun" means "frosty water" in Turkic languages. The first mention of the settlement in this place dates back to 1651. In 1727, Akinfiy Demidov began building a plant here. A year and a half later, the Suksun plant smelted the first copper.
SUKSUN SAMOVAR
In the middle of the 18th century, the production of copper samovars was launched at the Suksunsky plant. At present, the samovar is the main brand of the Suksun village.
As historians have established, in Suksun, and not Tula, the production of samovars was established earlier. And the right to be called the homeland of the Russian samovar is contested by three Ural settlements at once: Nizhneirginskoe, Troitsk or Suksun. Moreover, there is one historical incident about the Nizhny Irga samovar: the samovar was arrested by customs officers and lay for four years at the Yekaterinburg customs, from 1740 to 1744. “A samovar with a copper, tin-plated instrument, weighing 16 pounds, factory made of its own, at a cost of 4 rubles 80 kopecks,” wrote the professionally insensitive customs officers and showed no surprise at what they saw. The product was delivered on February 7, 1740 from the Chusovaya River, from the Kuryinsk pier of Akinfiy Demidov, together with 6 honey cadi and 6 walnuts. Residents of the Irginsky plant (the village of Nizhneirginskoye in the far west Sverdlovsk region) Peter Osokin. Earlier this written news, nothing about samovars has survived, and therefore it is not superfluous to explain where those people came from, from where they brought 16 pounds of copper in alloy with tin. " Information from the site Irginsk. That is, samovars at that time in the Urals were transported from city to city and were not uncommon, otherwise where does the word "samovar" come from?
At the same time, the first mention of Tula samovars refers only to 1746.
The first Suksun samovars had the shape of an amphora, with graceful high-positioned handles. Suksun samovars received a number of awards at major exhibitions, including the 1900 World's Fair in Paris.
An exposition of samovars and copper utensils in the Suksun Museum.
In 2006, in a lime park in the center of the village, the first in Russia monument to a samovar, 3 meters 20 centimeters high, was erected. The author of the monument is Ivan Storozhev from Perm. According to the concept, this monument, consisting of four sculptures, symbolizes wealth, strong family relationships and hospitality. There is even a belief that those who rub the Suksun samovar will always be surrounded by loved ones. Not surprisingly, all the local newlyweds come here.
Every year Suksun hosts the festival "In Suksun - with your own samovar."
SUKSUN BELLS
In addition to samovars, the Suksun plant became famous for the manufacture of bells. Suksun bells, thanks to a well-chosen alloy, were distinguished by their special sounding, emitting melodic sounds pleasing to the ear. One of the first large bells made here was left behind by the local church. Its weight was about four and a half tons. The ringing was heard for tens of kilometers.
Bell of master Kalinina in Spas-Barda.
In the middle of the 19th century, the Suksun people made 48 bells for the belfry of the Bolshoi Theater. Suksun bells were used in theatrical performances of the country's main theater. The names of the bell-makers: Erofeev, Trofimov and Kalinina. The Suksun bell has been preserved in the church of the village of Spas-Barda; it was cast by Kalinina in 1893.
An interesting fact is that Mikhail Lomonosov used in his experiments a copper alembic made by the Suksun master Fedot Kiselev.
Copper ore reserves were soon depleted, and in 1774 the Suksunsky plant turned into an iron-making plant. In 1845, the first Russian steamer with an iron hull, named "Nikita Demidov", was manufactured on it. He sailed along the Sylva, Kama and Chusovaya.
HOUSE KAMENSKY
In 1892, the Suksunsky plant was bought by the Kamensky brothers from Perm steamers. And in 1893 the brothers bought a house and for more than a century the Kamenskys' house was the most beautiful building Suksun.
In the past, the Kamenskys' house had a marble staircase that descended from the second floor to the pond. The ground floor was built of cut stone, the house was surrounded by a stone fence. The house amazed guests with its luxurious decoration and beautiful stucco moldings. The house had a rich garden with beautiful fir avenues.
There were legends that treasures were hidden in the Kamenskys' house, and secret underground passages led from the vast basements. The house housed a local history museum.
Unfortunately, now only ruins remain of the Kamenskys' luxurious estate. In the summer of 2001, the house caught fire from a spark during welding. It was not possible to save him ...
Another attraction of Suksun - the Church of Peter and Paul - was built in the 1729-30s. The main shrine of the Suksun region - the icon of the Mother of God "Burning Bush" is kept in the church. The church is an architectural monument.
SUKSUN LOCAL STUDIES MUSEUM
In 1977, the Suksun Museum of Local Lore was established. Here you can add an idea of the history of Suksun, learn about the famous merchant family of Kamensky, see their reconstructed room. A special place in the museum is large exposition samovars. There are no samovars, teapots and coffee pots here. Also here you can see the reconstructed workshop, which used to make samovars.
The house of the famous artist K.M. Sobakina
Also in Suksun the house is very interesting famous artist K.M. Sobakin, which is located on the shore of the Suksun pond. The house and everything that is in it was built and created exclusively by the hands of this amazing person. The house is decorated with carved shutters, stained-glass windows, a gazebo, and many sculptures in the garden.
Visitors to this museum will see Sobakin's paintings depicting Suksun and the surrounding area, pebble mosaics, a chair-chair made of a log with a hollow, and much more interesting and unusual.
SUKSUN PARKS
In Suksun there are two parks at once: Upper and Lower. It is in the Upper Park that the monument "At the Samovar" is erected; there are also lovely wooden sculptures in the park. In the same park, you can see the Church of the Ascension (construction began in 1796), without domes and a roof, in 2018 it was transferred to the Orthodox parish. Not far from the church on the square there is a monument to those who died in the Great Patriotic War. In the Lower Park, folk festivities take place on holidays and the skating rink is flooded in winter.
Photo of the Church of the Ascension, early 20th century.
SUKSUNSKY POND and POND DAM
The pond surrounded by hills gives particular beauty to Suksun. It was formed in 1729 during the construction of the plant. Coastline pond - more than 12 kilometers. By the way, once the pond almost went underground. Old-timers say that a karst funnel formed under the coast, into which water began to drain. The pond was saved by filling a funnel.
The Suksunskiy pond dam is picturesque. You can and should walk along it - there is a sidewalk. At one end of the dam there are parks and factory gates. At the other end, on the mountain, is the Church of Peter and Paul.
In the Suksunsky pond, in its southern shallow bay, there are deposits of medicinal sulphide mud. It is called the suksun peloid and is used for treatment in many sanatoriums.
ORTHODOX CHURCHES OF SUKSUN
There are three Orthodox churches in Suksun: the Peter and Paul Church, the Vvedenskaya Church in Verkh-Suksun and the Ascension Church. Only the Church of Peter and Paul is in good condition now. The Vvedenskaya church in Verkh-Suksun looks good after painting. Ascension Church - the church is not very much and reminds: either a house of culture, or a cinema.
Photo of the Peter-Pavlovsk fortress, 30s
The Church of Peter and Paul (1798) today is the main functioning Suksun temple. In the church there is a locally revered icon of the Mother of God "The Burning Bush", transferred from the Mother of God Church of the Tokhtarev Monastery. The church was originally a cemetery, there were no services and registers of births. Her independent parish appeared only in 1914. The Peter and Paul Church was closed in 1937. In 1944 the service was resumed. The new bell tower was put in storage in 2018.
OTHER ATTRACTIONS AROUND SUKSUN
The main natural attraction in the vicinity of Suksun is the Plakun waterfall on the Sylva river. - a must visit
About 15 kilometers from Suksun in 1826, the Klyuchi resort-sanatorium was built, which still operates today. It arose at the foot of Mount Gorodishche on the left bank of the Irgina River. The resort was built at the outlet of mineral springs. Currently, the mineral medicinal table water "Klyuchi" is extracted from a well from a depth of 117 meters. It belongs to the group of sulphate-magnesium-calcium water of low salinity. In addition to mineral water the resort uses medicinal sulphide silt mud extracted from the bottom of the Suksun pond.
Near this resort, on the banks of the Irgina River, there is a Gray Stone - high mountain with a rocky outcrop. Above, a magnificent view of the river, forest, glades opens up. From a height of one hundred meters, a wide circular panorama of all the surroundings opens.
TOURIST INFRASTRUCTURE OF SUKSUN
In Suksun itself, the tourist infrastructure is not enough: there is the only not very comfortable hotel, a canteen in the market, several cafes and bars with them. Other accommodations are listed below, but must be reached by car.
How to get to the Suksun village?
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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Official symbols of the municipality
Coat of arms of the municipality Flag of the municipality
Heraldic description of the coat of arms: "In a field cut by greenery and azure with a silver wavy tip, a golden samovar with two handles and a closed tap."
Description of the emblem of the emblem: since 1651 - the moment of foundation of the village of Suksun - the main symbols are: water - mineral springs of Suksun, its past, present and future, samovar - craftsmanship, crafts of Suksun.
The silver wavy tip symbolizes the motherhood of Suksun - its cold clear waters, the greatness of nature and spirit.
The main figure of the Emblem - the golden samovar - indicates that the main occupation of the artisan population of the region for many decades was the production of these products, which brought glory to the Suksun land.
Gold in the Coat of Arms is a symbol of the highest value, wealth, greatness, constancy, strength and generosity.
Silver symbolizes purity, nobility, perfection, peace.
The azure color symbolizes hope, rebirth, shows the water resources of the area.
The green color in the field of the Emblem symbolizes the natural resources of the territory, as well as the agricultural orientation of its development.
Flag Description: a rectangular panel with a width-to-length ratio of 2: 3, divided vertically into two equal parts: green and blue - and carrying along bottom edge a wavy white stripe 1/5 of the width of the panel with five visible ridges, and in the center, above the division, there is an image of a samovar with two handles and a closed tap, made in yellow.
The urban-type settlement Suksun (the first chronicle mention of 1651; translated from the Turkic dialects Suk-su means cold or cold water.) Is located on the Siberian highway, 150 km from Perm and 250 km from Yekaterinburg, the railway is located 47 km from the village - Art. Kungur, 87 km - st. Krasnoufimsk.
The history of Suksun is interesting, first of all, because this settlement developed as a mining and refinery.
In 1729, the copper-smelting plant of Akinfiy Demidov was launched, at which later the manufacture of copper dishes and samovars began. Historical documents indicate that copper utensils at the Suksun plant began to be produced already in the 1740s. In the list of the staffing table of the Suksun plant for 1747, it is indicated that a certain master Fedot Kiselev is "in the business of copper dishes." In 1748 Mikhail Lomonosov purchased a copper "quarter" from Fedot Kiselev for laboratory experiments for 3 rubles 60 kopecks. Nowadays it is an exhibit of the State Historical Museum, known as "alembic".
Until 1774, the plant worked on ores mined in various places nearby. Part of the resulting copper was processed into dishes. But then the mines were depleted, and the plant became iron-making (it processed pig iron into iron). The Sylva River served as a transport artery at that time.
In 1845, for the first time in the Urals, at the Suksunsky plant, a steamer with an iron hull “Nikita Demidov” was manufactured. For many years, he has rafted the resulting products along the Kama and Chusovaya rivers.
V late XIX century, the output of iron at the plant decreased so much that the number of workers at the plant decreased by five times. The growth of handicraft production is evidenced by the fact that by the end of the 19th century there were 80 handicraft workshops in Suksun. In larger workshops, three to four dozen workers worked. The names of the owners of such "factories" are known: Utemov, Sharlaimov, Pomytkin and Panfilov. One worker in such a factory made up to 150 heat samovars a year.
Samovars were sent along the Siberian tract to fairs in Irbit, Yekaterinburg, Perm and Nizhny Novgorod... In 1900, the manufacturer Pomytkin sent his brass samovar to the World's Fair in Paris.
In addition to samovars in Suksun, handicraftsmen made dishes for household needs: milkmen, pots, washstands, ladles, basins, lamps and much more.
Suksun was also one of the centers of bell casting. The famous masters of bell business Trofimovs (Kolokolnikovs) and Erofeevs lived and worked here. Two Suksun Orthodox churches and a number of surrounding ones were decorated with locally made bells.
In addition to factory production in Suksun, the trades of soap-making, pimokatny, blacksmith developed, one of the rare crafts in the province was lace (woven lace).
Monument to the samovar in the village of Suksun
Suksun is considered the birthplace of samovars. A monument to the samovar was erected in the center of the village several years ago. Suksun was also famous for the production of melodic bells.
Other products were also manufactured. It is interesting that the outstanding Russian scientist M.V. Lomonosov.
In 1841, an iron steamer "Nikita Demidov" was built at the Suksunsky plant, which safely transported goods from the Suksunsky plant to Perm and rose back.
Suksun land attracts with its nature, mineral springs, in its diversity and healing power are not inferior to the famous Caucasian waters... In the 19th century, the Suksun doctor A.P. Shcherbakov found healing mud in the Suksun pond, and also began to treat patients with sulfur waters. Soon, 15 km from Suksun in the village of Klyuchi, the first health resort in the Urals and Siberia was founded, which is widely known to the Perm inhabitants today.
Below Suksun (near the villages of Sasykovo and Pepelyshi) - one of the main attractions of the Sylva River - Plakun waterfall. The noise of water falling from a 7-meter height is heard from afar. It is worth not only admiring the waterfall, but also, standing up, inspect the place where underground waters exit from the cracks of sandstone. If you wish, you can stand under the stream of the waterfall. But I warn you: the water is icy! The icy cold of the Plakun waterfall is breathtaking. A pedestrian suspension bridge crosses the river near the waterfall.
Where does this name come from? Perhaps, two jets, falling from a height of 7 meters, breaking into small splashes, resemble tears. But there are other versions as well. The waterfall is recognized as a hydrological natural monument and is a great place for relaxation and excursions.
Other sights of Suksun
| Kozhevnikov Gennady Alekseevich, 08/01/1936 - 26.02.2003.
Gennady Alekseevich Kozhevnikov began his career after graduating from the Suksun Pedagogical School in the distant 50s, in the village of Syzganka. For nine years he taught in the village of Brekhovo. Graduated from the Faculty of History of the Perm State University in absentia. He became the director of the Klyuchevskoy school unexpectedly. The chairman of the district executive committee called: "Tomorrow, take business." Director - he is, as a rule, an administrator, business executive. And there is no time left for lessons. But Kozhevnikov did not abandon his teaching activity all the years of the school leadership. He was consistently named the best teacher in the area over the years. He was the first to introduce lessons in which students acted as teachers and themselves evaluated the answers of their peers. In his lessons, everyone could express their opinion, even the most incorrect one. And as a business executive, Gennady Kozhevnikov was in his place. Under his personal control, the current building of Klyuchevskaya was built high school... Many of his students stayed to work in their native village: on the collective farm, at the Klyuchi resort, in neighboring farms. For many years of fruitful pedagogical work, Gennady Alekseevich Kozhevnikov was awarded the badge "Excellence in Public Education", he was awarded the title "Honored School Teacher of the Russian Federation." |
| Lugin Pavel Ipatovich, 07/18/1929 - 22.10.1999
The title "Honorary Citizen of the Suksun District" was awarded in 1998.
At the age of 15, Pavel Ipatovich Lugin began his career. From an ordinary collective farmer to a chairman - this is his track record. For 4 years he headed the collective farm "Farmer", for 18 years - the collective farm named after Demyan Bedny. As chairman of the collective farm. D. Bedny, Pavel Ipatovich managed to create a good, strong team of middle managers and specialists. All divisions of the farm worked harmoniously, clearly, and had good performance indicators. The collective farm was twice awarded the Challenging Red Banner of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR, Diplomas of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the regional party committee. Pavel Ipatovich himself was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, the October Revolution, and a number of medals for good work. During the work of Lugin P.I. chairman of the collective farm named after D. Poor, 40 residential buildings, an eight-year school, a kindergarten, two shops and an administrative building, two farms, a calf barn, a tractor workshop, two garages were built on the farm. They are still called Luginsky to this day. Lugin Pavel Ipatovich was a deputy of the Poeduginsky village council of several convocations, a deputy of the regional council, a deputy of the executive committee of the district council, a deputy of the regional council of deputies. |
SUKSUN, SUKSUN DISTRICT, CITY TYPE VILLAGE.
a brief description of: urban-type settlement on the river. Suksunchik, left tributary of the river. Sylva, the center of the Suksun urban settlement and the Suksun municipal district.
Population: 9,300 (2002). Previously: 3 892 (1869), 4,185 people. (1926).
Historical overview: the settlement grew up at a copper smelting and iron works, founded on August 11, 1727 and put into operation on January 15, 1729 by the industrialist A.N.Demidov. The name was given to the river. Suksun (translated from the Tatar language syuk su - "cold water"). On April 28, 1845, the first in the Urals steamer with an iron hull “Nikita Demidov” was built and launched here. All R. 19th century Tula craftsmen organized in the village the production of copper samovars, basins, teapots and other items. From 1867 to 1898 there was a mineral hydropathic establishment founded by the doctor A.P. Shcherbakov. In 1893 three factories of the Suksunsky mining district: Suksunsky, Molebsky and Tisovsky were bought by the Kamensky brothers from Perm. Ivan Grigorievich Kamensky, the owner of the Suksunsky plant, at the beginning of the 20th century rebuilt the former manor house into a castle in the Art Nouveau style, which was the decoration of the village for the next hundred years.
In 1924 a fishing cooperative artel "Mednik" was founded. From November 28, 1930 to 1958, the Suksun MTS existed. From 1934 to 1955 and from 1963 to 1970 there was a pedagogical school. In the summer of 1941, the Vitebsk spectacle factory was evacuated to Suksun, which later became an optical-mechanical factory (in 1977 it was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor). From May to October 1942, an evacuation hospital No. 4880 was located in the village. On March 6, 1966, the Sylva state farm was established, on July 4, 1969, a metalware plant (from 1993 to 2006, the Suksunsky Samovar JSC).
An urban-type settlement, since June 20, 1933, Suksun was the center of the Suksun district (from February 27, 1924, a break from 1932 to 1935 and from 1963 to 1964) and the Suksun village council (until 2006).
Economy: enterprises related to agriculture and processing of agricultural products, - the state farm "Sylva", LLC SHF "Agrokhim", a bakery, OJSC "Suksunsky dairy plant", a plant of soft drinks LLC "Novye Klyuchi"; industrial and service enterprises and organizations - LLC "Suksunsky samovar" (due to unprofitability closed in 2006), JSC "Suksunsky optical-mechanical plant", JSC "Remtekhsnab", asphalt concrete plant, LLC "Agrotechtsentr", LLC "Stroyservice" , MUP "Avtotransportnik", LLC "Suksunstroy", Suksun road repair and construction department of OGUP "Permavtodor", the site of CJSC "Firm Uralgazservice", a branch of LLC "Uraltekhnika", fire station No. 98, printing house, MUP "Communal service of the Suksun region", TV studio, communication shop, private enterprise "Hotel"; cinema "Zarya", forestry, Suksunsky rural forestry - branch of FGU "Permselles", station for combating animal diseases, canteen, department store of state of emergency Baranova OV, small enterprise "Poisk", telegraph, regional post office.
Health care: central regional hospital, pharmacy number 64.
Education: institutions Nar. education is represented by two secondary schools, vocational school No. 69, children's art school, the House of Creativity, an orphanage and five kindergartens and day nurseries.
Culture: cultural institutions - the regional House of Culture, the central regional library, the children's library, the Russian Center MUZ, the Stupeni municipal theater (since 1992, earlier - the people's). Works a local historian. museum (opened in 1978, since 1993 - municipal). A functioning Orthodox Church (reopened in 1944).
District gas comes out. " New life"(From March 1, 1935, earlier, until 1962 -" For communism "). In 1931 - 1932. gas was issued. "For communist labor."
Architecture, sights: monuments to victims of the Civil War and participants of the Great Patriotic War; an archaeological site - the settlement of Suksun I (7th - 10th centuries, Nevola culture); a complex of buildings and structures of the former metallurgical plant; building of Petro-Pavlovskaya wooden church(1798); natural monuments - historical and natural complexes Suksunsky bor (area - 215 hectares) and Suksunsky pond (area - 38 thousand hectares).
The village is the birthplace of Dmitry Efimovich Vasiliev (1902 - 1961), laureate of the USSR State Prize (1954); Ludwig Ludvigovich Okinchitsa (1875 - 1941), medical scientist, professor; Konstantin Vasilyevich Manoshin (1917 - 1971), Hero of the Soviet Union (1944).
Suksun- one of the oldest settlements in the Urals, included in the list of historical cities of Russia. It is located in the southeast of the Perm Territory, on the left bank of the Sylva River. This locality in 1651. The name has Turkic roots and translates as “cold water”. The reason for the formation of the settlement is the discovery of copper deposits in this area.
In earlier times, Suksun was located on the very border of the Russian State and was well protected by wooden fortresses. In 1727, Akinfiy Demidov built a copper smelter on these lands. Thanks to this, the active development of the settlement began, it became known as an industrial center. And it was here that the first Russian steamer with an iron hull was manufactured, which was named "Nikita Demidov", in honor of the father of the founder of the plant.
In the middle of the 18th century, the production of samovars began here. Local craftsmen achieved such success that when after a while copper reserves began to dry up, production did not stop. It is Suksun that is considered the birthplace of the Ural samovar art. Local samovars were so High Quality and so surprised with their various forms that competed with the world famous Tula samovars. Suksun craftsmen even made samovars in the form of antique amphorae, and already in the 20th century, products appeared in the form of satellites and other space themes. You can familiarize yourself with a magnificent collection of samovars in the local museum of local lore. There you will also be told about the history of the entire settlement.
Previously, Suksun was famous for the production of bells and 48 bells for the Bolshoi Theater were cast at the Suksun plant. At the end of the 19th century, the counts Kamensky received the plant at their disposal. And in 1933 the settlement received the status of an urban-type settlement.
In the middle of the 20th century, the Suksun plant switched to the production of lenses and glasses, after which it became known as an optical-mechanical plant. Nowadays, exciting industrial excursions are organized there for residents and guests of the city.
In our time, only the old building of the Demidov plant reminds of the mining past of Suksun.
Excursions to the currently operating OMZ are in great demand. Those who wish will be shown the production workshops of the 18th century. And in modern workshops, you can watch the modern production of goggles and helmets and even try them on.
In Suksun, you can walk in the wonderful "Fairy Park". This walk will not leave indifferent either adults or children. Here you will see sculptures of heroes from Russian fairy tales: Leshey, Koshchei Bessmertny and others. It is in the center of this park that the symbol of Suksun is located - a huge samovar.
The house is always waiting for guests - the museum of one of the most famous Ural artists - Konstantin Milievich Sobakin, located on the shore of the Suksun pond. Here you will see many of the author's works, including whimsical ones such as apricot kernel necklaces, a solid wood throne, and pebble mosaics.
Suksun lands have always been famous for their spiritual traditions. The very first temple appeared here in 1620, in the village of Klyuchi, which is 15 kilometers from Suksun. There is a lot to visit for lovers of old Russian churches. It is in Suksun that the Church of Peter and Paul, built in 1729, is located. The majestic building rises on the top of the Suksun hill. The temple contains the icon "Burning Bush" - the shrine of the Suksun region.
In the 19th century, the local physician A.P. Shcherbakov found healing mud in the Suksunsky pond and began to treat everyone who wanted it. The health resort located in the village of Klyuchi is still very popular among the people of Perm.
Not far from Suksun, on the right bank of the Sylva River, there is a hydrological natural monument - Plakun waterfall. Two jets, breaking down from a height of almost 7 meters, break into myriads of small drops resembling tears.
For those who like to study the rituals and traditions of the small peoples of Russia, excursions to the Mari villages are organized. Here you can taste local cuisine, take part in interesting rituals, and visit the “Mari House of Crafts”.
On the way between Perm and Yekaterinburg - where mountains are already felt - there is a small old village of Suksun. Turning off the road at the first turn from Perm, you first climb a ridge overgrown with pine and birch trees, and then a wonderful valley opens up to your eyes: a blue pond, picturesque villages along its banks, emerald meadows on the slopes, and all this is framed by dark green wooded ridges ... Sights of Suksun will not leave you indifferent!
In sunny weather, the Suksun pond is worthy of a ride on the ring road around it, especially since it is asphalted. From the marshy, gently sloping coast, you can admire the rooftops of houses climbing the hills opposite, and from the steep slope, you can admire the pastoral landscape of meadows and forests.
Suksun at the beginning of the 20th century.
After passing the dam, you find yourself in the Suksun parks: along the water's edge - the lower one, on the other side of the street - the upper one, in which the samovar is immortalized. In the park itself there is a museum of local lore, which has collected a collection of interesting samovars from the very first to the last. Unfortunately, now Suksun samovars are produced in Tula.
Quick reference
Suksun is an urban-type settlement located on the federal highway P242: 135 km to Perm, 235 km to Yekaterinburg.
The first mention in the chronicle in 1651; the name, most likely, from the Turkic "icy water". The village day is celebrated on July 05. The settlement developed as a mining and refinery, associated with the names of the Demidovs and Kamensky. Thanks to the copper smelter in 1739, a pond with an area of 193 hectares was formed. Suksun samovars of a special shape are known, but the plant for their production went bankrupt.
View of Suksun and Suksun pond. The prospects for the Suksun region are associated with tourism and agriculture. Resort activities based on local mineral springs and curative mud, conducted since 1862. However, in Suksun itself, the tourist infrastructure is not enough: the only not very comfortable hotel, a canteen on the market, several cafes and bars with them.
The Museum of Local Lore conducts interesting excursions, in particular, the Suksun ring around the pond through ancient villages and the village itself. There is also a house-museum of the artist K.M. Sobakina. 2 parks with linden alleys. 2 churches in Suksun 1790s buildings and a church in Verkh-Suksun in 1891. Many dwelling houses are pre-revolutionary, the platbands have been partially preserved.
Characteristic features of Suksun
Suksun is a small village, not adapted to tourists. The museum conducts excursions around the surroundings, but transport must be different. From the samovars, there was a samovar in the park and a collection in the museum.
Now it is worth coming here in your car on a sunny day - then you can take a bunch of great photos with the views and yourself. After all - a pond and mountains, Perm Lake Geneva. Better to come in June - more sun and less rain. Well, or from the Keys for the sake of interest on an excursion.
Those who wish can look at the churches, but only one, Peter and Paul, is in good condition, albeit with a broken bell tower. We also painted the Vvedenskaya Church in Verkh-Suksun - now it looks pretty good. They don't even remember about Voznesenskaya, they think that this is either a house of culture, or a cinema. At home, you can see how the rural architectural fashion has changed: there are pre-revolutionary elements, Soviet standards and modern siding.
Church of Peter and Paul in Suksun There are sinkholes and small lakes on the plateau around the pond. In summer, it is full of strawberries and a huge variety of herbs and flowers - plants that grew before the ice age have been preserved. On the edges of the forests there are strawberries, and in the forests themselves - milk mushrooms, sometimes white and limp. You can fish in the trout farm.
What to see in Suksun
Museum of local lore... It is located in the upper park in the wing of the Kamenskys' house (the house itself was burnt down). 4 halls, in one - a handicraft workshop for the production of samovars. Nice excursions around the neighborhood.
Parks... In addition to the museum, in the upper park there is a monument "At the samovar", as well as wooden sculptures. There is also the Church of the Ascension (1796), without domes and roofs. Not far from it, on the square, is a monument to those who died in the Great Patriotic War. In the lower park, festivities are held on holidays and the skating rink is flooded in winter.
Monument to the Suksun Samovar Dam... You can walk along it - there is a sidewalk. At one end of the dam there are parks and factory gates. At the other end, on the mountain, is the Church of Peter and Paul.
Peter and Paul Church(1798). The main functioning Suksun temple, which did not interrupt services even in Soviet times. Initially, there were other chapters, the bell tower has not been restored. The locally revered icon of the Mother of God "The Burning Bush", transferred from the Mother of God Church of the Tokhtarev Monastery.
When in Suksun, don't forget to visit.
Sights of Suksun in the photo gallery
Sights of Suksun on the map
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