Kingisepp stands on the Luga River. It was founded as the Yam fortress, and was originally called that. The renaming into Yamburg was a tribute to the times. And at the beginning of the last century, the city was named after the Baltic revolutionary. Like many settlements in the Leningrad Region, Kingisepp suffered from the Great Patriotic War. Some sights had to be restored, and new memorial objects appeared on the streets of the city.
Local parks should be given special attention. Romanovka, Summer Garden and others combine natural beauty and interesting stories from their past. They are being rebuilt and restored, preserving the old style, but adding the details necessary for the modern world.
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What to see and where to go in Kingisepp?
The most interesting and beautiful places for walking. Photos and a short description.
Catherine cathedral
The main Orthodox church in the city. Built in the second half of the 18th century. It bears the name of the great martyr Catherine of Alexandria. Closed in the 30s of the last century, a military warehouse was organized inside. In the period from 1979 to 1990, an exhibition of the local history museum "Old Yamburg" was held in the cathedral. After the temple was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church, and the ceremony of re-consecration was personally conducted by Patriarch Alexy II in 2000.
Park "Romanovka"
In the past, the territory belonged to the estate of General Bistrom, the hero of the war of 1812. Among other things, he ordered to build a house here for the crippled soldiers. The building is now used as a ski base. The general's grave is also located within the park. A bronze lion is installed on it. "Romanovka" is arranged in the English style. The park hosts sports and cultural events all year round.
Park "Summer Garden"
Laid down by the personnel of the 146th Tsaritsinsky regiment. It was named after the founders. The name of the unit was removed after the revolution, and the park became first the "Workers' Garden", then the "Dark Garden", and, finally, the "Summer Garden". During the existence of the USSR, the structure of the park was changed, but for the better - a summer cinema and a dance floor were added. Live music on holidays and weekends has also become the norm.
Museum of History and Local Lore
Founded in 1960. The building is an architectural monument of the beginning of the last century. It was built in the Art Nouveau style and has two floors. Exhibitions change each other every year, but there is also a permanent exhibition. Since 2009, the museum has been preserving the history and culture of the indigenous peoples of the region. Unique objects of storage concern, including the Izhora people. Their language is listed in the Red Book as disappearing.
Lutheran church
At this place in the past stood the church of St. Lazarus, destroyed in the 30s of the last century. The current church was built in 1996. Initially, this building began to be erected as a family cafe. But in the process, it was decided to change the plan for its use. And although the spire-shaped roof with a cross at the top clearly hints that in front of tourists there is a temple, the rest of the structure does not really look like it.
Monument "Cranes"
The opening took place in 2008. The project of the monument could not be accepted and implemented for 10 years for various reasons. The author is the famous sculptor A. Pogrebnoy, who was born in Kingisepp. The monument is dedicated to local soldiers who died in local wars. To date, 15 such people are officially known. The monument looks like a refined white arch, on top of which there are three cranes flying vertically into the sky.
Monument to heroes-partisans and underground workers
In the region, the partisan movement was able to save several thousand people. It was active and caused a lot of problems for the enemy. In the surrounding forests, depressions in the ground are still preserved - the former dugouts of underground workers. Their feat was immortalized through the installation of a monument. Nearby is a mass grave with the remains of 78 people. Most of them are unidentified. The names of the others are engraved on memorial plaques.
Monument to Adjutant General K.I.Bistrom
Located in the park "Romanovka" on the grave of the hero of the war of 1812. A majestic bronze lion rises on the pedestal. His image was supplemented with a ball on which the king of beasts holds his paw. This is a reference to the integrity of the state. The inscription on the monument reminds of the important battles where the general showed himself. The sculpture was attacked several times by vandals, but each time it was restored.
Memorial Park "Grove Five Hundred"
At this place, during the years of the Civil War, by order of Yudenich, half a thousand Bolsheviks were shot, hence the name. In 1941, a monument was erected, but it was damaged during the Great Patriotic War. After the victory over the Nazis, the park received a new meaning: a mass grave was arranged for the fallen liberators of the city. Subsequently, the Stone appeared - a tribute to the memory of the prisoners of the German camps.
Barracks of the 146th Infantry Tsaritsyn Regiment
Construction began in the 18th century. Reconstruction in the future concerned not only small details of the design, but also the entire plan of the complex. So Gostiny Dvor was transformed directly into barracks during the reconstruction. Only a part of the former premises remained. For example, in the arena, where the children's sports school now operates. Nearby there is a monument "Glory to the Heroes". He crowns a mass grave.
