Zlatoust: sightseeing. Cultural tourism

Zlatoust is a big city in the Chelyabinsk region, located in the heart of Eurasia. It lies on the tops of the Urengi Ridge, where picturesque landscapes are impressive with their beauty. The city is known all over the world for high-quality samples of cold steel, engraving on steel, and as an important metallurgical center. In this article you will find the most interesting information about Zlatoust (sights, beautiful places, history).

From the history of the city

In 1754 the Tula industrialists on the river Ai (at the point where Tesma flow into it) the iron-making plant was founded. Soon around the company is a city named after St. John Chrysostom. During the famous peasant uprising led by Emelian Pugachev, the plant and settlement were destroyed. After, thanks to the activities of the Tula industrialist I. Lugigin, the entire territory was reconstructed. He also became the founder of three new enterprises: Kusinsky, Artinsky and Miass factories. In 1815, an arms factory was established in the city, where the masters from Solingen (Germany) were invited. The enterprise specialized in the manufacture of cold steel. In 1867, a steel mill was opened in Zlatoust. It was within its walls that steel cannons were manufactured for the first time in Russia. In 1865 the working town received the status of a city. During the Second World War, Zlatoust became the most important center of the defense industry.

Parks

Despite the fact that the city is considered a large industrial center, there is surprisingly beautiful nature. Parks Zlatoust - this is his business card.

• Nikopol Park is a favorite recreation place for city residents. It is located on the shore of a pond in the picturesque center of Zlatoust. Here everyone can visit a popular cafe in the form of a ship called "Juno". On the shore of the pond is installed the most unusual monument of Chrysostom - the sculpture of Oranta with a baby in her arms. On one of the alleys of the park there is a beautiful fountain, decorated with a bell. Another interesting object in the park of Nikopol is a cannon. It was made by local gunsmiths and is considered a symbol of the city.
• PP Bazhov Mountain Park was opened in 2015 and has already won the hearts of not only local residents, but also visitors. This recreation area is a real work of art. And this is not surprising, since the park is dedicated to the work of P.P. Bazhova. The entire territory is decorated with unusual sculptures of fairy-tale heroes.

Taganay National Park

Zlatoust, whose sights and nature impress everyone, is famous for its park, which is located on a mountain ridge. This is the realm of rocky peaks, fast mountain rivers and relic forests. This is a unique natural area, where the most valuable wealth of our planet remained independent of man.

The Taganay Park is the best place for a family active holiday in the town called Zlatoust (the tourists' reviews confirm this). Here everyone can admire the beautiful nature and learn a lot of new things. So what awaits the traveler in Taganay?

• The first mountain peak on the way to the tourist - Two-headed hill - is located a few kilometers from the entrance to the park area.
• The white key is the source, the bottom of which is covered with white quartzite. The water here is surprisingly clear and tasty.
• Valley of fairy tales - an unusual path from the Response crest to the hill Kruglice, strewn with bizarre remains.

Chrysostom Temples

Simeonovskaya church. The temple, consecrated in the name of Simeon Verkhoturye, was erected in the XX century. The first building was wooden. During the Soviet era, the building was demolished. Its reconstruction began only in 2002.

• The temple of Seraphim of Sarov is located in the very center of Zlatoust. This is one of the most beautiful buildings in the city. Its construction began in 1997 and today the church is being improved.
• In Zlatoust there is a chapel in the name of Alexander Nevsky. This new construction, erected at the beginning of the XXI century. On the site of the old cathedral. Back in the XIX century. On the shore of the Zlatoust pond, the first Orthodox church in the city was built. It lasted less than 20 years (destroyed during the Emelian Pugachev uprising). After 60 years, a cathedral and a chapel dedicated to Alexander Nevsky were built on the site of the church. However, these buildings were destroyed in the 1930s.

Monuments of Chrysostom

The city of Zlatoust, whose attractions will not leave anyone indifferent, is of special interest for history lovers. There are many memorable signs. Each of them reveals one of the pages of the past of the city.

• Monument to John Chrysostom is famous not only in the Chelyabinsk region, but throughout Russia. This is the only monument in the world erected in honor of the Orthodox saint. A unique monument towers over the city and is its main symbol.
• The monument to the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin. Established in 2012 on the Red Hill.
• A monument to the heroes of socialist labor. An interesting monument in the form of a submarine. It is dedicated to the workers of Zlatoust and Miass machine-building plants, who developed military missiles, including for underwater vessels.
• "Mourning mother" is a monument erected in honor of the dead soldiers-internationalists.
• Monument to I. N. Bushuev (the famous creator of the Zlatoust engraving).

Chrysostom: sights to see everyone

• Tower-bell tower with a chapel consecrated in the name of John Chrysostom. Its construction was timed to the 1600 anniversary of the Orthodox saint. All visitors to the tower are given a unique opportunity to personally call the bronze bell. There is also an observation deck, where you can see the city and its surroundings.
• Obelisk "Europe-Asia". As already mentioned earlier, Mr. Zlatoust is located in the very center of our continent. This obelisk is installed on one of the tracks, between Zlatoust and Miass. This place is considered a border between two parts of the world - Europe and Asia.
• The building of the arsenal, where weapons and ammunition were stored, was built in the middle of the XIX century. Today in this room there is a factory museum.
• The Weapon Factory. This is one of the oldest enterprises in Russia, which specializes in the manufacture of cold steel. Also in the city there is a factory museum.