Kolyvan, Novosibirsk Oblast
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Kolyvan is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement
) and the administrative center of Kolyvansky District
of Novosibirsk Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Ob River
40 kilometres (24.9 mi) to the north of Novosibirsk
. Population:
The majority of the log houses in Kolyvan are over two hundred years old, making the settlement a historical monument in itself.
Until the 1890s, Kolyvan was the commercial center of the surrounding area.
During the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway
in the 1890s, there were plans to route the railroad through Kolyvan and Tomsk
. However, Konstantin Garin-Mikhaylovsky, the engineer responsible for routing the railroad in the area, decided that a site at the village of Krivoshchyokovo, some 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) upstream from Kolyvan, would be much more suitable for bridge construction: that was the only spot within the area where both the river banks and river bed were of solid rock; besides, the Ob floodplain is the narrowest there as way. Despite the protests of Kolyvan and Tomsk merchants, Garin-Mikhailovsky's southern route was approved by Alexander III
in 1892.
The bridge was built at Krivoshchekovo; the new city of Novo-Nikolayevsk (later renamed Novosibirsk
) arose around the bridge, and eventually became Siberia
's largest city, meanwhile Kolyvan stagnated.
Works by Kolyvan craftsmen are exhibited in the Hermitage Museum
in St. Petersburg
.
Local attractions include a museum of local history and a Russian Orthodox convent
.
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
) and the administrative center of Kolyvansky District
Kolyvansky District
Kolyvansky District is an administrative district , one of the 30 in Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia....
of Novosibirsk Oblast
Novosibirsk Oblast
Novosibirsk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia located in southwestern Siberia. Its administrative and economic center is the city of Novosibirsk. Population: -Overview:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Ob River
Ob River
The Ob River , also Obi, is a major river in western Siberia, Russia and is the world's seventh longest river. It is the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers that flow into the Arctic Ocean .The Gulf of Ob is the world's longest estuary.-Names:The Ob is known to the Khanty people as the...
40 kilometres (24.9 mi) to the north of Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...
. Population:
The majority of the log houses in Kolyvan are over two hundred years old, making the settlement a historical monument in itself.
Until the 1890s, Kolyvan was the commercial center of the surrounding area.
During the construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway
Trans-Siberian Railway
The Trans-Siberian Railway is a network of railways connecting Moscow with the Russian Far East and the Sea of Japan. It is the longest railway in the world...
in the 1890s, there were plans to route the railroad through Kolyvan and Tomsk
Tomsk
Tomsk is a city and the administrative center of Tomsk Oblast, Russia, located on the Tom River. One of the oldest towns in Siberia, Tomsk celebrated its 400th anniversary in 2004...
. However, Konstantin Garin-Mikhaylovsky, the engineer responsible for routing the railroad in the area, decided that a site at the village of Krivoshchyokovo, some 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) upstream from Kolyvan, would be much more suitable for bridge construction: that was the only spot within the area where both the river banks and river bed were of solid rock; besides, the Ob floodplain is the narrowest there as way. Despite the protests of Kolyvan and Tomsk merchants, Garin-Mikhailovsky's southern route was approved by Alexander III
Alexander III of Russia
Alexander Alexandrovich Romanov , historically remembered as Alexander III or Alexander the Peacemaker reigned as Emperor of Russia from until his death on .-Disposition:...
in 1892.
The bridge was built at Krivoshchekovo; the new city of Novo-Nikolayevsk (later renamed Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is the third-largest city in Russia, after Moscow and Saint Petersburg, and the largest city of Siberia, with a population of 1,473,737 . It is the administrative center of Novosibirsk Oblast as well as of the Siberian Federal District...
) arose around the bridge, and eventually became Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
's largest city, meanwhile Kolyvan stagnated.
Works by Kolyvan craftsmen are exhibited in the Hermitage Museum
Hermitage Museum
The State Hermitage is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of the largest and oldest museums of the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been opened to the public since 1852. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display,...
in St. Petersburg
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea...
.
Local attractions include a museum of local history and a Russian Orthodox convent
Convent
A convent is either a community of priests, religious brothers, religious sisters, or nuns, or the building used by the community, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Anglican Communion...
.
External links
- Petr Marsakov, "From the Early History of Novo-Nikolayevsk - Novosibirsk Gornitsa (magazine) , Novosibirsk, 1995, No. 3, p. 54-56.