The best walks and hikes in Voronezh

The oak tree on the right bank of the Voronezh Reservoir near the village of Rybachy is the second oldest in the region. It is 320 years old and stands approximately 26 meters tall. Its trunk circumference at a height of 1.3 meters is 1.46 meters. Based on data from the National Register of Old-Growth Trees of Russia. https://treeportal.ru/

There are several springs in Rybachye. The water in them is clean and suitable for drinking. Twice a year, samples are taken from it to Rospotrebnadzor. One of the springs was improved by local philanthropist Vladimir Dmitrienko. The water here now flows out of a jug, like on the coat of arms of Voronezh. Hares, squirrels, martens, beavers and foxes live in Rybachye. The main advantages of the village are nature, silence and clean air. Source: RIA Voronezh | riavrn.ru | Category: Legends of Voronezh

A book of memoirs by Nemchinov's great-granddaughter Lyudmila Nikolaevna, who passed away in 2009, has reached us. In the book, she described her relatives, family, and dacha. She writes that girls would come to the village singing and dancing, picking currants, making friends with local kids, and flirting with them. For example, they would throw frogs into a jug of kvass and milk, Lyudmila Chernyakina said. Rumors about Nemchinov's estate reached the local authorities. The merchant was brought to court for illegally seizing land. But at the trial, the landowner said: "The land is given by God. I have been conscientiously managing here for five years." The court took into account that Nemchinov had improved the land and planted beautiful gardens, and ruled in his favor. Nemchinov's apple and pear orchards remain in Rybachye to this day. Semyon Nemchinov died in 1932, and the estate passed to his beloved son Nikolai, who lived in Grozny until 1930. According to Lyudmila Chernyakina, Nikolai Nemchinov was an inventor: he created a mechanical shovel and an aerostat, which he used to fly all the way to Otrozhka. He took off from Lysaya Gora. Over time, Rybachye began to turn into a nice dacha corner for the creative intelligentsia - a kind of Voronezh Peredelkino. University scientists, nomenklatura workers, factory bosses, and hospital chief physicians settled in the village. Each was allocated a plot of 11 acres for the construction of fishing booths and boat docks. The decision to allocate plots was issued by the Voronezh Regional Executive Committee. Since these are forest lands, it has never been allowed to build large capital houses here. There are 632 houses in Rybachye. There are some unusual ones - for example, a bright blue wooden house in the Art Nouveau style that looks like a princess's castle. The summer cottages are tightly adjacent to each other, and the streets are so narrow that only two people can pass each other. Not only oaks grow in the oak grove, but also ash, maple, elm, linden, aspen, and alder. There are also unique ancient trees. For example, a giant oak located on the local "Druid glade". Another local attraction is Mount Obsypukha, which offers a beautiful view of the reservoir and the left bank of the Voronezh. Source: RIA Voronezh | riavrn.ru | Category: Legends of Voronezh

Romantics who grew up on the "Lord of the Rings" call it the Voronezh Middle-earth, and skeptics - for the cramped conditions and narrow streets - the Voronezh Shanghai. You can get to Rybachye either by "dacha" minibus 60C on a weekend, or on foot from the "Olimpik" stop. A walk around the area will take about an hour. The village is located on the territory of Nagornaya Dubrava - a unique nature reserve that stretches along the coast of the Voronezh Reservoir from the Gorky sanatorium to Ramoni. Right above Rybachye in the 8th-10th centuries stood an ancient Slavic city. According to one version, this is the famous Vantit. The area of the city was 13 times larger than the area of pre-Christian Kyiv. As archaeological excavations have shown, the urban complex was a series of settlements 42 km long. The entire territory of Rybachye is a triple monument. Firstly, it is located in a water protection zone, secondly, the entire forest is a reserve, a natural monument, and thirdly, there is a whole chain of archaeological monuments here - ancient settlements, settlements, burial mounds. Along the picturesque shore of the reservoir, miniature houses are crowded in several rows, fishing boats, motorboats and even yachts are rocking at the piers. Summer residents living in Rybachye enjoy swimming in the reservoir: they say that the water here is clean, flowing, fed by springs. On the local patch of land near the village "office", as in Soviet times, guests are greeted by a bust of Ilyich (V. I. Lenin). Next to it is the wooden house of the merchant Semyon Nemchinov, built in 1904. Enterprising local residents Sergey Fedyainov and Pavel Novikov carefully restored the house with their own efforts, preserving the beautiful carved platbands. In 2017, when the village celebrated its 85th anniversary. The only local history Museum of the Fisherman in the entire Voronezh Region was opened here. All exhibits are gifts from local residents. Among them is a relative of the merchant Nemchinov - the chairwoman of the cooperative Lyudmila Chernyakina. The history of Rybachye is usually counted from 1892. Stary Oskol tradesman Semyon Nemchinov is considered the pioneer of these places. The merchant moved to Voronezh and bought a small house on the bank of the Voronezh River from the state registrar Grigory Yakhontov and one hectare of land, where he laid out apple and pear orchards, planted a currant nursery and arranged two ponds. The giant chestnut tree planted by Nemchinov has survived to this day in the village. The Nemchinovs invited young peasant women from Podgorny to harvest the crop. Source: RIA Voronezh | www.riavrn.ru | Category: Legends of Voronezh

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