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Age Group: 15-18 years

Desired Route: "In Memory of Great Events and Famous Personalities"

Interests: History of the Tver region, World War II events, interesting monuments commemorating famous personalities.

Age Group: 15-18 years

Desired Route: Combination of ecological, zoological, historical, and archaeological tourism

Interests: Picturesque corners of the Russian forest, wildlife, natural landmarks, historical and archaeological monuments, unique lakes, photography and videography.

Age Group: 15-18 years

Desired Route: "Life in Toropets in the 18th-19th centuries: customs, traditions, architecture"

Interests: History, architecture of churches, cathedrals, estates from the 13th-19th centuries.

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Name, Location

Description

High Small Settlement

Coordinates on the map: 56.483474, 31.643859

The largest artificially created hill in Europe was built in the 11th century as a defensive rampart. The embankment is known as the best observation point, offering a breathtaking view of the city's panorama and surrounding forests.

Toropets Local Lore Museum, Epiphany Church (18th century)

Address: Komsomolskaya Street, 2

The local lore museum is located on an islet, surrounded by the Toropa River on two sides. In ancient times, this island was called "Krasny Val." The museum's exhibition was established in 1924 and in the 1960s occupied the building of the 18th-century Epiphany Church. The museum houses archaeological artifacts, ancient items, books, icons, and maps from the time of the Rurik dynasty.

House-Museum of Patriarch Tikhon

Address: Nikitina Street, 11

The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Tikhon, was born and raised in Toropets, where he also completed his theological studies. The exhibition telling his life story and spiritual path is located in a modest wooden house, where the patriarch spent his childhood. The rooms are restored to reflect the domestic atmosphere of the mid-19th century.

Merchant's House of the Beznosov Family

Address: Sovetskaya Street, 2

The house was built at the end of the 19th century. The merchant family left the house immediately after the revolution. Today, it is a beautiful two-story building made of white stone in the neoclassical style.

Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God

Address: Solovyova Street, 10

The white stone Kazan Church was built in 1764 on the site of an old wooden church. The pseudo-Russian style building represented a single mass of correct form. In the early 1990s, extensive restoration work was carried out.

Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos

Address: corner of Lenin Street and Karl Marx Street

The Dormition Church is the most mysterious structure in Toropets. Its construction date is presumed to be 1768. Today, only a ghostly silhouette remains of the Dormition Church. Traces of decor can still be seen on the facade: medallions and outlines of carved casings.

Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos

Address: Lomonosova Street

The church was built in 1762 by Toropets architects. The stone structure has unusual architecture: a distinctive feature is its tall bell tower housing nine bells (the largest in Toropets at that time).

Monument to Admiral P.I. Rikord

Address: Krasny Val Street

Toropets is the birthplace of the great admiral of the Russian fleet, Peter Ivanovich Rikord, who participated in many battles and circumnavigated the globe on the sloop "Diana."

Merchant Sharapov's House

Address: Oktyabrskaya Street, 66

The two-story stone manor resembles a small palace. The building is elegantly decorated with half-columns with cap

itals, ornate friezes, cornices, and fillets. After the 1917 Revolution, the house was confiscated from its owner.

Lake Nagovye

Coordinates: 56° 49′ 40.9″ N, 31° 35′ 12.5″ E.

The lake has several islands, with the two largest in the center. It is possible to go kayaking down the lake.

Cathedral of the Korsun Icon of the Mother of God

Address: Komsomolskaya Street, 6

A five-domed church in provincial baroque style built in 1804. In 1917, the cathedral housed its main relic—the Korsun-Toropets icon of the Mother of God.

Village of Chistoye, Toropetsky District

Coordinates: 56.700613, 31.569961

The village contains the 1720 Ilyinskaya Church, a century-old forest, and a swamp with taiga lichens up to half a meter tall.

Architectural ensemble of Nekrasova Street

On Nekrasova Street stands a stone house with massive columns at the main entrance, along with several mansions built in the early 20th century and rows of commercial buildings.

Chelishchev-Podzhyo Estate (18th–19th centuries)

Address: Znamenskoye village

The estate includes a manor house and residential wing (19th century), Znamenskaya Church (1767), and a park.

Solomennoye Lake (also known as Solomeno)

On the northern shore of the lake is the city of Toropets, on the western shore is the village of Kharino, and on the eastern shore is the village of Znamenskoye. The elevated earthworks of an old fortified settlement stand on the lake's shore, where Alexander Nevsky married the daughter of Prince Bryachislav of Polotsk in 1239.

Large flocks (about 100 birds) of whooper swans winter on the lake.

Church of All Saints

Address: Roshchinskaya Street, 47.

The Church of All Saints was built in 1794. It is a brick single-altar church in the neoclassical style with a low bell tower. The Church of All Saints was the only one in the city that remained open during the Soviet era and became a place of pilgrimage, housing the miraculous Korsun Icon of the Mother of God and many other sacred relics of the Toropetsky District. The church is still active today.

Ancestral estate of General Alexey Nikolaevich Kuropatkin in the village of Sheshurino (restoration in 2024).

In the village of Sheshurino, you can see the estate of Russian General Alexey Nikolaevich Kuropatkin, who commanded armies in the Russo-Japanese and First World Wars. The park with ponds, manor house, wing, and cellar are still preserved there.

Rucheyskoye Lake

Around Rucheyskoye Lake runs a historical trail crossing major historical and archaeological sites from Stone Age settlements to ancient fortresses dating back to 1000 AD. Large flocks of whooper swans nest around Rucheyskoye Lake. From mid-May to early July, whooper swans incubate their eggs and then raise their chicks by feeding them small fish.

Podgorodneye Manor, Toropetsky District, village of Podgorodneye

Coordinates: 56.51731600,31.60217300

The estate was built in the early 19th century by a wealthy landowner of Toropetsky District, Colonel Alexander Mikhailovich Chelishchev.

Monument to General Kuropatkin Address: Soviet Street, square.

One of Toropets' most famous natives, General Alexey Nikolaevich Kuropatkin, was a participant in the Russo-Turkish, Russo-Japanese, and First World Wars. He was a scout, scientist, Minister of War, and dedicated much effort to the prosperity of his homeland. He was a reformer and founder of various institutions such as rural libraries, post and telegraph offices, hospitals, a public museum, and an agricultural school where he himself taught.

Oak Tree of Alexander Nevsky

Address: Komsomolskaya Street

In 1239, Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky planted an oak tree in Toropets, which lived for centuries before withering away and giving seed to a new tree. This tree, grown from the seed of Alexander Nevsky's oak, stands today as a monument to the grand prince.

Bear Cubs Rescue Center

Address: Bubonitsy Village, Toropetsky District

The "Kingdom of the Brown Bear Forest Father" is an orphan bear sanctuary where tourists can observe and photograph the playful young predators.

Monument at the site of the burned village in Toropetsky District

Monument Coordinates: N56:19.253', E31:42.086'

The monument at the site of the burned village, one of the 42 peaceful villages of Toropetsky District, burned on October 19-20, 1941, by a punitive squad of fascists.

Monument to the Teacher

Address: Komsomolskaya Street, 3

The only monument to a teacher in the country. Interestingly, this monument is dedicated not to a specific individual, but to school teachers in general.

Bubonitsy Biological Station

Address: Bubonitsy Village, Toropetsky District

Coordinates: 56.7294, 31.5195

A picturesque 2 km route through various types of deciduous and coniferous forests, home to plants and animals listed in the Red Book. Ancient cultural monuments are preserved in the area.

Toropa River Embankment, Monument to the 40th Anniversary of Victory in World War II

Address: Soviet Street

The main element of the monument is a steel bird, an actual operational SU-9 aircraft rather than a model.

Watchtower (Coat of Arms of Toropets)

Address: Eremin Street

The structure is made of logs and covered with a shingled spire roof. It is a symbol of Toropets and a major monument of its ancient history.

Khorostyevo Estate

Coordinates: 56.38869300, 31.70255200.

The estate belonged to the noble families Chelishchev and Kushelyov. Ruins of the manor wing and Trinity Church, as well as an overgrown park, have survived to this day. The estate ensemble is designed in the style of a Palladian villa, with the manor house resembling a temple.

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