Bogoroditsk

It is located in the northern part of the Central Russian Upland, on the right bank of the Uppert River (tributary of Upa), 65 km southeast of Tula. Zhdanka railway station. It was founded in 1663 as a fortress on the southern borders of the Moscow state. After the construction of the temple in the name of the Intercession of the Most Holy Mother of God becomes the village of Bogoroditsky. In the 17-18 centuries. through Bogoroditsk there was a busy trade route, horses for haulage were supplied by the city horse factory, inns and inns appeared. The city of Bogoroditsk since 1777. In 1855, to the south of Bogoroditsk, in the village of Maleevka, brown coal mining began. During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45 Bogoroditsk was badly destroyed. The palace and park ensemble of the Bobrinsky estate (1770-83; badly damaged in 1941, restored; now a museum) has been preserved. Ananyin project by I.E. Starov. Simultaneously with the construction of the estate Starov with the participation of Ananyin, the master plan of Bogoroditsk was developed. His composition was based on the idea of subordinating the city to the palace as the dominant structure. Five radial city streets are oriented to the oval hall of the palace, located on an elevated place on the banks of the Upperta River.