Описание (английский)
Verkhoturye is a historical town and the administrative center of Verkhotursky District of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located in the middle Ural Mountains on the left bank of the Tura River 306 kilometers (190 mi) north of Yekaterinburg.
Verkhoturye was founded in 1598 by Vasily Golovin and Ivan Voyeykov on the site of the Vogul
settlement of Neromkar. There were major fires in 1674 and 1738. The
railroad arrived in 1906. It lost town status in 1926 and regained it in
1947. Two oil pipelines pass through the area and there are plans to
build an oil refinery.
In contrast to the surrounding mining towns, Verkhoturye has been
relatively untouched by industrialization and much of its historic
appearance has been preserved. Being one of the oldest Russian
settlements east of the Urals, and with forty churches in the area,
Verkhoturye is considered one of the centers of Russian Christianity.
Famous churches include the Trinity Church (1703—1712), Nikolay
Monastery (established in 1604) with the Cathedral of Exaltation of the
Holy Cross (1905—1913), and Transfiguration Church (1821). In addition,
the town houses the oldest female monastery beyond Urals (established in
1621).