Semenov (city)

The city is located on the Sanokhta River, 69 km northeast of Nizhny Novgorod .

It arose at the beginning of the XVII century as a settlement of Old Believers , first mentioned in 1644 as the village of Semenovskoe , in 1717 - the village of Semenovo . Since 1779 - the county town of Semenov district of the Nizhny Novgorod governorate (since 1796 - the Nizhny Novgorod province ).

Carved spoon-buckwheat spoons and “wood chips” (trays, cups, bowls , etc.) were brought to Semenov from neighboring villages, which, after finishing and painting, were sent to the Nizhny Novgorod Fair .

In the XIX - early XX centuries - the center of the Old Believers, the only place in Russia where leather ladders-rosaries for the Old Believers were made. ^[five]

The first coat of arms of the city of Semenov was approved on August 16, 1781 ^[6] .

The coat of arms of the Semenovsky district was approved on February 16, 2012.

The coat of arms is a heraldic shield bordered by a red stripe, consisting of two parts: in the upper part there is a “scarlet (red) deer walking in a silver field with six horns and black hooves”, indicating that it belongs to the Nizhny Novgorod region , on the territory of which the city of Semenov is located; in the lower part there is a bonfire made of logs stacked in a pyramid on a golden field, which means the great importance of forests and woodworking in the life of the population. The dividing strip between the red fields with the Khokhloma painting element in gold color, confirming the historical, cultural and economic significance of the craft ^[7] .

The city center has a fairly streamlined planning structure that has developed back in pre-revolutionary times. Currently available other microdistricts of the city appeared from the middle of the last century.

Microdistricts:

• Center (often referred to as the City, a historically developed district of the city. At present, it houses almost all government agencies, many shopping centers. The residential area is represented mainly by private houses and a small number of apartment buildings);
• Dyakovo field (the most numerous microdistrict in terms of the number of inhabitants. The residential area is predominantly represented by five-story residential buildings. Active development began in the 1990s and continues to this day);
• New construction (the area was built up in the 1950-1960s, it was then that the name arose. Housing stock - private houses);
• Southeastern microdistrict (actively under construction area, which began to be built up from the end of the 20th century. Housing stock - individual houses and cottages);
• Purekh (the area is represented by two main streets, with small streets diverging from them. Housing stock - private houses, with a small number of multi-apartment buildings).
• Microdistrict of Zavodskaya street (housing stock - apartment buildings of low height).

All microdistricts are interconnected by bus routes of public transport.

In Semyonov, the art industry is developed - Khokhloma painting (since 1916, it originated in the village of Khokhloma in the Koverninsky district). The artisan “Craftsman-painter” was created in 1925, the “Export” artel was established in 1931, and subsequently the Khokhloma Painting (transformed in 1960 into a factory, in 1970 it was reorganized into the art association of the same name). Characterized by wooden turning products painted "in the background" with a gilded, masterly patterned design (fancy garden flowers) on a red or black background.

Also in Semenov, at the Semenov painting art factory, in 1922 a traditional Russian Semenov matryoshka was born. Semenov matryoshka is distinguished by a yellow-red background and a bright bouquet of flowers on an apron. In 1970, at the Expo-70 exhibition in Tokyo (Japan), a 72-seat Russian doll was presented. To date ^{[ when? ] An} art factory exports more than 60% of its products. ^{[ significance of fact? ]}

There are deposits of red and white clay, quartz sand, gravel, peat, brown iron ore, etc.

The city is actively exploring large retail chains (such as Pyaterochka, Magnit). There are also shopping centers: "PLAZA", "Merchant Sloboda", "Gallery", etc.

Communication is provided by enterprises of the federal postal service and a branch of OJSC Rostelecom. The television signal in the city is distributed via cable television and satellite communications. Cable television subscribers have the opportunity to watch about 60 channels (including all national and one local) within the social package.

The city is included in the coverage area of ​​all the major mobile operators Beeline, NSS, MegaFon, MTS, Tele2 and SkyLink.

Two come out in Semenov newspapers: “Semenovskiy Vestnik” - the political newspaper of the city of Semenov and the Semenovskiy district - and the free information and advertising newspaper “Business Friday Online”.

Out of the city passes the regional highway Nizhny Novgorod - Kirov.
There is a railway station in the new direction of the Trans-Siberian line. To Nizhny Novgorod, electric trains run about every hour. Travel time is about 1 hour. The fare is 149 rubles. Within the city there is one electric train stop - a platform of 506 km connecting the station and the central part of the city with the micro-district of Zavodskaya Street.

Transport communication within the city is carried out by the forces of JSC Semenovsky Fleet and a small number of private carriers. The bus station is located in the building of the railway station. There are city, suburban and intercity routes.

The traffic on the streets is usually free, small congestion can only be during peak hours in the central part of the city.

In Semyonov there are four comprehensive schools, the Orthodox gymnasium named after St. Apostle and Evangelist Luke, evening school, Lyceum. A.S. Pushkin.

State educational institutions of vocational education:

• GBPOU "Semenov Industrial Art College" (GBOU SPO SIHT).

Branches of higher education institutions:

• Semenov branch of the Nizhny Novgorod State University. N. I. Lobachevsky

There are several public associations in the city:

• Folklore Ensemble "Rodniki" of the Semenovsky District House of Culture. It was founded in August 1994. Member of the TV show " Play the accordion " Zavolokin in 1995 . Laureate of the folklore competition named after Livanov 1996 in Nizhny Novgorod. A participant in a TV show prepared by Chuyanov on NTV in 1996. Participants of the Russian Folklore Festival in Ipswich (England) in April-May 1997. The head of the ensemble: Kuptsov Valery Pavlovich.
• Poetic association "Rodniki".

• FOK “Arena” (opened on June 6, 2008, there is a football field with artificial turf, classes are held in sections on many sports).
• In 2009, FC Semenov won the Oblast Cup in football.
• In 2015, Semyonovsky FC Semar-Service won the Cup of Regional Champions of Nizhny Novgorod Region in futsal.
• In the city of Semenov, the Thai boxing and kickboxing club Mankong is engaged.

• Temple in honor of All Saints ^[20] (Gagarin St.).
• Old Believer Church (Volodarsky St.).
• Museum of History and Art (Vaneeva St., 5 “A”).
• The Holy Trinket "Osinkovsky" (village Osinki). Located near the village of Osinki, Semenovsky district, where at the beginning of the XVIII century there was an ancient Orthodox monastery "Sofontieva sense."
• Monument to B.P. Kornilov (Boris Kornilov Square).
• Bust of twice Hero of Socialist Labor V.V. Kuznetsov (at the city pond).
• Romanovskoye school (the intersection of the streets of the Z-x Communists and Pionerskaya). The Romanov school was built in the city in 1913 in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty. In 1918-1923 - school number 1 (B. Kornilov studied at it).
• Skeet New Sharpan. It was founded in the 60s of the XIX century after the ruin of the Sharpan monastery, one of the first on Kerzhenets. In 1849, A. I. Melnikov (Pechersky) took away from Sharpan its main shrine - the icon of the Kazan Mother of God, announced by the Old Believers miraculous. According to legendary prophecy, the stay of this icon in the monastery was an indispensable condition for its existence. After the loss of the shrine, the inhabitants of Sharpan, in accordance with the prophecy, moved to other monasteries. The female monastery, founded near the monastery of the brethren, at the old cemetery with the grave of the nun-schema-chevron Fevroniya, was called New Sharpan. New Sharpan and today remains the place of worship of the Old Believers.
• Residential building with patch thread (Vaneeva St., 14).
• The estate of I.A. Khanykin (Lenin St.). The building is made of red brick, in which the district military registration and enlistment office is now located. Previously, the building belonged to Ivan Alexandrovich Hanykin, a merchant of the manufacture.
• The estate of G.A. Vitushkin (Lenin St.). The red-brick house, previously owned by Grigory Artemievich Vitushkin, a spoon trader (now the federal post office).
• Museum and tourist center "Golden Khokhloma" (Chkalova St.).
• House of B.P. Kornilov (village of Dyakovo). Demolished, built a cemetery cafe.
• Museum of nesting dolls and traditional toys. Opened in November 2017 in honor of the 95th anniversary of the Nizhny Novgorod nesting dolls . The museum’s exposition includes Russian dolls of different years, painted by masters from various regions of Russia , as well as Russian “Knights”, “Well done”, “Beauties”, “Hussars” and “Nobles” ^[21] .

• Cathedral of the Ascension (Semenov)

• Semenov, the county town of Nizhny Novgorod province // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.

• Semenov (city) - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .
• The official website of the administration of the city district Semenovsky
• The official website of the newspaper Semenovsky Bulletin
• Semenov information portal
• Semenovsky evangelism
• Semenovsky news portal
• Museums in Semenov
• List of cultural heritage monuments of the city of Semenov in Wikigid