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A large urban village with a population of 12 thousand inhabitants south of St. Petersburg (you can get there by train from Vitebsky station), in the Gatchina district of the Leningrad region. Before the revolution, Vyritsa was a dacha village, but it still retains this status. In this regard, the village abounds in wooden country houses in the Art Nouveau style.

There are almost no apartment buildings in Vyritsa. The population density here is low, and because of this, the village itself has a very impressive size in area - 164 square kilometers. Vyritsa stretches from east to west for almost 10 kilometers, and its width does not exceed three kilometers. At the same time, there is a unique attraction here - the intra-village railway. From the Vyritsa railway station, located on the St. Petersburg-Vitebsk highway, a single-track electrified line with a length of 5.5 kilometers departs to the west, which ends at the Poselok dead-end station at the southern end of Vyritsa and has three intermediate stops, which are simply called by numbers. I arrived by train from St. Petersburg to the Vyritsa station and walked almost all of Vyritsa to the Poselok station, from where I went back.

2. Vyritsa station. The frame shows a Stalin-built train station:

4. The name Vyritsa is of Finno-Ugric origin and has the same root as the name of the Estonian city Võru, which means “ring”, “circle”. The villages of Vyra and Virkino, located not far from Vyritsa, are of the same origin. By the way, I even saw the Vyry station somewhere in Mordovia from the train; I’m not sure, but it is possible that this is the name of the same root - after all, the Mordovian language is also one of the Finno-Ugric languages.

5. The first mention of the settlement dates back to 1676, when the village of Werektca appeared on the Swedish map of Ingria. On the Swedish “general map of the province of Ingria” of 1704 it is mentioned as Dornitza (Duårnitza). The name Vyritsa was first mentioned in 1844 on the map of the western part of Russia by F. Schubert. Towards the end of the 19th century, Vyritsa came into the possession of the Wittgenstein princes. Russians and Ingrian Finns from the Evremeis group lived here.

6. Sometimes you come across interesting signs. A million is probably before default?

8. After passing through several blocks of the private sector, I came out onto the Oredezh River. Cold March is doing its job - it’s already the end of March, and the ice on the river is still strong, and you can walk.

9. Modern villa on the other side of the river:

10. Pine trees grow on the shore:

Vyritsa retains a painful memory of the Great Patriotic War. On September 10, 1941, the village was occupied by Wehrmacht troops. At the same time, the German units mostly went to the front line towards Leningrad, leaving mostly Romanians and Balts in charge in Vyritsa. A concentration camp was built on the outskirts of the village, and there were gallows on the central streets... A large number of residents of the village died at the hands of the enemy during the occupation. On the night of January 27, 1944, that is, on the day the siege of Leningrad was lifted, Vyritsa was liberated by the forces of the 72nd Pavlovsk Red Banner Rifle Division under the command of Major General I. I. Yastrebov.

11. Someone's plots go straight to the shore. Moreover, not even a street separates them from the shore. You can make your own boat dock.

12. By the way, in the floodplain of Oredezh, and in general in the area close to the river, the soil is rich in iron, and therefore has a red tint. True, in winter, when everything is hidden by snow, it is not so clearly visible, but in places it still appears:

14. One of the main attractions of Vyritsa is the wooden Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, built in 1913-1914 in honor of the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov, designed by architect Alychkov and engineer Krasovsky. On July 26, 1914, the temple was consecrated by Bishop Veniamin (Kazan) of Gdov - the future holy martyr Veniamin of Petrograd, shot by the Bolsheviks in 1922 and canonized in 1992. Archpriest Philosopher Ornatsky, glorified in the host of new martyrs, also took part in the consecration.

Good quality wooden building. I especially liked the inside - very cozy twilight. During the war and until his death in 1949, the elderly hieroschemamonk Seraphim lived in Vyritsa, who, before taking monastic vows in 1920, was a merchant Vasily Muravyov and was engaged in the sale of furs; then he took monastic vows at the Alexander Nevsky Lavra with the name Varnava and a year later became a hieromonk, and in 1929 he accepted the great schema with the name Seraphim. Living in Vyritsa, Father Seraphim could no longer perform divine services, since he could not get up due to illness, but he was known as a miracle worker and received those who came to him every day. Throughout his life he did not suffer from either the Bolsheviks or the Nazis. In 2000, he was canonized as Saint Seraphim of Vyritsky, and at the same time a chapel was built near the Kazan Church, in which there is a shrine with the relics of the saint.

In recent years, Vyritsa has become one of the centers of Orthodox pilgrimage in the vicinity of St. Petersburg. A small pilgrimage hotel was built here.

17. And again the old dachas:

18. Street almost in the middle of the forest:

19. Rural school of Stalin times:

21. I must say that it is quite difficult to navigate in Vyritsa. And while I was walking, I stopped all the time to check with the map to see if I was going right.

26. And here is the village railway:

27. Station Poselok. On the left is the train that I will take back to St. Petersburg:

28. Finally, a photograph of the Semrino station from the train window.

Vyritsa is located on the banks of the Oredezh River, 40 km south of St. Petersburg. Vyritsa is an urban-type settlement and the center of the Vyritsky urban settlement. The first known information about people living here dates back to the 11th century, as evidenced by the discovered mounds. The first written mention of a settlement on the site of Vyritsa is found in Swedish chronicles in 1676. In the middle of the 19th century, the lands of Vyritsa became the patrimony of Prince Wittgenstein. At the beginning of the 20th century, after the construction of the railway here, the construction of summer cottages for the nobility began, two churches were built, and the surrounding villages united, forming the village of Vyritsa. During the war, Vyritsa was subjected to fascist occupation, and a children's concentration camp was organized here. After the war, a hydroelectric power station was built on Oredezh, which supplied electricity to neighboring villages until the opening of the Leningrad NPP.

Currently, Vyritsa is a holiday village. The summer population increases several times. According to some reports, this is the largest village in Russia by area (164 sq. km).

What to see in Vyritsa

The Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God is located in Vyritsa. Here, at the end of his days, St. Seraphim Vyritsky lived. A chapel was built near the Kazan Church in which his grave is located. The village is also home to the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, and the largest community of Ionna Churikov, in which parishioners fight drunkenness and other addictions. In the Vyritsa village library there is a museum of the writer I. Efremov, and his monument, created by the hands of enthusiasts.

Another interesting place is the reservoir and waterfall of the Vyritskaya hydroelectric power station, now used only to regulate the water level in the river. In addition, there is a memorial stele on the site of a former concentration camp, a monument to the heroes of the Second World War and a monument to Stalin, located on private territory. On the banks of the Oredezh there is also a private palace, which is a smaller copy of the Catherine Palace in Pushkin.

Reverend Seraphim Vyritsky was canonized in 2000. From childhood, he showed love and desire to serve the Lord, which determined his life path. The saint also became famous for his heartfelt sermons and prophecies, some of which have already come true.

Today, the relics of this holy elder are located in Vyritsa next to the Kazan Church of the Icon of the Mother of God. Days of veneration of the saint: January 15 and August 1.

The Kazan Church of the Icon of the Mother of God was erected in Vyritsa in 1913-1914. Talented architects Vladimir Petrovich Apyshkov and Mikhail Vitoldovich Krasovsky worked on the project for its construction.

The church was built of wood in the style of Olonets and Vologda tent churches. There can be up to 700 worshipers within its walls at the same time.

The main shrines of the temple:

• The Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, which is the ancestral image of the Muravyov family (it was from this family that the Monk Seraphim Vyritsky came),
• a particle of the relics of Seraphim of Sarov,
• Epitrachelion of St. S. Vyritsky,
• a piece of the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker,
• a piece of the relics of St. George the Victorious,
• a particle of the relics of the Great Martyr Catherine.

On the territory there is a chapel of Seraphim Vyritsky, a refectory for pilgrims (open daily from 12:00), church shops, a small cemetery and a spring. All this is available to pilgrims throughout the year.

Helpful information:

• Address: Leningrad region, Gatchina district, Vyritsa village, Kirova street, 49.
• Opening hours: daily from 09:00 to 18:00.
• E-mail for notes and questions to clergy: [email protected].
• Divine Liturgy: daily from 10:00.
• Reading of the Akathist to St. S. Vyritsky: every Sunday at 17:00.

Relics and chapel

Next to the Kazan Church of the Icon of the Mother of God there is a wooden chapel where the relics of Seraphim Vyritsky are kept.

It was erected in 2001. The architect S.A. worked on its creation. Pavlov. The chapel was built in the cage style with its characteristic rectangular façade and gable roof.

Next to the saint’s grave is the grave of his wife, schema-nun Seraphima (Muravyeva).

Anyone can come to venerate the relics of the saint at any time. During his life, the great elder told people: “Come to my grave as if you were alive, talk as if you were alive, and I will always help you.”

And for several decades now, a continuous line of people has been coming to the saint’s grave with their prayers, requests and gratitude. Believers are confident that in this holy place the Lord will definitely hear them and answer their prayer.

People revere the monk as a miracle worker. He is contacted when required:

• healing from illness;
• peace of mind and tranquility;
• searching for the true path;
• searching for a soul mate, strengthening relationships between spouses, the birth of a long-awaited child;
• assistance with work and financial well-being;
• solving various life and everyday problems;
• relief of grief.

Note! If it is not possible to come and venerate the relics of the saint, you can buy an icon of St. Seraphim of Vyritsky and read a prayer in front of it every day.

How to get there?

Many pilgrims are interested in how to get from St. Petersburg to the Kazan Church of the Icon of the Mother of God.

The easiest way to get to Vyritsa is by one of the suburban trains that depart from Vitebsky Station (located in close proximity to the Pushkinskaya metro station).

Electric trains in the direction of Vyritsa run quite often.

How to get from Pulkovo Airport (St. Petersburg)? From the airport terminal, you should first take a city bus to the Moskovskaya metro station, and then change to the metro to the Kupchino station. Electric trains depart regularly from the Kupchino platform to Vyritsa.

Vyritsa railway station is located 3 km from the temple. If you wish and there is good weather, you can get to the church on foot (how to get there, you can ask local residents or use a navigator).

You can also get to the church by taxi or city bus (stop “Ul. Rakeevskaya”). The bus stop is located in close proximity to the platform.

During a walk to the temple, you can visit two interesting places that are connected with the life of Seraphim Vyritsky:

1. The house at 9 Pilny Prospect, where during the Great Patriotic War the saint prayed on a stone for 1000 days for the salvation of his Motherland.
2. The house at 39 Maysky Avenue, which was the last earthly refuge of the saint.

Note! A walk to the church and a visit to memorable places is a kind of pilgrimage that cleanses not only the spirit, but also the body. You can walk this entire path with prayer in your heart.

The village of Vyritsa is famous not only for the fact that on its territory there is a chapel with the relics of St. Seraphim Vyritsky. A healer lives here who helps remove damage, get rid of a serious illness, resolve a difficult life situation, and remove the crown of celibacy.

It is best to come to the healer on weekdays, since she does not accept people on Sunday, and on Friday and Saturday she has long queues. More detailed information can be obtained from local residents.

Holy place of the village of Reshetnikovo

In the village of Reshetnikovo in the Klin district of the Moscow region there is a new Orthodox church built in the name of St. Seraphim Vyritsky.

It was built on the site of an old coal boiler house, which was donated by the district administration to the local community of believers.

This is not only the first temple dedicated to the saint, but also the first Orthodox church on the territory of Reshetnikovo during the entire existence of the village.

The rector of the Kazan Church in Vyritsa donated a piece of S. Vyritsky’s stole to the Seraphim Church, which is now kept in the reliquary of the temple icon of the saint. Thanks to this, residents of the Moscow region have the opportunity to venerate the saint and ask for his help in charitable deeds without visiting St. Petersburg.

The parish of St. Seraphim Vyritsky in Reshetnikovo is open daily. You can view the schedule of services on its official website: http://prep-serafim.cerkov.ru/.

The church is located at Oktyabrskaya Street, 19. To get to it by car from Moscow, you must follow the following sequence:

1. Take the Leningradskoye Highway and drive to the village of Spas-Zaulok.
2. Before the village, at the traffic light, turn left to the village of Reshetnikovo.
3. Follow the road signs for St. Seraphim Church.

You can also get to the temple by minibus or metro. Minibuses No. 35 and 39 run towards the Seraphim Church in Reshetnikovo. If you plan to travel by metro, you should go to the Reshetnikovo station. From the metro station to the church it is only a 10-minute walk.

Church in Kupchino

Today, in the Kupchino district (St. Petersburg), a magnificent temple of Seraphim Vyritsky is being built with donations from believers. He is active.

You can visit it daily from 09:00 to 19:00. You can get to the temple from the Kupchino metro station by trams No. 45 and 62.

There is a Sunday school for adults and children on the church premises. Here they read the Old Testament, introduce believers to the acts of the apostles, and even draw and make various crafts.

Every second Sunday of the month, everyone is invited to a prayer service in front of the icon of Peter and Fevronia. In front of the icon, you can pray for the birth of a child, ask for help in finding a soul mate, creating an Orthodox family and strengthening marital ties.

The Seraphim Pilgrimage Center operates at the temple, located at Zagreb Boulevard, 26. Pilgrimage trips to holy places in Russia and around the world are regularly organized here.

Note! The Church of Seraphim Vyritsky in Kupchino needs financial resources, since the construction process is not yet completed. If you wish, you can do a charitable deed and donate any amount of money for the improvement of the temple.

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Let's sum it up

Today in Russia there are only two churches dedicated to St. Seraphim Vyritsky - in Kupchino (St. Petersburg) and Reshetnikovo (Moscow region).

However, the relics of the saint remain in the chapel near the Kazan Church of the Icon of the Mother of God in Vyritsa, where the saint ended his life.

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On the territory of which this settlement is located, it consists of 17 districts and one urban district. Vyritsa belongs to the Gatchina district, and from it to the regional center of the city of Gatchina is only 32 km.

Old owners

In ancient times, until the 18th century, the territory on which the current Vyritsa (Leningrad region) is located belonged to the Votskaya Pyatina, an administrative-territorial unit used in the Land between the Volkhov and Luga rivers, of which the Oredzh is a tributary, belonged to this Pyatina Novgorod land. Over the course of time, the village had many owners; the last pre-revolutionary owner was His Serene Highness Prince F., son of Stefania Radziwill, who dominated a huge amount of land in western Russia.

The first written mentions of the current village of Vyritsa (Leningrad region), and the then Swedish village of Werektca, date back to 1676 (map of Ingermandland, or Izhora land, compiled by A.I. Bergenheim).

Protected areas and access to them

The places where the village of Vyretsa is located are full of charm and have always attracted vacationers from St. Petersburg. In 1906, there were plans to create a “garden city” or “ideal city” here, the concept of which included the unification of maximum urban comfort with nature, which would make living in it exemplary. These plans arose after the commissioning of the Tsarskoye Selo railway line, which runs directly through the village of Vyritsa. The Leningrad region now in this urban settlement has several stopping points of the Oktyabrskaya Railway (the oldest in Russia, the section of this road St. Petersburg - Pavlovsk is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List) - Mikhailovka, Vyritsa, platforms 1, 2, 3 and Poselok.

The largest village in the Leningrad region

This number of stopping points is not surprising, since Vyritsa is the largest (the occupied area is 30 square kilometers, in some sources - 50) village in the Leningrad region - 12 (sometimes they say 20) thousand people constantly live and work in it. The railway track, running through the village from southwest to northeast, stretches 15 km.

Along the Gatchina - Shapki highway, Vyritsa stretches for 7 km. In the summer, the population of Vyritsa increases several times, since this settlement remains a favorite holiday village for St. Petersburg residents, despite the industrial enterprises located here. In the 70s of the last century, 4 factories were built here - a metal products and experimental mechanical plant, a sawmill and a weaving factory "Uzor", whose tapestries are known and in demand abroad. A microdistrict of 8-story buildings has been built for people working at these enterprises.

A highlight for connoisseurs

The climate of these places is wonderful: wonderful dry and soft air, a clean and fast Oredzh River, which has formed a forested valley indented by ravines. The river's steep banks expose red clay, and the ancient pine trees above them give the area a unique charm and make the village of Vyritsa increasingly popular.

The Leningrad region boasts many wonderful recreation areas, such as Komarovo, but Vyritsa is also quite in demand. Here are located the dachas of such famous people as Academician D. Likhachev, I. Glazunov and K. Lavrov, V. Bianki and V. Pikul, M. Svetin and O. Basilashvili.

Notable residents

Vyritsa is also famous for its inhabitants, the most famous of whom are the philosopher and paleontologist, science fiction writer Ivan Efremov, author of the world famous “Andromeda Nebula”. Elder Seraphim Vyritsky, glorified among the saints and venerables, lived in this village for many years. His grave became a place of pilgrimage. Another famous resident of Vyritsa is the composer. Such an interesting person as the leader of Christian teetotalers, Ivan Churikov, also brought fame to the village.

There is something to see and something to worship

In addition, many tourists also go to the village of Vyritsa (Leningrad region). The sights of this place are known far beyond its borders. What is attractive about the town in this sense?

The main attractions include the Temple of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. Made of wood in a tent style under the direction of engineer M.V. Krasovsky, it is an architectural monument of the first half of the 20th century. Next to it is the chapel of St. Seraphim Vyritsky.

Another monument of architecture from the beginning of the last century is the Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. It was erected with donations from parishioners according to the design of the architect N.I. Kotovich. As a result of restoration work, which lasted 13 years, the church received the status of a newly identified cultural heritage site.

Specific objects

The village of Vyritsa (Leningrad Region) has another unique attraction. The photo attached below shows an unusual mansion. It was erected in 1906 for a community of teetotalers, which formed and grew into a fairly large sect thanks to Ivan Churikov, who, by reading the Gospel aloud, healed people from alcoholism. Pos. Vyritsa, Leningrad region, is also famous for the mansion erected in our time (2006). This is the palace of the Vasilyev brothers, which amazes the imagination both with its layout and decor, as well as with its architectural volumes. Local residents love to watch the owners of the palace, made by the best domestic and Italian craftsmen, arrive by helicopter.

Old-time charm and access

On the western outskirts of the village, burial mounds of the 11th-12th centuries have been preserved. The wonderful hunting castle of the Wittgensteins has survived to this day, as well as several other ancient dachas built at the beginning of the last century.

There is a former hydroelectric dam in the village, which is a place for walks and a unique attraction. The easiest way to get here is by train from Vitebsky Station, and from Gatchina you can travel by numerous buses, which depart on average in 15 minutes.

60 km from St. Petersburg, in the Gatchina district of the Leningrad region, lies the large urban village of Vyritsa. Its total area is 165 sq. km, population 20,000 people. The first mentions of Vyritsa date back to 1500, and in the western part of the village there are mounds dating back 12 centuries.

However, Vyritsa began to settle down on the Oredezh River only in the 18th century. The right bank was occupied by military outposts. They guarded the southern approaches to St. Petersburg. And the left bank was chosen by peasants from the Saratov province. They fled from the northern capital, St. Petersburg, being built by Peter the Great. At that time, many serfs fled from construction, unable to withstand the harsh working conditions.

In the 19th century, 1864, Vyritsa was mentioned in official documents of the Russian Empire. At that time the village consisted of only 21 houses and 124 inhabitants. In 1904, construction of the railway was completed, which connected Pavlovsk with the Vyritsa station. In this regard, mass construction of dachas began around the village, fortunately the nature was beautiful, the Oredezh River was clean and rich in fish. In 1910, smaller villages merged into one large settlement, Vyritsa. At that time the village had:

• telephone connection with St. Petersburg,
• regular message,
• the post office was working
• 16 miles of highway were built,
• 8 versts by horse tram.

Vyritsa became a holiday village. In the summer, about 13,000 summer residents from St. Petersburg lived here, and there were 1,500 tenants and dacha owners.

The revolution brought hunger, devastation and need to the village. The civil war in Vyritsa was in full swing. In 1919, Yudenich's troops captured the village, but the Red Army soon recaptured it. Many more times Vyritsa passed from the White Guards to the Red Army and vice versa.

After the revolution, Vyritsa gradually fell into decline; its heyday lasted only 10 years. However, in the 1930-1940s, the famous elder Seraphim Vyritsky settled there. All of Russia knew him. Pilgrims from all over the country flocked to the miraculous elder to hear good advice and parting words. After the war, many came to find out about the fate of their dead and missing relatives. And the elder found time for everyone, consoled, calmed, helped find relatives.

The Great Patriotic War did not bypass Vyritsa. In 1942 it was captured by German troops. There was a Romanian unit here that guarded the prisoner of war camp. In the fall of 1942, the Germans organized a children's camp. They brought here children who were left without parents. They were forced to work a lot, the working day was 12 hours, and the food was disgusting.

The winter of 1944 was marked by the liberation of Vyritsa from the Nazis. Immediately after liberation, active construction of destroyed houses began in the village. In the period 1944-1952, a hydroelectric power station was built. It existed until 1971.

Since 1970, the industrial development of Vyritsa began. Metallurgical and experimental mechanical plants are opened. Pioneer camps and kindergartens are being built around the village. 8 new five-story buildings were combined into a residential microdistrict.

Then the Uzor weaving factory opened, which still produces amazing tapestry fabrics. The sawmill has started operating, the factories are producing goods that can be bought even in the northern capital.
Such celebrities as:

• D.S. Likhachev,
• V. Bianchi,
• V. Pikul,
• K. Lavrov,
• O. Basilashvili.

Everyone was attracted by the amazing and unique nature, the fast Oredezh River, the distance from big cities, clean air and measured life.