Kargopol - a small original town on the river Onega, in the south-western part of the Arkhangelsk region. Interesting temple architecture, Kargopol clay toy and Kenozersky national park. The exact origin of the name of the city is not known, there are several versions: from the name of the prince's prison Kargovo field (cargo - in common parlance "crow") and from Karelian Karhupeldo - "bear side."

Interestingly, despite the proximity of the Vologda region, in Kargopol nobody will. Only rarely does the characteristic feature of pronunciation occur in these places, when "ts" is used instead of "h" - for example, "tsasovenka."
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How to get here

From Moscow from the Yaroslavl station on trains to Arkhangelsk or Severodvinsk. From St. Petersburg by train to Arkhangelsk. All trains stop at Nyandoma Station, where a bus runs to Kargopol (78 km) once a day.

Kargopol's Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions

Khristorozhdestvensky Cathedral - the oldest stone building in the city, located on Novaya Torgovaya (Sovetskaya) Square . It is worth paying attention to a huge iron hand sticking out of the wall of the central drum . Previously, she was holding a chain on which the chandelier was hanging . The introduction church is located next to the Nativity Cathedral . In its basements in 1812, There was a property of the imperial family taken from Moscow . Now there is a tiny but interesting exhibition "Kargopol Lah" . Resurrection Church of the late 17th century - a huge white-stone church with five domes .

The Annunciation Church (1692) is located on The old trading (Red Army) Square. The belfry on Novaya Torgovaya Square (61, 5 meters) is more precisely its remains, since in 2001 lightning struck the building and the fire almost destroyed the beautiful bell tower architecture. The Church of St. John the Forerunner is the highest (35 meters) and the largest temple in the city. It differs with unusual double domes and octagonal windows

Kargopol's bell ringing

In the Trinity Church there is an exhibition "Magic of folk art" and an exhibition of blacksmithing: castles, forged Ustyug chests, bear traps of the 18th century. Another exhibition, "The Legacy of Ancient Kargopol", is in the church of Zosima and Savvaty on Gorka. The exposition includes wooden temple sculpture, carved crosses, icons, monuments of the Old Believership

In addition to numerous religious buildings, merchants' mansions and the so-called "City Laundry" have been preserved in the city. It is worth seeing the house Veshnyakova, located in the eastern part of Arkhangelsk Street. Here you can see how to create the famous clay toys and, of course, buy them. On the second floor - the exhibition "Puppet Lodge."

The city operates the Kargopol Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Address: Oktyabrsky Avenue, 50. Photo of Kargopol (8)