Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky. History and sights

Hotels

In the city center, on Dzerzhinsky Street, 13a, there is a small and cozy hotel “Three Brothers”. The building has 15 rooms of varying comfort. There is a restaurant, cafe, bar, sauna and billiards on the hotel premises.

Single rooms are equipped with everything necessary for living. There is a TV, a wide bed, a bedside table, a wardrobe, a refrigerator and a kettle. The rooms are warm, clean and spacious. Tourists and guests of the island are offered to stay in the neighboring village of Tymovskoye, located 35 km along a direct road from Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky.

There are three hotels in Tymovsky:

• North;
• Inn;
• Versailles.

All rooms are equipped with comfortable furniture and household electrical appliances.

Urban transport

Transportation within the city and suburbs of Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky is carried out by Aleksandrovskoye PP LLC:

• City bus No. 1 follows the route Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky State Farm - port. The number of flights on weekdays is 16, on weekends – 10. Ticket price is 18 rubles.

• Suburban bus No. 106 transports passengers from Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky to the village of Due, 2 times a day. The ticket costs 55 rubles. one way.
• Suburban route: bus number 136 connects the city with the villages of Arkovo and Mgachi. On weekdays - 3 flights, on weekends - 2. The cost of the trip is 120 rubles.
• Bus No. 109 on the route Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky - Polovinka, makes 2 trips a day, the cost of the trip is 28 rubles.

Entertainment

Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky, although small, has enough places for recreation and entertainment for island residents and tourists:

• cafeteria "Three Brothers";
• central House of Culture;
• House of Creativity;
• recording studio "Stereophonic";
• libraries;
• beach;
• rental of boats and boats.

The most visited city on the island, Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky, has become a kind of Mecca for travelers, tourists and climbers. Interesting history, nature, architectural monuments attract people from all over Russia.

Only in this area can you find pristine natural places: powerful waterfalls, steep cliffs, snow-capped mountains. And see thickets of Red Book plants, rare animals and birds.

Article design: Vladimir the Great

Story

Aleksandrovsk on Sakhalin 1935.
The year of foundation of the Aleksandrovsky post is controversial; local historians count it from different events:

• 1881 - the founding of the military settlement of the Aleksandrovsky post (the city bore this name until 1926);
• 1869 - foundation of a farm on the site of the future post;
• 1864 - the first four settlers in the Alexander Valley (also called 1862, when 8 settlers arrived on Sakhalin).

Since 1909 it was the center of the Sakhalin region of the Russian Empire. From 1918 to 1920, power in the city belonged to the government of Admiral Alexander Kolchak. Between 1920 and 1925 the city was occupied by Japan.

From 1932 to 1947, Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky was the administrative center of the Sakhalin region of the RSFSR.

Personalities

Notable natives of the city:

• Dmitry Semyonovich Girev (1 [13] June 1889 - December 1932) - Russian polar explorer, member of Robert Scott's expedition to the South Pole (musher).
• Vasily Oshchepkov (December 1892 - October 10, 1937) - the founder of domestic judo and one of the founders of sambo.
• Vladimir Samoilovich Obotnin - coach of the USSR national ski team (1956-1961), who trained the first Soviet Olympic ski champions, including the spouses Pavel and Alevtina Kolchin).

Other people associated with the city:

• Sonya the Golden Hand (1846-1902) - spent the last years of her life in hard labor at the Aleksandrovsky post.
• Slutsky Igor Nikolaevich (born July 17, 1967) is a Russian author and performer of chanson, author of the song “Come to My House.”
• Tarasenko, Pavel Pavlovich (born 1948) - military commander of the border troops, colonel general.

Local historians claim that it was here that Hollywood actor Yul Brynner was born (according to the official biography, Vladivostok is his birthplace). Jan Fabricius lived here for a short time and was a member of the board of the workers' bureau; Alexey Maresyev served in the border detachment.

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1. ^ abcde Law No. 25-ZO
2. ^ ab Encyclopedia of Russian Cities
   . Moscow: Great Russian Encyclopedia. 2003. p. 17. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
3. ^ a b Federal State Statistics Service (2011). “All-Russian Population Census 2010. Volume 1" [All-Russian Population Census 2010, vol. 1]. All-Russian Population Census 2010 [All-Russian Population Census 2010]
   . Federal State Statistics Service.
4. https://www.gks.ru/free_doc/doc_2018/bul_dr/mun_obr2018.rar ; archive date: July 26, 2022; Archive URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20180726010024/https://www.gks.ru/free_doc/doc_2018/bul_dr/mun_obr2018.rar.
5. ^ abc Law No. 524
6. "On the Calculation of Time". Official Internet portal of legal information
   . June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
7. Post office. Information and computing center of OASU RPO. ( Post office
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8. Telephone codes of Sakhalin - Telephone codes of Sakhalin archived December 17, 2022 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
9. ↑
   Federal State Statistics Service of Russia (May 21, 2004).
   “The population of Russia, the constituent entities of the Russian Federation as part of federal districts, urban settlements, settlements, settlements is 3 thousand or more people” [Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal districts, districts Urban settlements, rural settlements - administrative centers and rural settlements with a population of over 3,000] (XLS). All-Russian Population Census 2002
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10. “All-Union Population Census of 1989. The current population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous regions and districts, territories, negative phenomena, urban settlements and rural district centers” [All-Union Population Census of 1989: current population of union and autonomous republics, Autonomous regions and districts , territories, regions, districts, towns and villages performing the functions of district administrative centers. All-Union Population Census of 1989 [All-Union Population Census of 1989]
    .
    Institute of Demography of the National Research University: Higher School of Economics [Institute of Demography of the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 - via Demoscope Weekly
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11. https://en.climate-data.org/location/53370/
12. "Pogoda.ru.net (Weather and climate-Climate of Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky)". Weather and climate. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
13. "Alexandrovsk-Sahal (Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky) climate norms 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

Sources [edit]

• Sakhalin Regional Duma. Law No. 25-ZO of March 23, 2011 “On the administrative-territorial structure of the Sakhalin region,” as amended. Law No. 62-ZO of June 27, 2013 “On amendments to Article 10 of the Law of the Sakhalin Region “On the administrative-territorial structure of the Sakhalin Region””. Entered into force on April 9, 2011. Published: “Provincial Gazette”, No. 55 (3742), March 29, 2011 (Duma of the Sakhalin Region. Law No. 25-ZO of March 23, 2011 “On the administrative-territorial structure of the Sakhalin region"
  as amended by the Law of June 27, 2013 No. 62-ZO "
  On Amendments to Article 10 of the Law of the Sakhalin Region") On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Sakhalin Region"
  . Valid from April 9, 2011).
• Sakhalin Regional Duma. Law No. 524 of July 21, 2004 “On the borders and status of municipalities in the Sakhalin region,” as amended. Law No. 45-ZO of May 27, 2013 “On Amendments to the Law of the Sakhalin Region” On the Borders and Status of Municipal Entities in the Sakhalin Region “”. Entered into force on January 1, 2005. Published: “Provincial Gazette”, No. 175–176 (2111–2112), July 31, 2004 (Sakhalin Regional Duma. Law No. 524 of July 21, 2004 “ On the boundaries and status of municipal formations in the Sakhalin region"
  as amended by the Law of May 27, 2013 No. 45-ZO "
  On Amendments to the Law of the Sakhalin Region "On State Rights").
  Borders and status of municipalities in the Sakhalin region " . Effective January 1, 2005).

Geographical position

Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky rises in the western part of the island, washed by the Tatar Strait. The distance from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is 560 km, from the Tymovskoye railway junction - 60 km of gravel road. The airport in the village of Zonalnoye is 75 km away.

There are two ways to get to the city:

• By train – departs from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. You need to get to Tymovskoye station, then to the bus station. Buy a ticket for bus No. 503, going to the city of Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky. A train ticket costs 730 rubles, a bus ticket costs 230 rubles.
• By personal transport - drive along the road, passing the settlements of Dolinsk, Makarov, Gastello, Poronaysk. After the town of Poronaysk, you should turn left and move west of the island to your destination.

Since 2015, the island has been in the UTC +11:00 time zone. In comparison with Moscow time, it is +8:00 hours. Therefore, it is designated as follows: MSK+8.

Sights and interesting places

Alexandrovsk-Sakhalin memorial places and interesting attractions attract tourists who usually visit the following places:

• An ancient building , built in 1880. Before the revolution, it housed the Treasury of the Alexander Post. Today it is the House of Art and Creativity, where all cultural city events take place and exhibitions of paintings, crafts, and drawings are held.
• Lighthouse – stands 3 km outside the city, on the hills of Cape Jonquière. Built in 1864. Then rebuilt several times. At first it was made of wood, with a hexagonal tower equipped with a bell and a lighting fixture. Nearby there was a barracks, outbuildings and a bathhouse. In Soviet times, the lighthouse was updated, the walls were built of concrete and stone.

• Aleksandrovsky Tunnel - leads to the lighthouse, cut through the rock by hand by convicts. Famous for its sharp bend and 87-meter length. Its name glorifies the Russian Emperor Alexander II.
• “Three Brothers” - the rocks are located to the right of Cape Jonquière, rising above the sea. They are a symbol of Fr. Sakhalin, depicted on the coat of arms of the Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalin region. A favorite haunt of seagulls and seals. To the left of the cape you can see the group of rocks “Three Sisters”. They are not so popular and famous, but they are also mysterious, like the “brothers” rocks.
• Obelisk to fallen soldiers - erected in the fall of 1947. The monument glorifies the heroes who fell during the liberation of Sakhalin from the Japanese. The design of the monument was made by the architect-builder Timofey Lukyanov.
• Iraida - an unusual waterfall, formed in the center of Cape Spasenny. It is located outside the city, south of the village of Douai. In winter it freezes and looks like a huge 70-meter icicle. Attracts mountaineers and ice climbers.

  
  The frozen Irada waterfall in Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky is a favorite place for rock climbers

• City cemetery - there lies “Sonka the Golden Hand” - the world famous thief and adventurer, Sofya Bluvshtein. She served her sentence at hard labor at the Aleksandrovsky post. According to one legend, the woman is buried in the old cemetery of the island. Local archives contain documents and photographs of the legendary criminal.

Climatic conditions

Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky is considered a region of the Far North with a harsh climate.

Over 12 months there is a lot of precipitation in the form of snow and rain:

• annual precipitation is 620 mm;
• average air temperature – 0.9 °C;
• air humidity rises to 80%;
• wind gusts reach 5.1 m/s.

Temperature table: