Walk around Glazov, photos and description

Hello, dear readers! No, this photo is not Paris, not Rome, or any European city. This is my native, beloved, beautiful city of Glazov with beautiful, old and new historical places, which you definitely need to walk through in order to feel, feel what and how our town lives. It is these and other important sights of Glazov that I will tell you now.

Those who live far away and don’t know that there is such a town in the Urals, you can look at a map of Udmurtia and roughly determine the location. Now the people are already literate and can easily find our republic and city on the map of Russia!

Glazov residents are surprised when people living outside Udmurtia say that we are somewhere near Yakutia or in the Far East. To the question: “Where is Glazov?” they answer: “Do you know Izhevsk? Well, this is where motorcycles, IZH cars, Kalashnikov assault rifles are made, and now “Buranovsky grandmothers have joined in,” so here it is – nearby.”

General information and history of Glazov

Glazov is the northern capital of Udmurtia. It is located on the left bank of the Cheptsa River, on a hilly plain 1106 km from Moscow. The highest point is Mount Soldir (176.2 m above level), which offers a beautiful view of the entire city.

Panoramic view of the city

More than 95,000 people live in Glazov, mostly people over 30-40 years old, all young people leave for institutes and most of them do not return.

According to one version, Empress Catherine II gave this name to the city after seeing a drawing of the development of the district village. It was she who granted Glazov the status of a city in 1780, despite the fact that the population at that time did not exceed 500 people. But the first mention of the Glazovo settlement in written sources was recorded 120 years earlier.

The general development plan, created by the architect F.M. Roslyakov, was approved in 1804. The main concept of the development was a fan-arc type of layout, according to which all the main streets converged into one square (Freedom Square), which is decorated with the Transfiguration Cathedral, restored after the Bolsheviks.

Climate and ecology of Glazov

Glazov is located in the temperate continental zone. Winters here are not that cold. In total, there is frost for 2-3 weeks during the winter. Basically, the temperature does not exceed 20-24C, but in summer the weather is very changeable. One day the temperature can reach +35C, and the next it drops to 19-20C. There is also a strong imbalance in temperature at different times of the day.

Glazov is known throughout Udmurtia as the “greenest” city. There really are a lot of trees here, which makes it look great at any time of the year. Mostly poplars, birch and apple trees grow here.

View of the new area

Until recently, Glazov was considered the most polluted city in Udmurtia; many residents are sure that Glazov is radioactive. The “Chepetsk Mechanical Plant” with its uranium production and constant waste emissions into the Cheptsa River, the main drinking source of the townspeople, was to blame for all the rumors and speculation.

ChMZ tailings dump. Photo: https://glazov-retro.info/

Competent services monthly assure Glasovka residents that the environmental situation in the city is good and the indicators do not exceed acceptable standards. And this despite the fact that the city is often watered by yellow rains, and that the number of surgical removals of tumors here is the largest in the republic. The area close to the city is littered with heaps of garbage the size of a football field. Although Glazov itself is quite clean.

Of course, work is underway to improve the environment, for example, in 2005, Glazovsky CHPP-1 was switched from coal to gas, and its emissions have already been reduced by 30 times. Large amounts of money are being invested in water supply sources for further reconstruction. Perhaps then there will be water here that you can drink from the tap.

It should be noted that all this is sponsored by CMP money; the plant’s annual sponsorship reaches tens and even hundreds of millions of rubles.

Physiographic characteristics

Geographical position

The city of Glazov is located in the Urals in the north-west of Udmurtia, 180 km from Izhevsk, on the left bank of the Cheptsy River (a tributary of the Vyatka). The length of Glazov from north to south is 4-5 km, from west to east - 10-12 km. The city covers an area of ​​6,916 hectares, its perimeter is 64 km.

Relief and soils

The terrain of the city of Glazov is flat, cut by the valleys of the Cheptsa, Sygi and Malaya Syga rivers. Absolute heights range from 135 to 235 m (Mount Soldyr, which is part of the urban district). On the territory of the city and in its environs there are various soils: gray podzolic soils on a substrate of alluvial sandy loam and heavy cover loams, young artificial soils with a sandy substrate made of alluvial material, hydromorphic podzolic soils on a loamy, sandy loam substrate, as well as peat-bog soils.

Timezone

The city of Glazov is located in a time zone designated by international standard as Samara Time Zone (SAMT). The offset relative to UTC is +4:00. Time in Glazov corresponds to geographic standard time.

Climate

The climate of the city is temperate continental with the determining influence of continental air masses of temperate latitudes. In the summer, very warm air masses come from the south and southeast, causing hot, dry weather. The frost-free period is 112 days. Spring frosts stop at the end of May. The most severe frosts are observed in December-March. When sea air from temperate latitudes invades from the west, warming, even thaws, are observed. The average maximum height of snow cover is 73 cm, the average depth of soil freezing is 56 cm. The average annual precipitation is 525-550 mm. Thunderstorms are observed from May to September (25-30 days with thunderstorms). The average air humidity is 74%. For most of the year, winds from the west and southwest prevail. The maximum frequency of occurrence is 26% in the southwestern direction, the minimum frequency is 5% in the northern direction. The average annual wind speed is 3-4 m/s, the fluctuations between months are insignificant: from 2.6 to 5.1 m/s, with gusts of 15 m/s. Calm is observed rarely, on average 6-13 days a year.

• Cap in Glazov

Population of Glazov

In 2007, Glazov lost its status as a city with a population of one hundred thousand. Since then, the population has been decreasing every year. At the beginning of 2014, it was 95 thousand people, which is 200 people less than in 2013. The number of children born is also decreasing, and mortality is increasing.

The bulk of the population consists of able-bodied citizens over the age of 25 and pensioners. Schoolchildren and kindergarteners make up about 18%, but there are problems with young people from 17-24 in Glazov. Due to the small number of universities, the vast majority of graduates travel to different cities of Russia, mainly to Moscow and St. Petersburg.

City Day 2011

There are only 2 universities in the city, one of which is GGPI (Pedagogical), and the second is a branch of Izhevsk State Technical University. Of course, in Glazov there is a medical school, college, technical schools, etc. But, in general, the level of education is not very high.

Kind and sympathetic people live here, although you cannot tell this when meeting the locals, they seem gloomy and unfriendly, but this is not so. If you ask a city resident the way to this or that place, he will definitely tell you everything in detail and even guide you.

Glazovians respect the history of the city and Russia, so there are no skinhead groups here, and not many representatives of other subcultures. Cases of vandalism are also rare. But, just as in every barrel of honey there is a fly in the ointment, so there are immoral individuals among the townspeople.

Administrative structure

The structure of local government bodies of the city (municipal formation of the city of Glazov

) are:

• The City Duma is the representative body of the municipality;
• Head of the municipality;
• Municipal administration - local administration (executive and administrative body of the municipality);
• Control and accounting body of the municipality.

Heads of the city

• Vladimir Yurievich Pereshein (2005-2010)
• Alexander Viktorovich Vershinin (2010-2015)
• Oleg Nikolaevich Bekmemetyev (2015-2018)
• Sergei Nikolaevich Konovalov (elected on December 29, 2022)

Districts and real estate

The city's social infrastructure is quite well developed. Almost every district is equipped with kindergartens and playgrounds, schools and shops, entertainment centers and companies providing various services.

Glazov Map

Glazov is divided into 5 districts, radically different from each other in appearance.

Old district

The historical part of the city, with the first brick buildings designed by famous St. Petersburg architects. Basically, these are two-story houses with 12 apartments, built in the 50s of the 20th century. The area itself is very quiet and peaceful.

Old area. Overview view

On its territory there is the only park of culture and recreation, the Progress Ice Sports Palace, by the way, the very first in the republic. There is also an athletics stadium and a swimming pool "ChMZ". On the territory of the district there is a hospital town, most schools and kindergartens, and many specialized playgrounds for children of different ages.

Park of Culture and Leisure named after. Gorky. Photo https://glazov-retro.info/

The downside of the old area is the small number of shops, mostly small stalls with the most necessary products. There are also supermarkets, but there are only 3 of them in the entire area. The average cost of real estate in this area is the second in the city and is about 1,350,000 rubles for a standard one-room apartment in a house from the Khrushchev era. Many of the townspeople consider the old district to be the most prestigious.

Main st. Kirov

Old area. Komsomolskaya st.

Western region

Private houses and cottages predominate here; there are also several multi-storey apartment buildings.

A distinctive feature of this area are the names of the streets (Pushkin, Chekhov, Nekrasov, Krylov, etc.). There are no kindergartens and only 1 school, there are practically no significant objects except. In the western region there are 3 garage cooperatives and only four operating stores with the most necessary products.

West. Garage cooperative

But the area is the quietest and least criminal. The cost of a one-room apartment does not exceed 1,200,000 rubles.

Center

Of course, all shopping centers and large stores, fitness centers and bars, a large number of pharmacies and cultural and leisure establishments are collected here.

central square

There are few residential buildings in the center; as a rule, they are all multi-storey with a large number of apartments, with an average cost of 1,350,000 rubles for a one-room apartment.

Center. St. Kirov

There are also railway and bus stations, a children's clinic and a regional hospital.

Railway station

The infrastructure of this area is the most developed compared to others.

New area

New area

The largest number of apartment buildings, kindergartens and schools. Basically, the houses are built in an L shape and are located opposite each other in a square shape. Each courtyard has a shop and a children's playground.

Panoramic view of the New District

On the territory of the new area there is an Izhtrading hypermarket and several supermarkets, many cafes and clubs. A fairly developed area with the highest cost of housing. You can buy a one-room apartment for 1,400-1,500,000 rubles.

The intersection of K. Marx and Tolstoy streets

Aerodrome

Krasnogorsk tract

The private sector is fundamentally dominant. It is separated from the city by a railway. You can get to this area by car across the bridge, or on foot through the overpass. The airfield is the least favorable area with the vast majority of private houses. The highest crime situation in the city, a large number of drug addicts and alcohol dependent residents. Although, there is a hospital, a school and several kindergartens.

Fifth section

This is an industrial microdistrict with wholesale warehouses and a small number of residential buildings. The area is equipped with the only social rehabilitation school in the city and a popular college among young people.

St. Soviet

In addition to the areas within the city, there is a cottage village "Berezovy" 1.5 km away and the village of Shtanigurt 500 meters from Glazov. Birch village is a very beautiful private sector with expensive and impressive cottages and mansions.

P. Berezovy. Overall plan

The cost of an average house along with 6 acres of land is about 5,000,000 rubles. Despite the fact that there is only 1 store and nothing else.

Shtanigurt is located just a kilometer from the village of Berezovoy, but the cost of houses here is much lower, and does not exceed 3,700,000 rubles. This is a full-fledged area, with its own kindergarten, sausage factory, school and even a club. A large number of shops.

Shtanigurt

Education

The main building of the pedagogical institute.
The urban community is characterized by a high scientific and educational level; has its own higher school, represented by the following universities:

• Glazov State Pedagogical Institute named after V. G. Korolenko
• Glazov Institute of Engineering and Economics (branch) of State Educational Institution of Higher Professional Education IzhSTU
• Glazov branch of the Institute of Law, Social Management and Security of Udmurt State University
• Glazov branch of the University of the Russian Academy of Education (URAO)

There are eight educational institutions in the system of secondary and primary vocational education in the city of Glazov; among them are Glazov Technical College, a medical school, a technical school and three vocational schools. There are 18 secondary schools, three gymnasiums (including a linguistic school), a physics and mathematics lyceum, an art and music school and an arts lyceum.

Infrastructure condition

The housing and communal complex of Glazov is quite well developed. The main reason for this is the large number of housing and communal services companies and housing offices, which are in constant competition for customers. Therefore, city residents always have a choice.

But, despite this, the amounts in receipts tend to increase with frequent variability, and the range of paid services is not performed properly: the staircases of houses are rarely washed, most entrances do not have benches and trash cans, the surrounding area is cleaned well, but rarely.

Very often there are interruptions in the power supply and water supply, sometimes it is turned off without warning. The condition of the water itself leaves much to be desired, and this despite the fact that the Glazov Municipal Unitary Enterprise “Vodokanal” was awarded the title of the best enterprise in Russia in this field. But things are going well with the heating; it is turned on at the scheduled time and in sufficient volume to maintain a good temperature in the apartment.

Road wars

The road situation in the city is quite tense. Even the central street of Glazov looks like a sieve of potholes and hummocks, let alone the secondary streets and especially the courtyards. Of course, potholes are often patched up hastily, but the effect lasts no more than 3-4 months.

Road surface on the street. Dzerzhinsky

Despite the small population, there are a lot of cars here, so traffic jams during rush hour have become commonplace, but during the day and late evening it is not difficult to get from one end of the city to the other.

The bus is the only type of public urban transport with a large number of routes covering all corners of the city and surrounding areas.

Content

• 1Etymology
• 2Physico-geographical characteristics 2.1Geographical location
• 2.2Relief and soils
• 2.3 Time zone
• 2.4Climate

Enterprises and work in Glazov

Glazov is a well-developed industrial center and ranks second in terms of production volumes in Udmurtia. The most important sector of the city's economy is industrial production. It determines budget income and employment. Of course, the dominant position here is occupied by the city-forming enterprise - OJSC Chepetsky Mechanical Plant, which is part of the fuel industry and is the center of interests of the state corporation Rosatom.

Administrative building of ChMP

ChMZ is the largest enterprise in the Urals and occupies a leading global position in the production and processing of uranium, zirconium, calcium, etc. It is involved in the production of nuclear fuel and superconducting materials for the world's first fusion reactor. The plant employs 15% of the population, 4% of which are young people under the age of 28. In general, the plant is not afraid to hire young specialists; on the contrary, this is one of its priorities. Work at ChMP is considered the most prestigious and promising in the entire city, which is justified by the high salary and numerous benefits and allowances. But it’s quite difficult to get a job there, and there are practically no vacancies.

Other enterprises and factories in the city produce cabinet and upholstered furniture, sewing and ceramic goods, animal feed, food, fertilizers, etc.

Among the dominant ones is O, which produces all types of sausages, meat, eggs, offal and canned food. You can also highlight OJSC UZSM, which produces solid bricks; SEZ “Teploagregat”, which produces heating and ventilation equipment, etc.

Don’t forget about Liquorvodochny, whose products have made the city famous not only in Russia, but also abroad.

The positive dynamics of enterprise growth has a positive effect on the employment of city residents. We can say that there is a lot of work in the city, but the main enterprises make considerable demands on potential employees, which makes employment difficult. It is much easier to get a job as an accountant, salesperson or teacher.

The number of taxi services has increased greatly in recent years. About 3% of townspeople are, in one way or another, involved in this area of ​​activity.

According to official statistics, the average monthly salary in Glazov does not exceed 19 thousand rubles. Of course, at an average price level, this is a good indicator, but it should be taken into account that an ordinary salesperson in a store earns about 8-9 thousand, and a simple worker at the same Chernobyl Metallurgical Plant receives 25-30 thousand rubles.

The trade sector is represented mainly by small shopping centers and supermarkets with federal and regional chains (Magnit, Izhtrading). Recently, there has been pressure from large chains on local entrepreneurs, who often cannot withstand such competition. Notable for the city was the opening of the Passage shopping center, with a retail area of ​​2160.00 sq.m. Brands such as CentroObuv, Incity, Sabra, Concept, etc. are represented here.

Shopping center Passage

And in the central district of the city, the “Central Market” is open from Tuesday to Sunday. They mainly sell Chinese clothes and shoes, bought on Moscow markets.

Central Market. Photo https://glazov-retro.info/

Mass media

News agencies

• News Agency "Glazov" RU"

Radio

The wired radio of ChMZ OJSC can be heard in the buildings of the plant and its subsidiaries. Basically, the broadcast of radio “My Udmurtia” or “Mayak” is duplicated. We periodically publish our own programs, plant news, congratulations, messages about evacuation and emergencies.

Newspapers

• Municipal newspaper "Red Banner"
• Newspaper "My city Glazov"
• Newspaper "Market Today"
• Newspaper "First newspaper of the week"
• Newspaper “Belova, 7” JSC “ChMZ”
• Newspaper “Good about different things”
• Newspaper "Avos-KA"
• Newspaper "Garant" TV"
• Newspaper "Glazov Central Market"
• Newspaper "Novaya Gazeta Glazova"

Crime

In general, the criminal situation in Glazov is not bad, there is no trend towards an increase in crime. Compared to 2011, crime detection increased by 12% and is 74%. For comparison, similar figures for the republic are 2% and 65%, respectively. The number of serious and especially serious crimes has decreased by 25%, almost all of them have been solved. But corruption-related crimes in the city are growing from year to year, as are crimes related to the sale and storage of drugs. In general, it should be noted that there are problems with this in Glazov. Almost all types of drugs are sold here, from smoking weed to heroin, and accordingly, the number of drug addicts is also growing.

Fights in the city are a common occurrence, sometimes ending with the use of piercing and cutting objects.

Of the particularly high-profile and sensational crimes, one can note the periodic appearance of maniacal rapists and pedophiles. From 2004 to 2009, a rapist operated in the city, whose victims were 16 girls aged 19 to 27 years. In 2009 he was caught.

In 2012, a young pedophile abused 3 children, aged from 2 to 7 years. The best police officers of the city and Moscow colleagues were involved in his search. Thanks to the vigilance of citizens who promptly reported a similar person, the maniac was detained. The examination found him mentally ill.

A relatively small number of crimes and a high detection rate lead to a significant improvement in the safety of citizens.

External links [edit]

• Official website of Glazov (in Russian)
• Unofficial Glazov website (in Russian)

Sights of Glazov

The Idnakar settlement and the museum of the same name, with excavation exhibits, are perhaps the most important attraction of Glazov. The settlement is located 4 kilometers across the river, and dates back to the 9th century. Here you can get acquainted with household items of that time and their history. Experienced guides will captivate any skeptic with their most interesting stories. And for visually impaired tourists there are special layouts with descriptions in Braille.

The building of the former women's gymnasium has historical value; today it houses the Glazov Museum of Local Lore, with 8 halls of various exhibitions. Some may say that a museum is boring, but this definition does not apply to this place. Thanks to the modern and creative approach of the workers, visiting the museum becomes an exciting journey through different eras.

The main square of the city is pl. Freedom, is the center of all celebrations.

Transfiguration Cathedral. Pl. Freedom

Along with modern buildings, merchant houses of the 18th century coexist perfectly here, which have still preserved their original appearance.

Just below the square is the Alexander Nevsky Chapel, built in 1837 in honor of the arrival of the future emperor, Alexander II, in Glazov. The chapel was destroyed by the Bolsheviks and was recently rebuilt according to ancient sketches.

A favorite place for newlyweds is the Eden flower shop; there used to be an underground Bolshevik printing house here. This is not just a store, but truly a heavenly place, on the left side of the center of the square. Freedom.

Flower shop Eden

The majestic architectural ensemble of the Rossiya OCC makes an equally enchanting impression. This is a wonderful example of the Stalinist Empire style, not inferior to the best buildings of VDNKh. Concerts, exhibitions and city-wide competitions take place here.

The most striking cultural center is the Glazov Drama Theater "Parafraz", founded in 1983. Performances are staged here for different age groups. The theater is often invited to national and international festivals.

In numerous squares and parks there are monuments to Lenin, Marx, Pavlik Morozov, and wooden totem sculptures.

Monument to a bottle of vodka. Previously it was located opposite the distillery. Today - dismantled