View of the city Furmanov

Virtual tour: View from the highest (about 100 meters) towers on the city of Furmanov. 33 km from Ivanov, on the Sacha River, which is a tributary of the Volga-Matushka, lies the small Russian town of Furmanov. Convenient position relative to highways. 226 streets and roads have a length of 120 km. Urban area of about 16 km2. The population is over 36 thousand people. The city has a high environmental rating. Provision of greenery 2 m2 per 1 inhabitant. Rich natural and climatic resources. There are healing sources. This city lies on the path of the old post-trade highway "Big Road". Once the village belonged to the princes Cherkassky, Baratynsky and was the center of the textile industry. Now the city is part of the route of the "Golden Ring". Factory settlements Sereda-Upino, a prototype of Furmanov, are mentioned in the XVII century. In 1918, Sereda received the status of a city and was called so until 1941. Then the city was renamed Furmanov, in honor of the writer Dmitry Furmanov who was born here and lived for some time. The main city street is brick mansions of the XIX century. and small wooden houses with patterned platbands. Attractive mansions of industrial patrons Losev and Gorbunov. The five-headed Church of the Holy Trinity. Of the city's sights, the “White” Temple of the Ascension of the Lord (XVIII — XIX centuries) stands out. The 22-headed red-brick Church of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow" (end of the 19th century), built in eclectic style. Rich interior in the style of old Russian architecture with marble iconostasis. St. Michael's Church. Among the urban monuments of architecture is the house of D. Furmanov with an exhibition about the family, the life and work of the writer, presenting authentic photographs, personal correspondence of the author of the novel “Chapaev”. Historical exhibition “Sereda. A look from the XXI century "tells about the important political and social periods of the city to the XIX - beginning. XX centuries. Unique documents, household items, rare books, paintings DA. Trubnikov. The building of the Art Gallery. YES. Trubnikov is a three-storey residential mansion of the 19th century, which has preserved the ancient interior and layout, a stone hall, a veranda with access to the old park, a basement room and an underground passage. The museum presents local history, historical and archaeological expositions. The local history museum is a collection of exhibits from ancient times to modern times. Archaeological rarities, rare photos, materials on the activities of patrons and founders of textile production. The restored peasant farmstead of the end of the XIX century, the interiors of the townspeople housing 1940-1950. - “highlight” of the museum. Of the urban enterprises operating today are 3 spinning and weaving and garment factories, a bakery and a dairy plant. Different types of packaging material are produced by "Limaton Packing". In Khromtsevsky quarry mined gravel, sand, gravel. Cozy town of weaving and art patrons ... (The text is taken from the site www.infokart.ru)