Khortytsya Island and the Zaporizhzhya Sich

Good day.

Probably many know what Khortytsya. No, not vodka, and the island in the town of my childhood - Zaporozhye.
We go there regularly, a few times a year. This summer, after the sea finally decided to show up and the child.
Below are a few photos of Khortitsa (this summer and past years) and the Historical and Cultural Complex "Zaporozhye».
Here and there may come across our faces, sorry)))
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Khortytsya Island - a unique natural and historical complex. In 2007 he was named one of the "Seven Wonders of Ukraine»
In 1958, the land received the status of a natural monument of local importance. Later, in 1963 - of national importance. But the uniqueness of the plants, of which there are about 1000 species, and hundreds of historical and archaeological sites, Khortitse allowed to receive in 1965 the status of the State Historical and Cultural Reserve. With the independence of the island became a National Nature Reserve.

View from the dam.



Virgin land, planted with grass, Khortitse remains very little. Most of the island is covered with young artificial forest of pine and maple planted Khortitskiy forestry. Once on the island of Khortytsya "solid wall" grown oak forests.



In Bayrak, but mostly - in the flooded forest in the south of the island, home to over 30 species of animals, 120 species of birds, ten species of reptiles, amphibians five.



We are on the island go from the right bank, at first along the path, where the beautiful views of the Khortitskiy bridge.



On the right bank, where in the warm love to jump off cliffs.



And access to "stitch Tarasov»
It is believed that this road from the museum to the bridge was Taras, when visited on the island.



On the trail found 7 granite stelae, made on Yantsevskom career. On each of the seven stelae - quotations from the works of Taras Shevchenko, in which he recalled Khortytsya, Sich and the Great Meadow.



This is near the museum, the beginning. Rusted over 7 years, which is something no one seeks to tidy up (.



A small snack to a halt. View of the Dnieper



Museum all being restored after the hurricane, but inside it operates. This time we did not go, and on Monday it off.

Near the museum a high hill, it is a cross.



and waving the national flag.



Monument to the liberation war under the leadership of Bohdan Khmelnytsky.



Glorious ancestors Zaporozhye Cossacks from grateful descendants for the preservation of the will, honor and valor.



Pointers.



We head to the Zaporizhzhya Sich. a child's strength is running in Host Monday day off, moreover, what is written on the gate with one input.



View from outside.



It laid the Zaporizhzhya Sich in the famous Khortitse in celebration of the Holy Virgin.
October 14, 2004



Along the way we meet a new monument.



The label explaining



They saw that we were not the only ones who want to get into the Sich. We were still allowed.
They filmed whether advertising, or a movie. We looked at the same time on the Cossacks. His presentation, they usually arrange the weekend, about 12 days.



Beautiful and uncles, and horses.



We pass into the Sich, the scenario they had to go out of the gate, but something did not work there.



Almost at the entrance is a toilet.



But we did not go there.



Start of construction of the complex "Sich" immediately gave rise to spirited debate in society and the scientific community. Is not indifferent to this case people have expressed, at times, conflicting views on the features of the architecture and functional content "Sich", and even about the very feasibility of building. All this is not surprising, because the construction is on the spot where, in fact, Zaporizhzhya Sich had never existed. However, if you look at the problem from another angle, it turns out that the newly created "Sich" can be a good positive additions materialized Ukrainian myth of Khortytsya as a cradle and center of Zaporizhzhya Cossacks.
Scientific debate about the architecture and planning of our "Host" is also completely understandable. About appearance Zaporizhzhya Sich science, in fact, is quite small in size and scattered evidence, most of which relate to the last or New Sich that everyone can interpret in their own way.
Here then shot "Taras Bulba»



It Sich in 2008, the entrance to the church boarded up, people do not have.



This year it was something obbivat. Either it restored, or xs.



On the right, look at the Dnieper gun.



Ivan liked something, climbed to kiss.



Flower garden near the house.



Himself a house, but closed. in working days in some of them there are shops with magnets and other good souvenir.



In the church. In my opinion, it is working, and you can baptize a child there, and married.



For women at the entrance lies a pile of scarves.



Go to the other side, which is above the plane designated as Hasan-Basha, commercial and artisanal suburbs.



Print glorious Zaporizhia Army in the tower



New homes in this part of me for the first time.



Such an authentic instrument for punishment. I forgot the name of.
Pads as prompts aerostream



Mazanka



Bartschik with Kozachko)))
They sell brew tea, coffee.
Smoking and drinking alcohol on campus is prohibited.



We also decided to go, freshen up, sit.
Here's a washbasin.



Oven and BBQ for your probably.



Tavern with wooden tables and chairs.
By the way, very nice everywhere smells of wood.



Next to a tavern is psevdokolodets and all sorts of household items. As that call not to make a mistake, I do not know, so I just photos.



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Slowly go to the exit. Kozak, who are turned away.



Unnoticed pottery.



The monument, which is near the left coin memory



One of the entrances, which in and out.



Autumn trail in August. That's all.
Yes, it is often here, but every time a new sensation. Perhaps it is self-hypnosis, but after visiting Hortitsa soul is filled with some patriotic motives and pride in the fact that I was born in this region. Slightly touched his past. And let some monument will not stand in his place and let somewhere something glossed over in a museum somewhere in some legends, but still lived here Cossacks, here they fought - our freedom-loving Ukrainian people ... And the soul awakens such boundless love for their homeland.

Thank you all for your time. Successful working week.
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