Asaph Islands: the story of flooding

Asaph Islands are the most charming place of the Ivanovo region. To search for beauty and new experiences it is not necessary to go thousands of miles away. These places are surrounded by many handed down from generation to generation of legends, in the center of Russia, only five hours away from Moscow, and have their own amazing story.

Vellore: history of education

The Town of Yuryevets, part of 115 of the oldest Russian cities, was founded in 1225 in the bend of the Volga river, on its right Bank. So in ancient times built cities: on the steep river banks, convenient to browse.

It was thought that the name of this place was named after the Christian patron Saint of St. George – the symbol of valor in Ancient Russia. The city's museums tell a lot of interesting; working hours from 10 to 18 hours on Sunday – to 17. Output – Monday.

Legend about a robber Asaf

Here lived Ermak Timofeevich-conqueror of Siberia, as well as filmmakers Rowe and Tarkovsky. The place is located at the intersection of Great high road to the North and Volga river, not by chance was chosen by Prince Yuri II Vsevolodovich, the grandson of Yury Dolgoruky on the Bank stood a low, only up to one hundred meters, the mountains. They were fairly steep, which was considered a significant advantage in case of attack of an external enemy. But a calm and quiet life was periodically disrupted: the Tatars pillaged the city, the poles burned down. And then in the caves lived a gang of robbers, the leader of which was Asaph. They were hiding in the sandy hills, covered with old trees. The place was very eerie, surrounded by dense forests and swamps. Robbers looting merchants, attacked the wealthy monasteries; most of the looted and shared with poor people, and was he held in high esteem. Local authorities, who are tired of the brash antics of the bandits, decided to eliminate the gang, calling for the execution of a whole regiment of soldiers. The abode of the robbers were surrounded, searched the cave, but the leader of Asaph wasn't there. He and his friends left these areas and have not been returned. The spot where his Park, called Asadovym mountains, later they became Asaph Islands. There is a version of that here buried left by a gang of Asaph treasures.

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Asaph Islands, Vellore: history of flooding

In the island of Asaph, the mountain turned into the 50-ies of the last century during the construction of the Gorky reservoir, at the time of lifting three meters of the water level in the Volga. At the bottom of "Gorky sea" were churches, monasteries, villages, Church of the Annunciation 1700 buildings, and Asaph mountain high enough, became the five Islands of Asaph, located three kilometers from Sochi. The biggest – Asaph - and three smaller ones located in the East, and wooded island is Steep-to the South. Their total area is 65.4 hectares.

In memory of the dismantled and flooded the temples 6 may 2000 in the shallows in the middle of the Volga river by the monks of Nikolo-Shartunski monastery of the cross was set up, and flooded several krivoozersky the monastery depicted in the paintings of Levitan “the resident” and “Evening bells".

The Uniqueness of Asaph Islands

Asaph Islands (photo below) – created by the nature of the place is truly amazing and unique in its beauty, with sand dunes and microtherapy, covered with stunted pines and birches.

Each tree is like another and has a bizarre unique form created by strong seasonal winds. In this place of white sand Islands created a sense of peace and quiet. Grey Heron lurking in the reeds island lakes, peacefully swaying on the water, wild ducks and fish, plenty of which are the envy of most fishing spots. Along with the natural inhabitants of the fauna on the island with many sandy beaches, an influx of fishermen, hunters, hikers and campers. Indeed, the sand dunes with a length of 4 km and a width of about 200 meters (3 meter – at the narrowest point) are very similar to the Riga seaside. On the small beaches, on all sides, covered with pine forest you can enjoy a few dozen people; a large island can accommodate from one hundred to two hundred people.

Flora of Asaph Islands

Asaph Islands closely studied by Russian geographers and biologists. When studying the flora of this area was found about two hundred of vascular plants, including many rare species, indicating a high floristic diversity. White dogwood and bearberry included in the Red Book of the Ivanovo region. The number of such rare plants as the Lily of the valley, bolotnytsia needle, leersia riovida, common juniper, sweet grass, sweet, sharply reduced because of trampling their guests of the Islands.

Stay in the Ivanovo region has the natural nature nobody controlled, which leads to severe contamination areas, the felling and damage of trees, many fires. In addition to human factors, these areas are exposed and natural impact: strong winds and shoreline erosion. CurrentlyAsaph Islands are a specially protected territory of Yurievets district.