Abandoned villages of the Chelyabinsk region: list. Calculating abandoned villages Old villages of the Chelyabinsk region

The Chelyabinsk region is unique in its geographical location: the Ural ridge, the border between Asia and Europe, passes through its territory. There are about 30 memorial signs installed in the region, marking the place where parts of the world were divided.

The Chelyabinsk region is also interesting for its historical heritage: in the 18th-16th centuries. The proto-God civilization already existed in these places; after it, the territory was developed in the 1st century. Turkic and Finno-Ugric tribes, then in the Middle Ages Kazakhs and Bashkirs, Russians came to the Urals in the 18th century.

The Chelyabinsk region also attracts tourists with its beautiful nature; on its territory there are many charming places untouched by civilization - about 3000 lakes, 320 caves, 360 rivers. The forests and steppes of the region are home to about 60 species of mammals, including rare species - lynx, mink, raccoon dog, jerboa, and more than 232 species of birds.

Ilmensky Reserve

One of the most beautiful places in the Chelyabinsk region, according to general opinion, is the Ilmensky Nature Reserve, the most famous natural-historical complex in the Southern Urals. Scientists and naturalists have been studying the nature of Ilmen for more than 200 years; its territory contains more than 30 pristine lakes, several dozen beautiful streams and rivers, dense forests and untouched steppes.

Another source of legitimate pride of the Ilmensky Reserve is the rock museum, which has collected more than 300 types of various minerals and some specimens are the only ones of their kind in the world.

Lake Zyuratkul

Lake Zyuratkul and the surrounding national park in the Chelyabinsk region are very beautiful places. Translated, Zyuratkul means “Heart Lake” and its view from above really resembles a heart. According to a beautiful ancient legend, it was formed from a fragment of a magic mirror, given by the hero Semigor to his beloved and broken by the capricious beautiful bride Yurma. The fragment fell far in the mountains (the height of the lake is 724 m above sea level) and turned into a crystal clear lake, transparent as a girl’s tears.

Even in ancient times, the beautiful lake was a popular place among our ancestors - in the Stone Age, 12 camps for fishermen and hunters were established on its shores - archaeologists have found the remains of ancient dwellings, household items, fragments of vessels decorated with ornaments, jasper and flint crafts.

Arkaim

The most famous archaeological complex-reserve in the Chelyabinsk region is Arkaim, an ancient Aryan settlement that is 1000 years older than Troy. This place is located on the southern slopes of the Ural Mountains and dates back to the beginning of the 2nd millennium BC. The uniqueness of the ancient settlement is in its single-layer structure and excellent preservation to this day; using the example of this place, one can fully trace the existence of the settlement within the framework of one culture and a relatively short period of time.

The archaeological reserve was founded in 1991 and is part of the Ilmensky reserve in the Chelyabinsk region. Arkaim consists of two rings of defensive structures inscribed within each other with dwellings attached to them (about 60), a free area in the center, a sewerage and irrigation system. During the research of this ancient site, evidence of developed bronze metallurgy, remains and fragments of ceramic vessels covered with systems of complex geometric symbols were found.

According to archaeologists, the Aryans are the progenitors of all world religions, so today Arkaim attracts not only scientists, but also followers of various spiritual practices and esotericists.

Ignatievskaya Cave

Ignatievskaya Cave in the Chelyabinsk region is a place that gained worldwide fame from the rock paintings of ancient people; their age dates back to approximately 14 thousand years. These are stylized, but quite recognizable images of bulls, mammoths, various signs and geometric shapes, painted in red and black paint.

Based on the animal bones found and the remains of silicon tools, scientists concluded that the Ignatievskaya Cave was one of the most ancient sanctuaries in the Urals.

Sikiyaz-Tamak

The cave city of Sikiyaz-Tamak in the valley of the Ai River in the Chelyabinsk region is the only monument of its kind in Russia. This unique place consists of 43 caves and a grotto with traces of the presence of people from all historical eras - from the Paleolithic to the Middle Ages.

Of all the caves in the Urals, only here is the largest collection of beautiful jewelry, tools and ceramics. Its discovery in 1995 is equated in significance to the excavations of the legendary Troy.

Mausoleum of Kesene

The most beautiful and mysterious monument in the Chelyabinsk region is the Kesene Mausoleum, dating back to the 14th century. and with a still unknown exact origin. During research of the monument at the end of the 19th century. The burial of a young woman of a noble family was discovered, which is confirmed by the presence of gold jewelry (signet ring with arabesques, pendants and earrings) and the remains of a silk scarf around her neck.

There are several versions of the origin of the mausoleum. According to one of the beautiful legends, Tamerlane’s daughter is buried here, who fled with her beloved - a simple warrior from her father’s army. An angry Tamerlane ordered to catch up and kill the lovers. After realizing his guilt and irreparable loss, the great commander ordered the construction of a beautiful mausoleum at the site of Kesene’s death. The second version says that this is the burial of a young wife or daughter of one of the noble leaders of the nomadic tribes of the ancient Kazakhs.

This night, unlike the first, was warm. Waking up even early in the morning was a pleasure.

After a ritual trip to the forest, while the camp was still sleeping, I rummaged through the grass throughout the clearing, paying special attention to the sector around the fire, and at the same time collected garbage in a bag. The flashlight has sunk into oblivion. There was a hope that one of our people saw it and tidied it up so that it wouldn’t get lost, but it later did not come true. A little annoyed, I went to get some sleep.

In contrast to yesterday, no one dared to get up first, thinking that it was still early, since the others were sleeping. The rise was announced after Lisya, looking at her watch, announced the beginning of eleven. The guys complained that in the morning someone was rummaging around the camp, they wouldn’t have stolen anything! I honestly admitted that this insidious type is me.

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Tyulyuk June

Travelers usually go to the village of Tyulyuk only when they are planning to go to conquer numerous nearby mountains (although Bolshoy Iremel is, perhaps, beyond competition) or take a walk to the Larkin Gorge. At the same time, the village itself is no less interesting for leisurely meditative walks, cozy picnics and catching juicy shots. And so that the traveler doesn’t relax at all here, the local cows will definitely try to get hold of a bag carelessly thrown into the back seat of the car and will also try to lick him from head to toe :)

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Larkino Gorge: to meet the Spirit of the Forest you can get lost

When we arrived in Tyulyuk on Friday, my travel companion made the eyes of the Perm tourists we met along the way widen with the casually dropped phrase “We come here to eat.” Yeah, where else could food taste better if not a five-hour drive from Chelyabinsk :) However, the trip was really planned to be as light and lazy as possible. But having heard that tourists were going to go to Larkin Gorge, it was impossible to resist repeating this path :)

True, only the end points of the route coincided. While all the normal people were walking along a spacious, flat path, we moved straight through the thickets and gullies, managed to overcome three fords instead of one, almost got killed, almost destroyed our equipment, and looked around on all the paths leading anywhere except to the gorge.

Although in the end we still came to him! And the funny thing is that on the way back it turned out that you can get to Larkin Gorge in just 40 minutes along quite decent wide trails! It took about three hours to get there.

Although, to be honest, we still didn’t understand how, after walking along the river bed for several hours, we eventually came to a ford that starts from the very village where we started our journey! And from this ford it’s just a little over half an hour’s walk to the gorge. It turns out that at some point we started going backwards? Some kind of witchcraft!

When I tried to reach the gorge for the first time, two years ago, our large group went somewhere far up, got caught in a downpour, and, under the sad groaning of one of the participants in the outing, decided to turn around. So even then the place led you by the nose :) However, that’s where its charm lies - the deeper you wander here, the more of its secrets the forest reveals to you. This time even the Spirit of the Forest appeared to us in all its glory!

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Tyulyuk: the salt is in the details

I love the village of Tyulyuk not only for its amazing atmosphere, unusually spicy forest aromas and enchanting mountain views, but also for the wonderful creativity of the local residents, who add a variety of decorations and cute details to their homes. Tourist bases, naturally, are distinguished by an equally creative approach to design.

The article contains six illustrative examples of rural creative expression

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Are you from the Urals?

I - yes! Moreover, from the seventh largest Russian city, the capital of the Southern Urals - Chelyabinsk. I love it, despite the difficult environmental situation in the city itself. Just like last year, when flying away from there, I was overtaken by some kind of melancholy. But, probably, it’s more because of my relatives who remain there, almost 2000 km away from me.

Okay, that's not what we're talking about today. Today I want to show the nature of the Chelyabinsk region.

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In the depths of the Ural ores

So, the day before our friends called us and offered us a ride to Kyshtym (a city in the Chelyabinsk region). In the vicinity of this city, mica was mined; in the old adits, you can now safely climb. There is no need to invite us twice, we got ready and went. Moreover, the weather curtailed the Epiphany frosts just in time, warming up from almost -20 to -10. It's time for a walk.

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Ice fountain in Zyuratkul National Park

Nature knows how to surprise, especially in winter. An amazing blue ice sculpture majestically decorates one of the patches of the snow-covered forest, attracting numerous crowds of tourists who want to look at the crystal dome of the forest fountain with their own eyes. And there would not have been such a surprise if in 1976, a group of geologists who made a well in search of iron ore had not drilled into the aquifer. They made a well, got into an artesian basin, and from there a powerful stream of water poured out. Drilling had to be stopped. Attempts to plug the well were unsuccessful. And for 40 years now the fountain has been shooting into the sky. Since then, this place has become one of the most visited in winter in the Zyuratkul National Park.

An almost extinct rural village in the Chelyabinsk region. Selki - small settlements used to be called that. There are three streets in the village, and the population of the village is 3 people. The main part of the village is located a little further from the road. Part of the village near the road consists of ruins of wooden huts.

Another abandoned village after the release at Mayak. Like most towns and villages, it was resettled and razed to the ground. Only the church survived - the Church in the name of Simeon of Verkhoturye the Righteous. The Bulzinsky monastery, a settlement of the Novo-Tikhvin Monastery, was founded in the 60s of the 19th century. According to the inventory of 1910, there were 52 buildings in it, including the stone Cathedral in the Name of Simeon of Verkhoturye the Righteous with the chapel of St. Magdalene. After the barbaric...

The village was born in the early forties along with a calibration plant, which arose from scratch on the basis of equipment from hardware companies evacuated from the western regions of the country. A workers' settlement was specially created next to the plant: during wartime and in the post-war years this was very important. But in subsequent years, such a neighborhood became extremely undesirable. The proximity of the sulfuric acid pickling baths of the calibration plant has become far from...

The history of the village of Muslyumovo (on the Techa River, 50 kilometers from Chelyabinsk) is reminiscent of the Chernobyl accident, stretched over half a century. Unlike the Chernobyl disaster in Muslyumovo, nothing has been done to save people who are apparently part of a medical experiment on the effects of radiation on humans.

There is no point in hiding that abandoned villages and other populated areas are the object of research for many people who are passionate about treasure hunting (and not only). There is a place for those who like attic searching to roam, to “ring through” the basements of abandoned houses, to explore wells, and much more. etc. Of course, the likelihood that your colleagues or local residents have visited this locality before you is very high, but, nevertheless, there are no “knocked out places”.

Reasons that lead to the desertion of villages

Disappeared settlements are geographical objects that today have completely ceased to exist due to military actions, man-made and natural disasters, and time. In place of such points one can now see a forest, a field, a pond, anything, but not standing abandoned houses. This category of objects is also of interest to treasure hunters, but we are not talking about them now.

Abandoned villages precisely belong to the category of abandoned settlements, i.e. towns, villages, hamlets, etc., abandoned by residents. Unlike the disappeared settlements, the abandoned ones for the most part retain their architectural appearance, buildings and infrastructure, i.e. are in a state close to the time when the settlement was abandoned. So people left, why? A decline in economic activity, which we can see now, as people from villages tend to move to the city; wars; disasters of various types (Chernobyl and its environs); other conditions that make living in a given region inconvenient and unprofitable.

How to find abandoned villages?

Today, one of the most accessible and fairly informative sources is Internet:

The second quite popular and accessible source- These are ordinary topographic maps. It would seem, how can they be useful? Yes, very simple. Firstly, both tracts and uninhabited villages are already marked on fairly well-known maps of the Gentstab. It is important to understand one thing here: a tract is not only an abandoned settlement, but simply any part of the area that is different from other areas of the surrounding area. And yet, on the site of the tract there may not be any village for a long time, but that’s okay, walk around with a metal detector among the holes, collect metal garbage, and then you’ll get lucky. Not everything is simple with non-residential villages either. They may not be completely uninhabited, but may be used, say, as summer cottages, or may be occupied illegally. In this case, I don’t see any point in doing anything, no one needs problems with the law, and the local population can be quite aggressive.

If you compare the same map of the General Staff and a more modern atlas, you can notice some differences. For example, there was a village in the forest on the General Staff, a road led to it, and suddenly the road disappeared on a more modern map; most likely, the residents left the village and began to bother with road repairs, etc.

The third source is local newspapers, local people, local museums. Communicate more with the natives, there will always be interesting topics for conversation, and in between, you can ask about the historical past of this region. What can locals tell you about? Yes, a lot of things, the location of the estate, the manor’s pond, where there are abandoned houses or even abandoned villages, etc.

Local media is also a fairly informative source. Moreover, now even the most provincial newspapers are trying to acquire their own website, where they diligently post individual notes or even entire archives. Journalists travel a lot on their business and interview, including old-timers, who like to mention various interesting facts during their stories.

Don’t hesitate to visit provincial local history museums. Not only are their exhibitions often interesting, but a museum employee or guide can also tell you a lot of interesting things.

The Chelyabinsk region is one of the richest in anomalous phenomena in our country, and it’s probably not without reason that the famous meteorite fell on its territory in 2013. Let's try to put together the main Chelyabinsk mysticism from urban legends to evidence of UFO and Bigfoot sightings.

Almost every city has its own symbol representing mysticism, secrets and urban legends. As a rule, this is an abandoned building with a rich history and extremely atypical architecture. There is a similar object in Chelyabinsk - a dilapidated building that was once a grain elevator for a state bank.

The building, which is almost a century old, is located in the most inconspicuous corner of the city center, far from the “fashionable new buildings” and mirrored business centers, a forgotten giant, involuntarily attracting the gaze of passers-by and tourists.

Lovers of mysticism, paranormal phenomena, “roofers”, “diggers” and other adventurers are trying to get inside an abandoned building, sometimes risking their own lives, in order to find a mythical treasure guarded by a ghost.

They say that the Tsar Rat, a huge rodent, lives in the elevator’s dungeons. Eyewitnesses also claim that there is an inscription on the wall in Latin associated with something diabolical.

Monument to Lenin on Revolution Square

In the center of Chelyabinsk there is a monument to Lenin, but no one thought about what was under it. The fact is that under the city there is a whole network of underground tunnels and bunkers.

The Ural diggers have already tried to examine them, but every time something stopped them. Some suspect that these are spirits or demons that for some reason do not allow them to pass on.

It was installed in 1959 and immediately became the hero of a local legend. It says that the monument was erected a month before the expected opening date so that city residents would get used to the new look of the square. A few days after the installation of the monument, the local department received a statement from the South Ural Hotel, located not far from the monument: in one of its luxury rooms, several guests died in a row, and one went crazy.

The case was transferred to the KGB, because at that time ordinary people did not stay in elite rooms. To find the cause of the strange deaths, secret service officers were ordered to be on duty in the mysterious room.

And one night they saw a hand reaching out of the darkness. The vision looked very realistic, but then it turned out that it was just a shadow from the hand of the monument standing outside the window. So that the bronze Lenin would not scare anyone else, the monument was hastily redone, but there were some incidents - the new monument ended up with two caps at once: on the head and in the hand. The mistake was soon corrected.

Opera and Ballet Theatre

The Opera and Ballet Theater in Chelyabinsk, according to legend, was built on bones. There is an opinion that the historical building was erected on the site of an old cemetery. Residents were buried there when Chelyabinsk was still a fortress city.

Some of the remains were reburied, but some were left lying in the ground. And now the disturbed dead do not give rest to the living. The builders themselves said that at night or early in the morning they noticed silhouettes or heard voices.

When the theater was completely rebuilt, employees of the institution allegedly began to complain about voices, visions and strange sounds. However, archaeologists claim that the theater building was not built on the cemetery itself, but hundreds of meters from it, closer to the tram tracks at the intersection of Zwilling and Truda streets.

“In 1996, workers were laying a fire water pipeline to the Art Gallery through the square in front of the Opera House,” shared historian Gayaz Samigulov, who took part in the excavation of the cemetery. - When they were driving a trench from Truda Street, the excavator caught the coffin. This is how a cemetery was found, probably founded about three years after the appearance of the fortress.

This mass grave was located near the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, which stood at the current intersection of Truda and Zwilling streets near the Opera House. This incident had a wide resonance at one time - quite a lot of publications in the press, a lively discussion of the question of the possible date of the emergence of the necropolis. Then more than 100 burials of children and adults were found. The bones were reburied at the Mitrofanovskoye cemetery.

Park of Culture and Leisure named after Gagarin

On the territory of the Gagarin Culture and Recreation Park in Chelyabinsk, according to one legend, it is quite possible to meet the ghost of a cat, dog or even a turtle. They say that ghost animals roam the park alleys because this is where their owners once buried them.

Regional Legislative Assembly building

On the site where the ZSO building is now located, before the revolution there was a transit prison. Over time, the dark aura of the underworld did not dissipate. They say that at night near the parliament you can hear the sound of shackles, hoarse laughter and muffled swearing.

The house on Tswillinga Street, where the registry office of the Sovetsky district is now located, was built on the site of the destroyed Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. There is a legend in Chelyabinsk that those who get married in this registry office will live happily ever after.

The Ghost of Samuel Zwilling

In 1917, the leader of the revolutionary movement, Samuil Moiseevich Tswilling, lived in the old mansion at 20 Zwillinga (now there is the Balkan Grill restaurant). According to legend, the famous communist personally hacked to death with an ax the local police chief in this house.

Local old-timers say that they have seen the ghost of a chopped-up police chief more than once. Eyewitnesses claim that he silently walked near the house, and then disappeared into the fog. Now he is doomed to wander forever for raising his hand against comrade Zwilling.

Residents of a new microdistrict at ChTZ are frightened by ghosts from the cemetery

On the site of new buildings in the ChTZ area there used to be a cemetery, which for half a century frightened the residents of the harsh area. When construction began, the graves were dug up, and the ashes of the dead prisoners of war and Red Army soldiers were reburied at the Pokrovskoye cemetery.

However, local residents still had a “bad taste” in their mouth. They say that after the reburial they see glowing silhouettes in the darkness of the night.

Haunted house on Krasnoarmeyskaya street 100

According to legend, another ancient mansion in Chelyabinsk is inhabited by a ghost. The house, which is also called “Larintsev’s Mansion,” is located on Krasnoarmeyskaya Street, 100. Many tried to settle there: business companies, the bailiff service, communal apartments and even the military registration and enlistment office.

But no one could stay there for long. Everyone was disturbed by the constant howls and rustling noises; supposedly the merchant Larintsev himself walked here at night. There is a version that the owner of the house was killed by his servant.

It is known that the fleeing military registration and enlistment office employees even forgot the safe with the files of conscripts, so this ghost was very helpful to someone.

Woman in white

In America there is a legend about a woman in white. A ghost who causes fatal accidents. Similar cases were recorded in Chelyabinsk.

Fatal accidents have repeatedly occurred at the intersection of Shaumyan and Dovator streets. It is known that there used to be an ancient cemetery there. But despite this, developers built residential buildings and built roads over the burial sites.

People believe that this area is full of negative energy, and this is what causes terrible accidents at the intersection of these streets. Let us remember that terrible accidents have happened here more than once. The traffic police called this intersection one of the most dangerous in the city.

Loch Ness monster in Lake Smolino

Lake Smolino is a fragment of an ancient sea; it even has sea-type water. Among many fishermen there is a legend that a certain giant carp, nicknamed “Karp Karpych,” lives in the lake.

There is also a second legend that the lake has a “double bottom”. Another body of water in the city also has its own legend. Allegedly, monsters live in the city river; there are even rumors that these are baby mermaids.

Fishermen began to catch strange creatures of quite large sizes more often. The shield whale, one of the most ancient animals on the planet, was captured on videotape. Usually it does not exceed 7 centimeters, but in the area of ​​the village of Churilov a 60-centimeter “monster” was caught. Most likely, the animal underwent a mutation, but as a result of what happened, the transformation remains a mystery.

Witch's hole on Pushkin Street

This is the name given to one of the houses located near the Pushkin cinema. According to legend, this is where the door to the other world is located. One of the reasons for this belief is that one of the entrances is uninhabited.

People either move out after a while or start getting sick. Of course, all this may be a coincidence, however, it is known that the Kazansko-Bogoroditsky cemetery used to be there. Some claim that they hear voices in the apartment and see shadows of people.

Bigfoot in the Satka region

Residents of the village of Suleya in the Satka region admit that they often see Bigfoot near the swamp. This place is notorious: strange creatures have been seen there more than once. It is believed that getting caught by them is a bad sign.

On July 29, 1990, N. Avdeev’s expedition arrived in Satka to look for Bigfoot. The researchers went to the Satka forests and mountains. That same evening, upon arrival in one of the indicated areas, they met a small “leson” whose legs were like stilts. Then the meetings with the “goblin” were repeated. V. B. Sapunov writes about this in his book “Bigfoot: is the solution to the mystery close?”

It also describes that one day Bigfoot threw stones at researchers. We saw him at close range. It is noticed that the face is clean, dark, the nostrils are large, the eyes are large, the ears are not visible - they are overgrown with thick hair. His height was at least three meters.

Quite often, members of the expedition found beds where goblin rested, large prints of bare feet, wool, even droppings, unusually curved birch trees, which, according to N. Avdeev, were used by the goblin to mark their territory.

Lake Shaitanka

Lake Shaitanka, located in the Ashinsky district of the Chelyabinsk region, is overgrown with a huge number of legends. First of all, this is a common idea among local residents about the extremely great depth of the lake, reaching 200 meters, and its connection with groundwater.

There are also stories of a coastal village that was flooded when the lake overflowed its banks. In addition, in the nineties, one of the local newspapers published evidence that fishermen allegedly observed an underwater monster (ichthyosaur) emerging from the depths of the lake.

There are also reports of increased paranormal activity in the vicinity of the lake. The media reported that from the village of Uk, located next to the lake, evidence of UFO sightings comes more often than from many other settlements. There is evidence of the appearance of certain “ghosts” near or above the lake, as well as “mermaids”.

Taganay National Park

Taganay National Park is also famous for its fantastic phenomena. And in the last 15 years, the properties of an anomalous zone have been attributed to the Taganay ridge massif.

There are constant references to encounters in the area with “Bigfoot,” frequent UFO overflights and landings, contacts with the Higher Mind, local chronomirages, appearances of ghosts, changes in the physical flow of time, and also inexplicable feelings of fear and anxiety.

Some say that in some places the usual passage of time disappears, others claim that they personally met the “Kialim Grandma”.

For example, one winter in Dalny Taganay, even the director of the weather station saw her near the bottom well. Seeing the director, the “grandmother” rushed headlong into the depths of the taiga. She was barefoot and lightly dressed, although the frost was fierce.

Vera Island

An island on Lake Turgoyak, located near its western shore. It is notable for the megalithic structures located on it. The area of ​​the island is 6.5 hectares. The small island - only 800 meters at its widest point - holds an incredible number of secrets.

After a thorough examination, many discoveries were made that amazed archaeologists. The oldest historical monument on the island is the Neanderthal site, it is about 60 thousand years old! But the main finds were megaliths. Megaliths are prehistoric structures made of large stone blocks joined together without the use of cement or lime mortar.

The megaliths found on Vera Island are classified as dolmens. Dolmens are called megaliths, which in ancient times were funerary and religious buildings. The megaliths located on the island, according to scientists, were presumably built about 6000 years ago, in the 4th millennium BC. e. It is assumed that approximately 5–8 thousand years ago an earthquake occurred on the island and sharply rising water flooded the ancient dwelling and then left.

The megaliths of Vera Island are a mysterious, unique complex of megaliths discovered by archaeologists in 2004. The megaliths were allegedly built about 6,000 years ago, in the 4th millennium BC. uh

The largest structure on the island is megalith No. 1 - a stone structure measuring 19×6 m, cut into the rocky ground and covered with massive stone slabs.

The walls of the structure are made using dry masonry from massive stone blocks. The megalith consists of three chambers and corridors connecting them. In two chambers of the megalith, rectangular pits were found carved into the rock. The connection between the building and the main astronomical directions has been recorded. Two sculptures were discovered inside the megalith - a bull and a wolf. The building is tentatively interpreted as a temple complex.

Cross on the Island of Faith - According to esotericists, the Island of Faith is an energy source of strength. The cult site “Island of Faith 9” is an artificially leveled site with a system of menhirs (menhirs are vertically placed oblong stone slabs). The central object on the site is a menhir surrounded by several large stones.

The height of the menhir is about 1 m, a natural quartz vein gives its upper part a beak-like shape, and an image of a fish is carved into the base of the menhir.

At some distance to the west of this central menhir, another stood in ancient times. Their center line sets the direction "west-east", at sunrise on the day of the equinox. The system of landmarks in ancient times consisted of another menhir, which, together with the central one, formed the direction “northwest - southeast”, for sunrise on the day of the winter solstice.

St. Simeon Monastery

The abandoned St. Simeon Monastery, located in the Kasli region, is considered a real anomalous zone.

They say that 6 evil spirits live there: nuns who were shot for their faith. Near this place, tourists assure, the compass and other instruments do not work.

Geophysicists with their instruments, together with dowsers with their frames, walked around the contours of the cathedral and received signals about the presence of underground galleries. Detailed studies were carried out on the site in front of the apse.

It turned out that two underground passages emerge from under the altar hall of the temple at an angle to each other. Their general direction is deep into the once densely built-up monastic territory. This direction is consistent with the location of some dry wells, as if they, these wells, are either ventilation devices or exits from underground areas.

Damn town

One of the most mysterious places in the Chelyabinsk region is Devil’s Settlement – ​​rocky ridges up to 20 meters high. Almost all of them remind impressionable tourists of either human figures or bizarre animals turned into stone.

There are legends among local residents that sacrifices and mysterious rituals were once performed there. When approaching the Devil's Settlement, tourists' watches stop and their camera batteries run out.

Lake Itkul

Lake Itkul is translated from Bashkir as “meat”. The so-called “Shaitan Stone” rises there. There is a legend that in ancient times human sacrifices were made on this stone for the sake of harvest and good weather.

It is noteworthy that centuries later, people’s lives continue to end here. A lot of swimmers drowned, and those who survived describe their unpleasant sensations, as if an energy cord was passing through them.

Damn swamp

A small lake overgrown with grass and bushes. Local residents often talk about anomalies in the swamp area. Distance from Miass – 50 km.

Although the lake is small, it is impossible to approach it. No matter who tries, everyone is overcome by some inexplicable fear. Residents of nearby villages tell visiting ufologists that they often see barely visible balls in the sky, hovering over this swamp. Only a few days pass after such “reconnaissance”, and at night a mysterious glow appears here.

And at least once every six months, the sky above the reservoir seems to be illuminated by a huge, powerful spotlight. On such nights, the village dogs hide in their kennels with their tails between their legs. Horses, pigs, cows, on the contrary, rush about in the barns and try to break free. Such mystical nights affect not only animals, but also modern electronic equipment.

Televisions in the homes of surrounding residents usually work poorly: they only receive two or three channels, and even then the image is like sand in a kinescope. But as soon as the light comes on over the swamp, the televisions in the houses are transformed, and then it seems that the Ostankino tower is in the middle of the village.

Someone even saw ghostly silhouettes rolling luminous balls across the field. The old people say that this is an evil spirit. Even the atmosphere near and on the field itself was sharply different from the usual state. People were seized with inexplicable fear, and the horses stopped listening and always wanted to turn in the direction opposite to the field. They say that animals sense danger.

Until now, the swamp has been characterized as something strange, incomprehensible and inexplicable. But it is impossible to deny the fact that these “damn” places have high energy. Perhaps this affects the surrounding nature, the appearance of glare, lights and glows, the strange behavior of animals, the feelings of people, their condition and the time that flows, sometimes faster, sometimes slower... changing our lives.

Ignatievskaya Cave

Ghost hunters love to visit Ignatievskaya Cave. It is located in the Katav-Ivanovsky district, near the village of Serpievka, on the right bank of the mountain river Sim.

According to legend, the spirit of St. Ignatius comes out to the edge of the cave at night and looks at the Moon.

As tourists note, strange voices and footsteps are heard here at night. In the cave itself and near it, batteries quickly run out, flashlights burn out, camera flashes refuse to work, and people seem to sense someone’s invisible presence.

And in one of the halls it is very difficult to get high-quality photographs - a “white transparent veil” always appears on them.

Sikiyaz-Tamak

This ancient underground complex on the banks of the Ai River was discovered in 1995 by speleologists. The complex includes 43 karst cavities: caves and grottoes, rock overhangs, karst arches and bridges, buried and half-buried caves.

This unique monument covers an area of ​​425 square meters. Traces of human habitation from all historical eras were found in the caves. Also, according to legend, Bigfoot lives here, whom locals call “shurale” (“goblin”).

Sikiyaz-Tamak is in second place after Arkaim as a natural-historical monument of the Chelyabinsk region.

The city is a mystery Arkaim

Perhaps the most anomalous zone in the Southern Urals is Arkaim. This is an ancient settlement located in the south of the region in a foothill valley on the eastern slopes of the Ural Mountains. In legends, this place is called the main spiritual center of ancient Siberia and the Urals.

Following the scientists, psychics, prophets, members of various religious sects, and simply people thirsting for healing and enlightenment flocked to Arkaim. They all unanimously declare the power of the local energy. In Arkaim, in fact, various energy phenomena are not uncommon.

By the way, they have not only a fantastic, but also a completely scientific geophysical explanation: Arkaim stands on the site of a once active paleovolcano. The ancient city has a ring structure and is clearly oriented according to the stars. It is curious that many legends associated with Arkaim talk about mental disorders of the people who ended up there.

One of them tells about a girl, a student, who came here for excavations. In the midst of work, she heard a voice that called her to the center of the ancient city. When she returned, the girl said that she had met ghosts. The frightened student ended up needing the help of a psychiatrist.