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The settlement of Izoplit appeared in 1934. Its origin was associated with the construction of a factory of insulating peat slabs here. After the development of peat in the Zhulanovsky swamp, the factory was closed, and a greenhouse facility was created on its territory. The development of the village took place in the 1950s-1970s. Of the buildings, 1- and 2-storey buildings predominate, including 46 of them made of stone. Since 1969, the Children's Sanatorium "Izoplit" has been operating. […]
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Long before the founding of Yekaterinburg, a village was founded on the northern shore of Lake Shartash in the 17th century, more precisely, a settlement (settlement - from “relaxation”, that is, the inhabitants of the settlements were de facto declared as “more free”). Here, supporters of the Old Orthodox Church, who fled from Nikon's reforms, originally from the Nizhny Novgorod lands, calling themselves Kerzhaks - after the name of the Nizhny Novgorod river Kerzhen, settled for a long time.
A protected area in the eastern part of Yekaterinburg, on the southern and southeastern shores of Lake Bolshoy Shartash. It adjoins the microdistrict Komsomolsky (Kirov district). Neighbors with KOR (Kirov wholesale market) in the south, includes and is adjacent to the villages of Peski and Izoplit. The composition of the forest is mixed. Both traditionally wild and urban types of vegetation are present.
In the eastern and southeastern sector of the Shartashsky forest park there are a number of objects of a completely unusual type and purpose. At first glance, they can be attributed to natural landforms (as noted on old and now rare maps), or to traces of human activity (for example, official archeology classifies them as quarries of the 19th and 20th centuries). However, the strict geometry of plans, multidirectional angles of cut granite walls, multi-meter joints of giant granite slabs, circular as in amphitheaters, carved multi-meter slabs-“seats” and many other oddities indicate a possible cult background for these megalithic structures.
Rocks "Shartashsky Stone tents" - a geological, archaeological, historical monument of nature.
"Stone tents" are granite remnant rocks located near Lake Shartash in the Kirovsky district of Yekaterinburg. This is one of the most unusual, picturesque, monumental (and accessible!) monuments of nature and ancient culture of the Middle Urals.
According to modern archaeological data, up to 10 settlements and sites of ancient man were located on the shores of Lake Shartash, the earliest of which date back to the 3rd millennium BC and even earlier periods. Moreover, these settlements possessed elements of an ancient religious cult and commodity production. Probably, the Shartash Stone Tents were a kind of center, sacrificial place and "metallurgical base" of these ancient settlements. In any case, the stones have preserved traces of cults and industries to this day, despite the huge flow of visitors to the forest park and the low level of behavior of some of them.
Lake Shartash and its environs in the Sverdlovsk region is a unique nature reserve. The researchers found that it was formed about 1 million years ago. In fact, the reserve consists of two reservoirs - Bolshoi and Maly Shartash, but it is the large main lake that attracts the greatest interest among tourists and scientists.
This natural park is located on the outskirts of the city of Yekaterinburg. Lake Shartash is shaped like a huge bean, spread out in the middle of a huge pit.
Historical reference
The lake, which appeared in prehistoric times, surrounded by high banks, has practically not changed in the entire history of its existence. Here, the flora and fauna of its shores, of course, have undergone some changes. And the giant ferns have given way to needles and flowers, and the habitat of the lizards is now inhabited by moose and bears. The cultures of the tribes that settled on the shores in different eras also changed. Archaeologists and historians do not rule out that somewhere in the vicinity of Shartash is the ancestral home of an ancient civilization...
Geography and geology
Now, on the site of the ancient sites, the handsome Yekaterinburg is located. Lake Shartash stores a huge amount of sapropel in its bowels. Until the last century, this reservoir was flowing and had a flow into the nearby one. This flow was located just to the west of the village of Peski. Today, the water level in the lake is maintained by fifty springs.
On the northern shore of the reservoir is the village of Shartash. The first mention of it dates back to the 17th century. The village of Izoplit is located in the east. By the way, the eastern shore of Lake Shartash (Yekaterinburg) is open for swimming.
To the south is the settlement of Peski.
origin of name
Hydronym "Shartash" Turkic (Bashkir or or Many researchers suggest that it is based on the fusion of two roots: "sary" (yellow, white, light) and "tash" (stone). In this case, the toponym is associated with a shade of rocks surrounding the lake. The well-known toponymist A. K. Matveev cites another version: in his opinion, the triplet "ball" can be associated with the Bashkir word "bog". Perhaps there are other versions of the origin of the toponym.
Younger brother
The natural reserve mentioned by us is famous not only for this reservoir. Another attraction that Yekaterinburg is famous for is Lake Shartash Maly. Although it does not have such fame, it is no less amazing place. Once both reservoirs were connected by a canal, but now it has become swampy and overgrown.
In shape, Small Shartash resembles grain and has a rather modest size. Streams flow from the lake, flowing into the Istok River (a tributary of the Iset). The western shore of the reservoir is bordered by granite remnants, which are also called "tents".
The shores of this lake also keep traces of the habitation of ancient people. According to historical sources, it was inhabited in the Stone and Iron Ages.
Shartash forest park
The southern and southeastern shores of Lake Shartash are covered with mixed forest. It grows both traditionally wild and urban plant species. The pearl of the forest park is the historical and geological monument "Stone tents".
On the territory of the forest park there are several more interesting sights for tourists and researchers. For example, an ancient altar, an archaeological site. And in 2012, on the banks of the Shartash, near the boat station, scientists from the Institute of History and Archeology discovered another object - traces of a Neolithic settlement.
Ekaterinburg, Lake Shartash, forest park and "Stone tents" are of interest to sports lovers. Tourists and athletes come here not only from all over the Russian Federation, but from abroad. Rock climbers are attracted by unique megaliths. The sports trails of the forest park are open to cyclists and rollerbladers. And the eastern shore of Lake Shartash (Yekaterinburg) is equipped with wonderful beaches. In different years, depending on the conditions, other coasts are also open for swimming. In addition, there is a boat station on the lake.
Swimming in the lake
The place is considered very clean, in any case, most of the city's residents are sure of this. The body of water that Yekaterinburg is so proud of - Lake Shartash - pleases the eye with its blue iridescent water. But, apparently, not only people like the composition of water. Sanitary doctors regularly make samples, periodically identifying pathogens of dangerous diseases.
Most of the bottom surface is silted. In some places there are quite sharp protruding rocky fragments. The average depth of the lake is only 3 meters, but in some places there are depressions up to 5.5 meters deep.
The eastern shore of Lake Shartash (Yekaterinburg) has a less muddy bottom, and the water is cleaner there. But even this area is sometimes under the scrutiny of the sanitation station. During periods of the threat of infection with infectious diseases, the beaches of the lake are closed.
Tourist infrastructure
The hospitable lake Shartash (Yekaterinburg) is waiting for guests all year round. Rest on its shores can be both active and relaxing. Hospitable camp sites are waiting for those who are tired of the bustle of the city and just want peace. There are many small restaurants and cozy cafes on the shore of the lake.
Local residents living in nearby villages rent housing to lovers of green tourism. Such a vacation may seem especially attractive to those who decide to go on a trip with children.
Tourists can easily find everything they need in stores located almost everywhere.
"Stone tents"
Lake Shartash (Yekaterinburg), whose photos look like illustrations for old Russian fairy tales, is beautiful in its surroundings. The unique "Stone tents" are a perfect confirmation of this. These are remnant rocks made of granite, located not far from the reservoir we are considering, practically within the city limits (Kirov district). In the Middle Urals, this object is considered the most unusual, picturesque, monumental and accessible monument of natural beauty and ancient culture.
According to the latest archaeological information, there were up to 10 sites and settlements of the ancient man on the banks of the Shartash. The earliest known to date date back to the 3rd millennium BC. e., and even to even earlier historical periods. The researchers note that these settlements, apparently, possessed elements and signs of an ancient religious cult. There is evidence of commodity production. The surface of the "Stone tents" keeps traces of the fact that once there was a sacrificial place here, apparently belonging to one of the ancient pagan cults.
It must be not in vain that Lake Shartash, Yekaterinburg, the beach on its shore, green spaces around attract vacationers here. All these places have been chosen by man almost from prehistoric times.
Today Shartash stones keep many testimonies of ancient times. It is sad that not all modern visitors to the unique park understand the importance and value of this. They leave evidence of their own stay in the reserve on ancient stones, sometimes irrevocably destroying priceless exhibits.
Directions
For those who decide to visit the amazing lake Shartash (Yekaterinburg), it is better to find out in advance how to get there.
If you plan to travel by car, it is better to get through Yekaterinburg. On st. Blucher must head towards the exit outside the city. Further through the automobile bridge to get to the street. Passing by. Approximately 600 m from the bridge, a T-shaped unregulated intersection will be visible. On it you need to turn right (to the hotel "Hermitage"). From this place you can already see the coast. Further movement occurs along it. You can also get to the lake by public transport departing from the JBI or Shefskaya.
It is also better to get to "Stone tents" from Yekaterinburg. Trams of routes No. 8, 13, 15, 23, 32, as well as regular buses No. 25, 27, 61, 157 go there. The stop is called "Stone Tents". Car owners need to follow the street. Malysheva on the street that continues it. Vysotsky. The reserve is located directly opposite the end of the building KOSK "Russia".
Whoever found this churchyard can consider himself lucky! Here lie babies and elders with ancient names. A typical Old Believer cemetery, which was discovered by chance. There is little written about it, and one might think that it does not exist at all. However, in a small forest of a couple of dozen trees, there are dozens of graves. On one of the days of the fading Ural summer, I went on a tour of this sad place ...
Yekaterinburg, the vicinity of Lake Shartash. The place is significant - the first Ural Old Believers once settled here, founded sketes. They said that the officials of that “beginning” Yekaterinburg tried not to meddle here - they understood that the people here believe in a special way, work conscientiously and categorically do not want to have affairs with the authorities. One can talk endlessly about Shartash today, and a lot of it is sad, everything is in the past tense. He had his own chapel, Archpriest Avvakum came here, Emperor Alexander the First stayed here, there were sketes. The Shartash Kerzhaks even prepared to appoint their own bishop, but it did not happen. There were also some pogosts, of course. Everything was demolished, everything was swept clean by the officials! And what Tsarist Russia did not “clean up” was “finished off” by the power of the Soviets. And only one place was miraculously saved from the skating rink of history, preserved between several birches in a modern cottage village that has grown like yeast dough over several decades. And that's right: a beautiful lake near the Ural metropolis, how not to take a fancy to it?
Bypassing the reservoir with the intention to find at least something that would speak of the stay of supporters of the Old Faith near Shartash, one can now erase more than one shoe. And if you don’t know where to look for the only clue, you can just leave, disappointed. And this clue is a graveyard. Preserved among an island of trees, in the thick of grass, where clouds of midges swarm on a hot day.
I found this graveyard only on the second attempt, having previously checked with all the available descriptions and street names. Lucky, of course. Or maybe these “humble bones” so silently prayed that they would be known about them, that they “shouted” to me?
And here it is - the Shartash cemetery forgotten by everyone. No, no, don't expect me to tell you something about the centuries-old graves - the authorities destroyed them long ago, and, probably, other expensive mansions near the coast stand on the old bones of those who founded the local Old Believer villages. Therefore, we are left with only the very crumbs of the heritage - the late Old Believer graves, dated, for the most part, from the years of the Great Patriotic War. Not, of course, because the local Old Believers and their descendants fought - however, this cannot be ruled out, but we do not have such information - but only because people lived extremely poorly in that rear Sverdlovsk. I think that's why they died. From any sore it was possible to lie down for a long time without having the necessary medicines, and even the children were very sick. War, food is scarce, extreme need for everything, poverty - that must be why several babies lie in these graves. Here on one of the monuments we read: Korovina Galina Anatolyevna, 1940 - 1942; Purgin Mikhail Glebovich, 1941 - 1943 ... However, there are dates here and much more impressive. Here, for example, Ichkov Grigory Ivanovich, 1877-1951.
The patronymic names on the local tablets and on the crosses are almost entirely out of date: Leonid Serapionovich, Ustin Pavlovich, Agripina Afanasyevna. And somehow you involuntarily think: who were these people? Born, for the most part, back in the 19th century, they found Russia as an empire, the tsar on the throne, survived the revolution, learned the Civil War and met the formation of the country of the Soviets.
Some words are carved on one of the monuments. I come closer and with considerable difficulty I disassemble them: "Rest, Christ God, to the soul of the deceased servant, where there is no sorrow, nothing, but eternal life." On the other - a quote from the Trisagion: "Holy God, holy strong", on the third: "In this place the body of the servant of God is buried." The inscriptions are so old and so dilapidated and faded that you can hardly read them, but guess.
I slowly go around the graves, stumble in the tall grass, brush off the midges. When I go out to the gap among the trees, I am amazed - the cemetery adjoins exactly to the wooden house, only five meters from it. In the garden beds are guessed, music is heard. The day turned out to be hot, and the owners are resting ...
On the right, near the fence that partially separates the necropolis from the road, I am once again amazed: a couple of graves under the canopy of a leaning birch tree are strewn with bags of household waste, a pile of construction debris. And although the cemetery is clearly abandoned, people come here from time to time - faded artificial flowers are attached in some places, a couple of monuments are touched up.
There are massive fences near the graves, and stone tombstones, wooden and metal crosses. It seems that there are also social activists who are not indifferent to the fate of the churchyard. Periodically, they recall him in their articles ...
According to local historians, the first mention of this cemetery was recorded in 1831, the last burial - in 1955.
They say that at the end of the nineties of the last century, one could still see gravestone columns-chapels one and a half meters high, faceted and hewn, with protruding high rollers. Icons, often made of copper, were fixed in the niches of these pillars.
These, of course, are golbtsy - special tombstones that were used by the Old Believers of the Russian North and the Volga region. The tradition has also taken root in the Urals.
In E. Bubnov’s book “Russian Wooden Architecture of the Urals” there is such a description of the cemetery on Shartash: “Next to the cabbage rolls there are very old dark greenish, mossy large crosses, also covered with a roof, the long slopes of which cover the entire cross, from which the silhouette of the cross resembles a dark silhouette of a monk wearing a hood. Such crosses have a simple round stem without any carving. Here, above many graves on the ground, there are low log cabins made of thick and wide chipped and then hewn boards or beams. Tombstone inscriptions are completely carved on the clefts. Such are the burial places of the end of the last and the beginning of the present century.
In the center of the cemetery, several large gable roofs were built, hanging at the corners on four pillars. The roofs are raised to the height of an ordinary hut, only they have no walls. Walls are not needed. The roofs are covered with tombstones - these are family burials. Under the roofs, from inside the sewn gables, there are glazed case-kiots with icons.
The reader, of course, has already understood that none of the described attributes of the former “splendor” of the Shartash Old Believer cemetery has survived to this day. But remembering this is our duty.
It is unlikely that the foot of a modern Old Believer has set foot here. Not because everyone is indifferent - rather, this place is too hidden from the eyes of strangers and few people know about it. Now you are familiar.
With the first rays of the Ural sun, UralWeb naturalists continued their search for the perfect place for a beach holiday in the vicinity of Yekaterinburg. The next place of our check was Lake Shartash.
The main advantage of Shartash compared to other bodies of water is that it is located within the city, and you can get there by anything. As for the recreation infrastructure, as our sudden check showed, it is very heterogeneous here.
The most reserved place
We started our inspection from the farthest beach that we could get to - this is the eastern side of Shartash, at the very end of the private sector.
We drive towards Berezovsky along Blucher Street, then along the Proyezzhaya, right before the Rybakov stop.
We drive past luxurious cottages along Osipenko Lane, then right along Kedrovaya Street, then left onto Fishermen Street and reach the very end of the road. We stop in front of a beautiful cottage and walk along the fence.
We pass 50 meters, and we get to a neat wild beach. It consists of two parts: the first is the one that will be in 50 meters, and to the second you need to go another 150 meters along the coast. There will be much more space.
In general, this place is mainly visited by residents of neighboring cottages, and they behave, for the most part, decently enough and do not litter much. In addition, there is no way to drive up to the beaches by car, so no one will get you there with loud music either. True, since the beach is wild, there are no toilets on it.
The beach, as we said, is quite clean, and the entrance is free.
And eat a fish, and sit on the shore
Almost at random, we stopped at the Caspian cafe, located by the road. Its main attraction, in addition to Azerbaijani cuisine, is a magnificent terrace right by the water. You can sit, eat lamb kebab (quite inexpensive, by the way) and admire the ducks, sometimes throwing pieces of bread to them.
And if you can’t admire the ducks, you can get great aesthetic pleasure from watching a real Caucasian fight! So, as soon as we entered the cafe, we immediately witnessed a short, but very sparkling brawl. Judging by the lightning-fast reaction of the staff and the absolute indifference of visitors, this happens quite often here, and maybe even part of the evening entertainment program.
In general, the Caspian Sea is a good place where you can sit with a company (preferably a large one). In addition, the prices here are quite low, and the cuisine is very tasty.
True, diving into the water here will not work. This place is not provided for swimming in any way, and the owners of the establishment prevent this in every possible way. And how they deal with violators - you already know.
Relax with fire
The next point of our check is the Ogonyok beach, located in the private sector. You drive along the street, passing to the Dachnaya stop, turn right in front of it (near the billboard with flagstone advertising), after about 250 meters turn left onto Otdyha Street, where after 100 meters you leave for a paid parking lot.
You can leave the car on it, or you can drive closer to the lake. And there, and there parking will cost 50 rubles for any period.
This place turned out to be the most comfortable of all that we managed to visit at the moment. We were a bit confused by the no-swimming signs, but the local workers assured us that it was actually possible to swim, and the signs had just faded from last year.
The plates, however, looked quite fresh.
On the beach, in addition to parking, there was also a small water park, consisting of several slides. True, at the time of our visit it was possible to ride only on one of them.
And quite nice pavilions were also equipped here: simpler and cooler. Those that were simpler could be rented for 100 rubles per hour, and those that were more abrupt (there are two of them) can be rented for 7 and 10 thousand rubles per day, respectively. Toilet is available.
After long inquiries, we finally managed to find out the phone number by which you can book these same pavilions - 8 919 3771777.
Closer to civilization
As you know, getting to Shartash from the Shefskaya or ZhBI is much more convenient, both on your own transport and on public transport. By car, it is best to drive from the concrete goods along Shefskaya and immediately after the railway crossing, in front of the Kuznya sign, turn onto Otdyha Street.
The first place we were able to get to was the Kirovskoye MUE sports base.
In general, this shore of Shartash is much more comfortable than the opposite - the proximity of the city still affects. At the very first base, we found a rather cozy cafe with low prices, boat and bicycle rental, a playground and, of course, a toilet.
Preparations for the beach season, apparently, are not over yet, since the entire territory adjacent to the water was going to be asphalted. For what purpose, we could not explain.
Swimming is not allowed here, at least a fresh prohibition sign hangs.
But you can go boating. Renting a boat here costs 250 rubles per hour. When renting for several hours, discounts are not given.
A catamaran (however, we did not notice them on the pier) can be rented for 200 rubles per hour, and a large catamaran (also not seen) - for 250.
But bicycle rental is richly represented here: from children's bicycles (100 rubles per hour) to mountain bikes (200 rubles per hour) and bicycles with child seats (250 rubles per hour). In total, there are more than 40 bikes and 3 routes for those who decide to ride.
If you are still burning with the desire to swim in Shartash, then you can go further by 500 meters and reach a small semi-wild beach. True, there are no stalls with cold beer here, but there is a lifeguard.
After another 500 meters, we reached the next equipped recreation area - Extreme-A.
It is not entirely clear who owns it, but in many respects it noticeably lost to the previous recreation center. There is a cafe, there are gazebos with barbecue facilities, but in a very deplorable state, and a decent amount of garbage was thrown around each of them. Apparently, this beach is cleaned infrequently.
At the rental point, we were met by a rather gloomy young man. Either we woke him up, or he was already tired of working, but he spoke to us very reluctantly, he got confused in his testimony.
There are also boats and bicycles for rent here, although the bicycle fleet is much poorer: we counted only 10 pieces, how many were at the box office is unknown. Bicycle rental - 200 rubles per hour. Boats and catamarans - also 200 rubles per hour.
But on this beach it is allowed (that is, not forbidden) to swim, which many did. There is no sand here - only trampled grass in places. And the beach area is not cleaned as cheerfully as we would like.
And finally, we reached the station of divers and surfers, which is at the very end of Rest Street.
There is no beach infrastructure here, swimming is prohibited (water entry is not equipped), but the area is quite neat, and you can just sit on the grass and admire the surfers, who abound here in windy weather.
The next object of our visit is Lake Baltym. Wait for the report!
And those who are going to relax on Tavatui, do not forget to read this material 
In the northeast and at a distance of 50 km from Yekaterinburg is Lake Shartash. Its length is about 4 km, the width is about 3 km, and the greatest depth is 5.5 m, but the average for the reservoir is 3 m. Also, it has a lot of algae, which occupy 80% of the lake area. It got its name from two Turkic words: "sary", which means "yellow" and "tash" - a stone, meaning the color of coastal rocks.
Lake Shartash appeared about 1 million years ago and ancient religious buildings called "dolmens" are still preserved on its shores. The basin of the lake is of tectonic origin and was filled in the Quaternary period. The presence of ancient coastal ridges and terraces on the shore indicates that once the water level in the lake was much higher than now.
Lake Shartash in Yekaterinburg - beautiful photos.
On the northern side of the reservoir is the village of Shartash, where gold was previously mined. On the east side - the village of Izoplit, and on the south - the village of Peski. Not far from the lake you can see a unique natural monument: among the pine forest there are granite rocks Stone tents, they are a landmark of Yekaterinburg.
Photo: rocks Stone tents.
The peculiarities of its location contribute to the fact that it is always crowded here, especially in summer. Not so long ago, a private beach was opened on the shore, there is an opportunity to rent boats, catamarans, bicycles, gazebos with barbecue facilities, sun loungers, there is entertainment for children, a football field, a cafe and a disco.
Photo: fishing on Lake Shartash in Yekaterinburg.
Of the fish in the lake, there are crucian carp, carp, perch, ruff, roach, tench and gudgeon. But in dry years, due to a decrease in the water level in the reservoir, the fish lacks oxygen and its death occurs. And so in spring, autumn and even in winter, fishermen often go fishing here.
Video: Lake Shartash
