Where, where? In Non-Moscow! The village of Batareika
There are many unusual names on the map of the country: for example, village Freezer и village Greedy people, and recently we talked about villages Yes Yesи FutureThis time, it's a village with an "energetic" name. Battery.
📍Village is on the Taman Peninsula in the Temryuk District Of the Krasnodar TerritoryBatareika, on the shores of the Sea of Azov, or more precisely, the Dinskoy Gulf. Founded in 1882, it is a small and compact village with a population of just over 570. It consists of private houses on six streets, with a first-aid post and a cemetery in the center of the village. Batareika regularly ranks among the top villages with the funniest names.
📍The etymology of the name is associated with wars. legend, back in the 19th century, during the Caucasian Wars (1817-1864), an artillery battery was stationed here. And according to official data, in 1943-1944, guns removed from the cruiser "CominternThe cruiser was launched in 1903 and changed names many times, including "Memory of Mercury" and "Hetman Ivan Mazepa." During World War II, it participated in the defense of Sevastopol, Odessa, Novorossiysk, and Tuapse, transporting cargo, and was repeatedly damaged. On its final voyage, the ship was hit by two bombs, causing critical damage. The cruiser was scuttled at the mouth of the Khobi River, and its guns and crew were used to form several batteries on the Taman Peninsula. Postwar, the name of the settlement was softened slightly, and it became Batareika.
📍Among the attractions in Batareika is the old water tower, which is popular among industrial tourism enthusiasts, and ancient burial moundDuring archaeological excavations in the 1960s, several cultural layers were discovered here, dating back to the period from the 1st century BC to the 10th century. Most likely, there were fortress, who defended the Bosporan Kingdom. Tourists still find traces of this ancient civilization in the area around the mound: shards of amphoras, pottery, and other artifacts.
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