DISTRICT / AIMAG
Tselin District
REGION
Altai Krai
Khomutino
The village of Khomutino, founded in 1826, was formerly the center of the rural council, and today it is known for its unique water system of lakes and sea buckthorn plantations.
A historical photograph, village view, landscape, or related heritage object will be displayed here at a later date.
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Tselin District
Altai Krai
Historical background
Founded in 1826, the settlement numbered 343 households by 1928 and served as the administrative center of the Khomutinsky rural council of the Yaminsky district of the Biysk okrug of the Siberian Krai.
Place, memory, heritage
Historical and cultural legacy
Operating on Zelenaya Street are a basic school, a library, and a village House of Culture. A memorial has been erected in the settlement in memory of the participants of the Great Patriotic War.
Natural surroundings
The village stands by Lake Khomutinoye, which is connected by channels with lakes Kaban'ye and Peschanoe. The territory is surrounded by birch groves of the forest-steppe zone, and in the vicinity lie some of the largest sea buckthorn plantations beyond the Urals.
Historical and cultural legacy
Operating on Zelenaya Street are a basic school, a library, and a village House of Culture. A memorial has been erected in the settlement in memory of the participants of the Great Patriotic War.
Living culture and memory
In the past, local residents maintained a tradition on Krasnaya Gorka (Antipascha): they "lit up Easter" by bringing straw to a mountain and burning bonfires to see off the holiday, and today children's and adult creative groups of the village actively participate in district arts festivals.
