DISTRICT / AIMAG
Tselin District
REGION
Altai Krai
Sverchkovo
The village of Sverchkovo is located on the Chemrovka River in the Tselinny district of the Altai Krai. The historical settlement is famous for its ancient wooden church and revived traditions of Orthodox religious processions.
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Tselin District
Altai Krai
Historical background
In 1892, the Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin was erected in the village, and by 1911 there were 190 households here, with a parochial school and two small shops operating. By 1926, the settlement consisted of 366 households with a population of 2,244 people; a rural council and a school were active. As of 2026, the population is 196 people.
Place, memory, heritage
Historical and cultural legacy
Operating in the settlement are a primary school, a library, a House of Culture, and the preserved wooden Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin built in 1892. Historical memory is immortalized in a memorial to the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War.
Natural surroundings
The village is located on the undulating plain of the Biya-Chumysh upland on the banks of the small warm Chemrovka river, which is formed by the confluence of the Left and Right Marushka. A flax field is cultivated in the vicinity, which, according to data from 2019, was considered one of the largest in Eurasia.
Historical and cultural legacy
Operating in the settlement are a primary school, a library, a House of Culture, and the preserved wooden Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin built in 1892. Historical memory is immortalized in a memorial to the soldiers of the Great Patriotic War.
Living culture and memory
Since 2021, the Orthodox community has revived a tradition from the 1860s: a 12-kilometer religious procession is held annually from the House of Culture in the village of Sukhaya Chemrovka to the Sverchkovo church, featuring antiphonal singing of the Jesus Prayer, a stop at a worship cross, and a communal meal.
