Take a walk through Russia's smallest town, Chekalin. The Duna hillfort, Devyagorsk, Lisin, Likhvin: all of these are Chekalin. A deep dive into history, extraordinary landscapes, and a unique geological section await you. And the secrets of the “Likhoy” (Wild) Town!
Former Likhvin Treasury. Likhvin Antiquities Museum
🏛️ Museum · 📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Monument to Lenin
🗿 Monument
Merchant Pronin's House. Military Pages of Likhvin Museum
🏛️ Museum
Alexander Chekalin Garden Square
🌿 Public garden or park
Cathedral Hill
🌿 Public garden or park · 📜 Historic site · 🔭 Viewpoint
Zemstvo Hospital
📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark
Chapel (Soldiers' Prayer House)
📜 Historic site
Church of the Savior and the Presentation
🕍 Place of worship
Memorial Cross
🗿 Monument
Chekalin House of Culture
🕵️ Urban legend
Prison Castle
📜 Historic site
Point 4
🌿 Public garden or park
The garden square named after Alexander Chekalin, Hero of the Soviet Union, was laid out in 1957 on the site where the partisan was executed. In 1958 a monument to A. P. Chekalin was erected. It stands on a four-sided pedestal 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) high and bears the inscription: “To Hero of the Soviet Union, Komsomol partisan Alexander Chekalin, 1925–1941.”
A granite monument of national significance. Sculptor: D. V. Ryabicheva; architect: S. S. Ozhegova. More about its history: The garden square took up most of the octagonal square once called Sobornaya (Cathedral) Square. Next to the monument, on the spot where the Nazis executed Chekalin, a memorial stone has been placed. It is a symbol of the people's tragedy: according to local residents' recollections, the young partisan walked to his execution on bleeding feet, and after the hanging the Germans forbade anyone to take his body down from the gallows for more than three weeks. The garden square has another memorial site: a World War II military burial ground with 4 graves.
Point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”
Point 4
🌿 Public garden or park
The garden square named after Alexander Chekalin, Hero of the Soviet Union, was laid out in 1957 on the site where the partisan was executed. In 1958 a monument to A. P. Chekalin was erected. It stands on a four-sided pedestal 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) high and bears the inscription: “To Hero of the Soviet Union, Komsomol partisan Alexander Chekalin, 1925–1941.”
A granite monument of national significance. Sculptor: D. V. Ryabicheva; architect: S. S. Ozhegova. More about its history: The garden square took up most of the octagonal square once called Sobornaya (Cathedral) Square. Next to the monument, on the spot where the Nazis executed Chekalin, a memorial stone has been placed. It is a symbol of the people's tragedy: according to local residents' recollections, the young partisan walked to his execution on bleeding feet, and after the hanging the Germans forbade anyone to take his body down from the gallows for more than three weeks. The garden square has another memorial site: a World War II military burial ground with 4 graves.
11 points
4 km
4 hours
