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A Town in the Palm of Your Hand

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11 points4 km4 hours

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!

Route author

Susanin Team

Things to do

  • 📜 Learn the city's history
  • 🏛️🕰️ Compare the eras

Route points (11)

  1. Former Likhvin Treasury. Likhvin Antiquities Museum — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Former Likhvin Treasury. Likhvin Antiquities Museum

    🏛️ Museum · 📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  2. Monument to Lenin — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Monument to Lenin

    🗿 Monument

  3. Merchant Pronin's House. Military Pages of Likhvin Museum — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Merchant Pronin's House. Military Pages of Likhvin Museum

    🏛️ Museum

  4. Alexander Chekalin Garden Square — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Alexander Chekalin Garden Square

    🌿 Public garden or park

  5. Cathedral Hill — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Cathedral Hill

    🌿 Public garden or park · 📜 Historic site · 🔭 Viewpoint

  6. Zemstvo Hospital — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Zemstvo Hospital

    📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  7. Chapel (Soldiers' Prayer House) — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Chapel (Soldiers' Prayer House)

    📜 Historic site

  8. Church of the Savior and the Presentation — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Church of the Savior and the Presentation

    🕍 Place of worship

  9. Memorial Cross — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Memorial Cross

    🗿 Monument

  10. Chekalin House of Culture — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Chekalin House of Culture

    🕵️ Urban legend

  11. Prison Castle — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

    Prison Castle

    📜 Historic site

Church of the Savior and the Presentation in Chekalin

Point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

Church of the Savior and the Presentation — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”
Church of the Savior and the Presentation — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”
Church of the Savior and the Presentation — point on route “A Town in the Palm of Your Hand”

Point 8

Church of the Savior and the Presentation

🕍 Place of worship

Historical Background

The Church of the Savior and the Presentation was built in 1821 to commemorate the victory in the Patriotic War of 1812, on the initiative and at the expense of the landowner Rtishchev. More about its history: Earlier the site was occupied by the St. Michael Maleinos Monastery, founded in the 16th century. In 1937 the church was closed and its bell tower destroyed; a workshop was set up in the main building. In 1988 the building was returned to the Diocese of Tula. A charter of Tsar Mikhail Fyodorovich from 1615, signed by the clerk Matvey Somov, has survived; under it the monastery was granted the ferry crossing and fishing grounds near the town of Likhvin to pay for candles and incense.