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Discovering Volkhov

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7 points13 km1.5 hours

Volkhov is a small town on both banks of the river of the same name, where it flows into Lake Ladoga, 122 km east of St. Petersburg. We tell you about the main sights of a town that grew up around the river, the railway and the Volkhov hydroelectric station. This route was designed specially for the BelkaCar car-sharing service.

Route author

Susanin Team

Things to do

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

Route points (7)

  1. Railway Station (Volkhovstroy-1) — point on route “Discovering Volkhov”

    Railway Station (Volkhovstroy-1)

    🚂 Railway station

  2. Locomotive Monument Eu 708-64 — point on route “Discovering Volkhov”

    Locomotive Monument Eu 708-64

    🗿 Monument

  3. Church of the Archangel Michael — point on route “Discovering Volkhov”

    Church of the Archangel Michael

    🕍 Place of worship

  4. Volkhov Hydroelectric Station — point on route “Discovering Volkhov”

    Volkhov Hydroelectric Station

    ⚙️ Industrial site

  5. Cathedral of St. Andrew — point on route “Discovering Volkhov”

    Cathedral of St. Andrew

    🕍 Place of worship

  6. Fifteenth Element Interactive Center — point on route “Discovering Volkhov”

    Fifteenth Element Interactive Center

    🏛️ Museum

  7. Church of the Prophet Elijah — point on route “Discovering Volkhov”

    Church of the Prophet Elijah

    🕍 Place of worship

Fifteenth Element Interactive Center in Volkhov

Point on route “Discovering Volkhov”

Fifteenth Element Interactive Center — point on route “Discovering Volkhov”
Fifteenth Element Interactive Center — point on route “Discovering Volkhov”

Point 6

Fifteenth Element Interactive Center

🏛️ Museum

Historical Background

The Fifteenth Element museum and exhibition complex opened in 2019 on the premises of a former aluminum plant. The plant closed in 2012, and production of phosphate fertilizers started on its site. The fifteenth element in Dmitri Mendeleev's periodic table is phosphorus — hence the name of the interactive center. The exhibitions are devoted to the plant and its founders, and an alley of chestnut trees leads to a water tower built in the 1920s. The water tower stood unused for many years; today it houses an interactive learning center where visitors can learn about the development of Russian chemistry and mineralogy through games.