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Semyonov (russian: Семёнов) is a town in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia, notable for being a major center for traditional handcrafts such as
It was established in the beginning of the 17th century as a settlement of Old Believers. According to an Old Believer legend, the Old Believer settlement in the area was spurred by the existence of the ancient Olenevsky Skete (today, the village of Bolshoye Olenevo, some southeast from Semyonov), which had supposedly been founded in the 15th century by some of Macarius of Unzha, Venerable Macarius's monks to commemorate their leader's Miracle of the Moose that took place at that site, and later joined the ''Raskol''.Оленевский скит
(Olenevsky Skete) The first documented mention of Semyonov was in 1644; it was referred to as Semyonov's hamlet, later as Semyonovo village, and from 1779 as the uyezd town of Semyonov. From the beginning of the 19th to the early 20th century, it was a center for Old Believers movement and the only place to produce Old Believers' religious items such as lestovka prayer beads.
Since 1918 Khokhloma, Khokhloma wood painting became a major craft in Semyonov. In 1960, Semyonov was organized as a factory named ''Khokhlomskaya rospis'' ("", Russian for "Khokhloma painting").
This factory specialized in the production of hand-painted wooden items (ranging from tableware to toys and furniture) with unique style, and also matryoshka dolls, marketed as souvenir items.The hardworking women behind the matryoshkas hope for an Olympic boost
. July 18, 2011, Natalya Radulova, ''Ogonyok'' The factory offers tours around the various stages of production and visitors can see craftspeople making and painting the items in traditional Russian styles.
Official website of Semyonovsky Urban Okrug
*Mojgorod.ru
Entry on Semyonov
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Semyonov Urban Okrug Semyonovsky Uyezd
Khokhloma
Khokhloma (also Hohloma, russian: хохлома; ) or Khokhloma painting (, ''Khokhlomskaya rospis'') is the name of a Russian wood painting handicraft style and national ornament, known for its curved and vivid mostly flower, berry and leaf p ...
wood painting and matryoshka dolls. As of the Russian Census (2010), 2010 Census, its population was 24,473.
Geography
The town is situated in an area of lowland bogs and forests, about northeast of Nizhny Novgorod, the administrative center of the oblast. The Kerzhenets River flows through the town. The surrounding area includes most of the Kerzhenets Nature Reserve, a federal-level strict ecological reserve, established for the protection and scientific study of the local ecology of the region.History
Rachmaninov may have born there. Poles are buried there to do with the Katyn massacre of 1940. Nazi Germany was there from some of 1941 to a bit of 1944.
It was established in the beginning of the 17th century as a settlement of Old Believers. According to an Old Believer legend, the Old Believer settlement in the area was spurred by the existence of the ancient Olenevsky Skete (today, the village of Bolshoye Olenevo, some southeast from Semyonov), which had supposedly been founded in the 15th century by some of Macarius of Unzha, Venerable Macarius's monks to commemorate their leader's Miracle of the Moose that took place at that site, and later joined the ''Raskol''.Оленевский скит(Olenevsky Skete) The first documented mention of Semyonov was in 1644; it was referred to as Semyonov's hamlet, later as Semyonovo village, and from 1779 as the uyezd town of Semyonov. From the beginning of the 19th to the early 20th century, it was a center for Old Believers movement and the only place to produce Old Believers' religious items such as lestovka prayer beads.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions, framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with 1 urban-type settlement, work settlement and 190 types of inhabited localities in Russia, rural localities, incorporated as the city of federal subject significance, town of oblast significance of Semyonov—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the administrative divisions of Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, districts.Law #184-Z As a subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions, municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Semyonov is incorporated as Semyonov Urban Okrug.Law #211-ZEconomy and crafts
Since 1918 Khokhloma, Khokhloma wood painting became a major craft in Semyonov. In 1960, Semyonov was organized as a factory named ''Khokhlomskaya rospis'' ("", Russian for "Khokhloma painting").
This factory specialized in the production of hand-painted wooden items (ranging from tableware to toys and furniture) with unique style, and also matryoshka dolls, marketed as souvenir items.. July 18, 2011, Natalya Radulova, ''Ogonyok'' The factory offers tours around the various stages of production and visitors can see craftspeople making and painting the items in traditional Russian styles.
Transportation
Semyonov is located on the Nizhny Novgorod-Kotelnich railway, which is part of one of the main routes used by trains traveling from Moscow to the Ural Mountains, Urals and Siberia. The town is served by elektrichka, electric commuter trains, connecting it to Nizhny Novgorod in just over an hour.References
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* *External links
Official website of Semyonovsky Urban Okrug
*Mojgorod.ru
Entry on Semyonov
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Semyonov Urban Okrug Semyonovsky Uyezd