Lalsk

Lalsk (Russian Лальск ) is a Russian urban-type settlement in Kirov Oblast Raion Lusa. She has (October 14, 2010 Balance ) 3705 inhabitants.

• 3.1 Church of Christ's resurrection
• 3.2 Church of the Annunciation
• 3.3 belfry
• 3.4 Other religious buildings
• 3.5 Secular Buildings

Geography

Lalsk is located in the extreme northwest of the Kirov Oblast, 528 km north- west of the capital of Kirov and 27 km west of Rajonszentrums Lusa, just north of the mouth of the river Lala in the Lusa.

History

In 1570 founded settlers from Novgorod who were before the pogrom under Ivan IV fled, on the banks of Lala a Pogost ( called Nikolski pogost ). Due to its convenient location at the intersection of several major highways, the soon renamed Lalski Posad settlement developed in the 17th and 18th centuries an important trading center and was in 1780 under its present name, the administrative seat of its own Ujesds Lalsk within the oblast Ustjug ( governorship Vologda ), which, however, only until 1796 had on hand and was then incorporated into the new Ujesd Ustjug. At the end of the 18th century, when the vital trade routes further shifted to the south, began the decline of the city, was founded in 1898 sealed by the construction of the railway line Kotlas - Vyatka, as they traced out not Lalsk but through the further west Lusa been. After the October Revolution the place lost its town charter in 1927 and elevated to the urban-type settlement.

Demographics

Note: from 1897 census data

Attractions

By the early economic decline, a number of important architectural monuments of the 17th and 18th centuries have been preserved in Lalsk that depart from the former prime witness. On a hill above the town, the main city church rises to Christ's resurrection ( Собор Воскресения Христова ), which together with the Church of the Annunciation ( Церковь Благовещения Пресвятой Богородицы ) and the tall bell tower forms a closed ensemble. Stylistically are close to the churches contemporary religious buildings in Veliky Ustjug.

Church of Christ Resurrection

The 1698-1717 instead of a wooden, dedicated to St. Nicholas consecrated earlier building erected summer church, is a traditional domed cruciform plant of the five-domed type with three Ostapsiden. The revolving on two sides narthex is affiliated with a side chapel during construction in the north, which is connected by a connecting corridor on the upper floor with a further added in the 19th century chapel with an octagonal pavilion roof. While the outer structure of the building with ornamental window frames made of limestone, used in relief and color rimmed clay tiles, strongly profiled cornices and Sakomaren is well preserved, remained of the historic interiors due to the misuse in the Soviet era, received nothing.

Church of the Annunciation

South of the Church of the Resurrection is the heated, two-storey winter church, which was built in 1732-1762. Your excessive Naos is emphasized by a towering octagonal cupola drum with helmet, double lantern and final onion dome in its vertical extent. In the east the tripartite apse, to the west a low refectory with porch on. The interior still has the historical furnishings.

Belfry

As the youngest major building of the ensemble in 1746 the bell tower was built, which has its own lush limestone decor. It consists of a low square plinth, rise above the three octagonal storeys. The final spire crowned by a richly structured, two-piece lantern with needle tip.

Other religious buildings

In the cemetery of the settlement with gate and fence, the church well preserved, in 1796, dedicated to the Virgin Mary is the Dormition ( Церковь Успения Пресвятой Богородицы ). Both the Church of Christ Transfiguration ( Церковь Спаса Преображения ) of 1730 and the 1712 by a local businessman donated the church to the Epiphany ( Церковь Богоявления Господня ) with Hospital are indeed a historical monument, but are caused by neglect and disfiguring alterations in its historical substance severely impaired.

Secular buildings

From the paper mill founded by the local merchant Stepan Sumkin 1829 are still the home of the factory director Prjanischnikow ( дом Прянишникова, around 1880, today museum of local history ), the manufacturing building, known as the Chinese house ( Китайский домик ) and the home of the factory owner Shestakov ( дом Шестакова ) obtained which possessed in place yet another palatial town house ( городская усадьба Шестакова ). The building of the Trade series ( Торговые ряды ) also dates from the 19th century .. Built in 1781 Peshkov House ( дом Пешкова ) is one of the oldest surviving residential buildings in Lalsk.