Around Ulitsa Volodarskogo
Park Svobody
Ostashkov's central park is known as Park Svobody (Freedom Park). The park was developed after the Revolution, previously the city's central church and trading rows were situated here. At the back of the park there is a pond with a little island in the centre. Standing on the island is a small derelict wooden chapel.
Bell Tower of the Transfiguration of the Saviour Church
Previously the Transfiguration of the Savour Church was located here, but this was demolished in the Soviet era and now only its bell tower, which dates from 1789, remains. A fountain now stands on the spot where the church used to be.
Vladimir Lenin Monument
The park is now home to the city's main Lenin statue which stands at the eastern entrance into the park.
Partisan Monument
In the north of park is another statue, this time depicted to the partisans who operated in this during the Second World War. It was erected in 1958 and depicts a group of three partisans - a woman, a young man and an old man.
Location | Ulitsa Rabochaya |
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