City of Petrovsk, Saratov region

The settlement has existed as a city since 1780. It is located on the Medveditsa River, the distance to the regional center is 104 km. The Atkarsk-Sennaya branch of the Privlzhsky railway runs here, and the Saratov-Penza regional highway passes through the settlement. Already 12 km from Petrovsk there is the border of the Penza region.

About the city of Petrovsk

Petrovsk is located on the banks of the river, on the Volga Upland, which provides a good wind rose and a relatively mild climate. It is connected to the regional center and Penza by rail and bus service; the former military airfield is now abandoned.

The station is named Petrovsk-Saratovsky to distinguish it from cities with the same name located in other regions of Russia.

The history of the city reflects the history of the region, its difficult development on the border of the Wild Field. Previously, this area was often subject to raids by the Crimean Tatars, and in 1698 Peter the Great issued a decree on the founding of a fortified city, whose task was to protect the surrounding villages and lands.

The city grew as a merchant city, and the interest of the townspeople was that dashing people, robbers did not come here and did not cause destruction. According to one legend, the emperor personally visited the settlement he created in 1707. The main purpose of building the fortress was to protect the busy trade route, the highway that led from Tsaritsyn to Moscow.

Trade convoys often suffered from attacks by bands of free people, the Kuban Cossacks, who settled in abundance along the wild banks of the Bear. A fortified line of defense extended directly from Petrovsk. The construction of the fortress was supervised by Peter's favorite, Boris Golitsyn.

The fortress was built in the shape of a quadrangle, surrounded by strong double wooden walls, built from durable oak. Protection was guaranteed by bunks, ushkets and arquebuses, located on 8 towers covered with planks.

Inside the fortress there was the Peter and Paul Cathedral, the governor’s mansion, an archive, merchants’ houses, outbuildings, barns and stables. On the right bank of the Bear there was a settlement with houses of service people; it was protected by a tyn.

In the 19th century, with the beginning of the era of industrial development, brick factories began to be built in Petrovsk, and a brewery began to operate. The fact that the city was located on a busy road contributed to the development of trade.

There were 4 fairs here: Preobrazhenskaya, Tikhvinskaya, Krestovozdvizhenskaya, Kazanskaya, each on its own day. Merchants built several steam mills that turned rye grown on the arable land surrounding the city into flour.

The city developed and required skilled workers. Parish and zemstvo schools were opened here, real schools trained specialists, and spiritual schools trained clergy.

In calmer times, in 1780, Petrovsk became an ordinary district town in the Saratov province. During Soviet times, the city managed to be part of the later abolished Lower Volga region, after which, in 1936, it became part of the Saratov region.

Attractions

The city is not replete with architectural attractions, since the vast majority of buildings are low-rise, from Soviet times. Pre-revolutionary buildings include a railway station, a fire department, a House of Culture, and the Petrovsk administration building. By the beginning of the 20th century. include hospital and bank buildings.

The main monument is the sculpture of Peter I, which adorns the station square. There are quite a lot of Soviet monuments and memorials dedicated to those who died in the Second World War, the Afghan War, and the Chernobyl accident. The Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God and the Church of the Intercession of the Mother of God, built at the end of the 19th century, deserve attention.

Coat of arms of Petrovsk

The coat of arms of Petrovsk was created taking into account the main values for its residents. It was not created anew, but was given to its residents along with the history of the locality. It belongs to the vowel category, which means that one of its elements directly matches the name of the city.

In the upper half is the coat of arms of the Saratov governorship, three silver sterlets, in the lower half is a hand emanating from a cloud, in a red field, holding two keys. The hand belongs to the Apostle Peter and emphasizes the importance of the city as a castle, locking the area from robbers.

The name of St. Peter recalls the founding emperor of the city. In an unapproved version, the coat of arms was supposed to be surrounded by golden ears of corn, which emphasized the importance of the area as a granary.

Links

Settlements on the Medveditsa (from source to mouth)

Petrovsk | Atkarsk

see further: Don

Population of Petrovsk

In recent years, the population of Petrovsk has exceeded 29 thousand people. Now this has given it the opportunity to take 529th place among 113 cities in Russia. According to one of the first censuses conducted in the Russian Empire in 1856, 9,600 citizens lived here.

During the Second World War, 9 thousand people went to the front, and a little more than 3.5 thousand returned.

The population gradually grew, and the city's economy developed along with it. In the 1970s, a brick factory, a dairy factory, and its own furniture factory began operating here. A pig farm and a poultry farm took care of supplying citizens with food.

Now the main jobs are created by such enterprises as the electromechanical plant, where instruments for shipbuilding are created, the AMO ZIL plant, which produces spare parts for branded cars, and the gas transportation enterprise Petrovskoe Linear Production Directorate, which provides control over underground gas storage. It has its own bakery, Petrovsk Bread.

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Famous people of Petrovsk

The city of Petrovsk is proud of its famous compatriots. Among them:

Major General Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov , Hero of the Soviet Union, commander of the famous Panfilov men. He was born in Petrovsk in 1893, in the family of a commoner. Didn't graduate from college, worked in a merchant's shop. In 1918 he joined the Red Aria, later fought against banditry in Ukraine, and at the beginning of the war he was entrusted with the formation of the 316th Infantry Division. Died in 1941, at the time of the liberation of the Moscow region from the invaders;
Iskrenko Nina Yuryevna , famous poetess, bright and original author of the Moscow new wave, author of three collections;
Knushevitsky Svyatoslav Nikolaevich , famous cellist, head of the department at the Moscow Conservatory;
Kazankina Tatyana Vasilievna , Olympic champion, track and field athlete.

Petrovsk remembers its fellow countrymen and tries to provide children with a good education and the opportunity to succeed in science, culture, and career.

Education and culture of Petrovsk

Caring for the education and culture of Petrovsk became a priority for his administration. There is a vocational school in the city, and branches of the regional socio-economic, agricultural and technical universities have been opened.

There is a local history museum. The city school of arts, which has existed since 1920, takes care of the cultural development of schoolchildren. Music, choreography and art departments have been created here; the school has music clubs and ensembles that perform at all significant events in the city. Now there are 6 libraries in the city, city and children's.

You can play sports at the Central Stadium. The children's and youth sports school trains athletes in 10 sports, from sambo to rhythmic gymnastics.

The Petrovskie Vesti newspaper, published in paper and electronic versions, is responsible for informing citizens about the life of the city. Monuments are dedicated to the hero, including a memorial to those killed in Afghanistan and a monument to the liquidators of the Chernobyl accident.