Slavgorod, being the administrative centerthe district of the same name is a relatively small city in the Mogilev region. The population is slightly less than 8,000 people. Nevertheless, tourists often come here to see historical and cultural monuments.
Within the routes of many excursion toursTravelers visit the post station built in the middle of the nineteenth century, the temple erected in honor of the Nativity of the Virgin and dated to the eighteenth century, a memorial chapel in the village of Lesnaya, founded at the beginning of the millennium, is homely beautiful park in Svensk, etc. However, not only Slavgorod. There is a natural unique pearl on its territory that every Belarusian knows about. Moreover, all those who come to Belarus try to come here to get acquainted with its monuments. This is the Blue Crinica in Slavgorod.
How can I get to?
People come here all year, and in the summer the number of thosethose who are eager to plunge into this holy spring can be measured in tens of thousands. And this is not surprising. After all, Blue Krinitsa in Slavgorod, the photo and description of which is given in this article, is considered the largest upstream source in all of Eastern Europe. The water in it is literally saturated with such useful compounds as potassium, calcium, sodium, etc.
How to get to the Blue Krinitsa, everyone will saylocal. But even despite such huge popularity, it is difficult to call the road well-maintained. From Slavgorod to this natural pearl you need to get in the south-east direction along the dirt road P140, and then across the pontoon bridge cross the Golub river and, after traveling one kilometer, turn left. The distance from the city to the source is 2.5 kilometers. If you go on the other hand, then, having reached the village of Dubno, you should drive another 4.0 kilometers.
Popular fame
Продвигаясь к поверхности земли, вода, проходя through the chalk layers of rocks, gets an incredibly bright and beautiful emerald green color. The source received an incredible reputation, and, both in Belarus itself and far beyond its borders. To collect healing water, which, according to legend, is life-giving, many people can stand for hours at the Blue Krinitsya lake. How to get to it, will show any resident of the surrounding villages.
Description
Krinitsa Blue in Slavgorod is listedboth in the registry of springs and in the list of lakes. However, experts believe the latter is incorrect, because the water in it is not standing. She is constantly moving at a sufficiently high speed in this reservoir. Moreover, the waters of the Blue Crinica flow into the small river Golub, a tributary of the Sozh.
Actually, the source is a kind of well,mine vertically extending to a depth of 150-200 meters. The volume of water leaving it is about five thousand cubic meters per day or sixty liters per second. As a result, the source forms a huge spring bath with dimensions of 20x12 meters. Due to the circulation of water, in the thickness of the chalk, the Blue Crinica has a bluish-emerald color.
Скорость течения обусловлена мощным напором.Water from the mine from the bottom of the source breaks out very rapidly. Eyewitnesses say that if you look closely, you can see how to beat the key. There are legends that in the old days Blue Krinitsa (Slavgorod District) was somewhat different: here three fountains reaching the human height were knocked out at once.
Uniqueness
The water in this natural monument is invariably cold: regardless of the season, the thermometer always shows 5aboutWITH.Moreover, the Blue Crinica is so transparent that, if desired, you can see every grain of sand at the bottom. There are practically no harmful microbes, radionuclides and pesticides in the water, there are no heavy metals and the like. Apparently, therefore, the Slavgorod Blue Crinica is considered to be the real standard of a clean source. Passing the path from the earth's interior and passing on its way through many natural filters from chalk, silicon and clay, the water is purified and enriched with minerals. Moreover, it has a very high level of mineralization, reaching up to 197 milligrams in 1 dm3. For comparison, we can say that in mineral water, which is sold in grocery stores, it is only 10 mg / dm3.
Turquoise blue crimson is not typical forfresh sources. However, experts have proven that such a shade it gets due to the increased calcium content. The water in the lake is very tasty, besides it does not acquire a stale smell and does not deteriorate.
Legend
The uniqueness of the Blue Krinitsa people explainsin its own way, more poetically. There is a legend that once upon a time, for a very long time, the Sozh River was wide and incredibly deep. On its shores lived people, equipped with a powerful force. Among them stood out Marco - a courageous and gloomy warrior, as well as a beautiful, noble and always cheerful Stepan. Last loved Katerina. And Stepan was attached to the beauty of the soul. However, Marco also loved Katerina, moreover, he sent matchmakers to her.
The girl did not dare to refuse a strong warrior, butso she came up with a tricky test for her suitors. For Stepan, she chose a small stone, and for Marco - a huge boulder, and then invited them to throw them across the river. Whose will fly on, she will get. Stones flew, so much so that the earth shook. That's just Marco was stronger and threw his boulder much further. Katerina understood that she lost, but did not want to give up. She climbed on this very boulder and rushed into the river Sozh. The waters parted, and from the ground a spring was scored - blue, the color of Katerina’s eyes. So, according to legend, the Blue Crinica appeared. The boulder, which was thrown by Marco, and today lies in the same place a few dozen meters from the source. It is said that the stone has preserved the heroic strength and health of the warrior, therefore it is shared with those who touch it and ask for it well.
Cult source
Implemented at the beginning of the two thousand years in theseLocally, archaeological research has shown that the Blue Well (as the Blue Krinitsa was called in former times) was the main sanctuary of the Radimichi. This is an ancient tribe that lived in the territory of the south-eastern lands of present-day Belarus. Here were found statues of pagan gods, which our ancestors worshiped. Nevertheless, the Blue Crinica is considered to be a Christian holy source, in which the very first rites of baptism of the Radicic tribe were performed. According to legend, it happened after their defeat in a battle on the river Pishchan. It was then that the Radimichi failed in a clash with the army of Prince Vladimir.
Holiday "Makavie"
Since then, Orthodox from all aroundSlavic lands annually on August 14 come to this place on the Honey Spas. At the same time, another Orthodox holiday is celebrated in memory of the seven holy martyrs of the Maccabee brothers, which Slavgorodians call Macavier. On this day, people come to the Blue Crinica to pray. Then, by crossing over, the stream goes back and forth three times. Those pilgrims who, for whatever reason, are not capable of it, simply take three sips from the spring, washing the face of spring water and asking for health from him. When leaving, many take with them some life-giving moisture to sprinkle it on the house. The remaining water is stored for the icon in case someone from the household gets sick.
This ceremony is much like a holidayOrthodox Baptism, held January 19. However, MacAvier, associated specifically with Blue Crinica, is celebrated only on a local scale, although in recent years he has gained a large number of adherents not only in Belarus, but also abroad.
Interesting information
The tradition of celebrating MacAvia among residentsPrisozh region has existed for many centuries. They did not stop celebrating it even during the years of church persecution. Interesting is another. Slavgorod was seriously injured from the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Moreover, the village of Kliny, in the immediate vicinity of which the Blue Krinitsa is located, was also in the zone of increased radiation. All people were resettled from there, and houses were razed to the ground.
Today, nothing reminds of a settlement,which existed on this place for several centuries. But a miracle happened: the Blue Crinica in Slavgorod did not suffer from radiation. Periodically carried out measurements suggest that the external gamma radiation in it is 0.19 microsievert / hour at a rate of up to one. The researchers' reports conclude that the water of this hydrological reserve is quite suitable for drinking, and the terrain is for human habitation.
Intangible Cultural Heritage
In 2013, the ceremony "Makavie" was recognizedunique. He was referred to the cultural intangible heritage of the people of Belarus. However, it is definitely difficult to say whether this decision went to the benefit of a cult source. Of course, the place glorified Slavgorod, because only in 2016 about twenty thousand pilgrims, tourists, etc. came here. For an eight-thousand city, these are quite serious numbers. On the occasion of the holidays, Honey Spas and Makavie began to hold a fair on the same day in Slavgorod where honey is sold. Pavilions set near the source.
The fears of environmentalists
Daily on the bridge upstream of the sourcelined up a large queue. People with buckets and large containers collect water from the Blue Crinica and draw curative clay. Gradually, the purest turquoise smoothness turns into a muddy gray slush. Of course, by the evening it is restored, and the water becomes crystal clear again, however, ecologists are concerned about this attitude to nature.
You don't need to be a serious scientist to realizethat the Blue Well is being depleted. They say that over the past ten years, he, noticeably narrowed, became smaller and weaker. Experts say that the natural balance is broken. Back in 2011, local authorities attempted to equip the surrounding area to develop tourism. But today they also rose to the defense and restoration of the source, which made Slavgorod so famous.
Blue krinitsa: reviews
Те, кто уже успел побывать на роднике, говорят, that this is an incredibly beautiful place where you do not want to leave. And although the water is ice, people enter it. Of course, there are brave souls who bathe in the Blue Krinitsa source. Not a single photo can display the indescribable color of water that opens to the eyes. This small lake is painted turquoise. Interestingly, many people tell how the source water helped them. Here you can hear the beautiful legend about the unfortunate Catherine. In a word, those who have not been here yet can safely add the Blue Crinica to the list of places that you definitely need to see.
