Kagalnitskaya land. Previously, in these open spaces, the wind drove the brown tumbleweed lace. The hot sun of July and August burned out everything living, in some places one could see gray glades of bitter wormwood, bright red field poppy and purple candles of flowering bean. Its centuries-old history is covered with legends and epics. She has so much courage and heroic courage, loyalty to her father's house that you involuntarily bow your head before the sacred events of the past. The past does not overgrow if it is fanned by labor, intense, creative, not knowing fatigue.
Stanitsa Kagalnitskaya is one of the oldest settlements located on the current Bataysk-Stavropol highway. As a guard station, it has existed since the 17th century, or rather, as they say in the Don Monuments, before 1663. It became a stanitsa since 1809, the Caucasian tract ran through it to the south.
In order to equip the road, ataman Platov turned to the tsar with a request to populate the southern spaces of the military land with Cossack villages and received permission. First of all, a church was built, the ringing of bells of which carried far through the surroundings. The village was divided into three parts: Zalegaevka, Maznitsa, Rogozhsky Kut - after the names of wealthy Cossacks. In 1856, for some unknown reason, the stanitsa church burned to the ground with its utensils.
In 1864, there were 360 households in the village with a population: 1035 males and 1091 females. In 1891, the first public school was built, where they taught military science, studied the law of God. Measures of punishment were also applied: “standing in the corner”, “leaving without lunch”, “dismissal from school”.
Health care was poor. There were no doctors. No medical care did not appear to the population. The main diseases were smallpox, typhus, plague, scarlet fever.
In 1892, a new road to the Caucasus was laid telegraph line, and on April 1, 1915, the post station was transformed into a post and telegraph department. In 1909-1910 the railway was built. The road was planned to be laid through the village, but the wealthy Cossacks revolted. They were afraid that this would bring them great damage: the train would cut the cattle.
In 1941, at the beginning of the Great Patriotic War, when the inhabitants of the village of Kagalnitskaya were digging trenches, a Turkish cemetery was discovered near the trigonometric tower. Several skeletons, bronze and copper medals of the Turkish type were found in it.
Time is running, our village is getting older, but the years only paint it. Instead of Cossack kurens, kukhlyankas, there are solid brick houses of the villagers, two- and three-story buildings of institutions. The village of Kagalnitskaya is getting prettier, being improved and ennobled. Its center is Budennovsky Lane with administrative buildings and a memorial to "Heroes who fell in battles for the Motherland in the Civil and Great Patriotic Wars." A lot has grown over the post-war years of buildings: private houses, communal and departmental apartments, public institutions- such as the board of the collective farm. Kalinin, House of Culture, cinema, House of Life, shops, banks, kindergarten, hospital.
In the 70s of the last century, the life and way of life of the Kagalnichans, the material situation and culture of the population improved radically.
In 2009, the village celebrated its 200th anniversary. Administration of Kagalnitsky rural settlement a plan for the comprehensive improvement of the district center has been developed, which is being successfully implemented thanks to the reform local government. The village of Kagalnitskaya is the administrative center of the Kagalnitsky district.
Stanitsa Kagalnitskaya is the center of the district of the same name.
According to the data of 2016, 7375 inhabitants live in the village, while there is a slight increase in the population.
The local population is mainly engaged in agriculture, this industry is the main one in the village. There are 2,721 private farms and 12 peasant farms in the village. Local residents are distinguished by hard work and a craving for well-being. Animal husbandry is in poor condition compared to crop production. Against the backdrop of rising feed prices, agricultural enterprises cannot produce enough meat, milk, and eggs.
Apart from Agriculture in the village are engaged in industry. The brick factory employs 54 people. Also in the village are engaged in the production of bicycles and polyethylene pipes for gas and water supply. But most people are employed at the factory of milk and dairy products - 205 employees. Also in the village there is a grain processing plant and a bakery.
Infrastructure of the village
In the village there is a central regional hospital, 3 preschool institutions and a school with 880 children, as well as a station young technicians. Cultural life in the village is represented by a house of culture, two libraries and a children's art school. Children in the region do not get bored. There is a record number here compared to other settlements in the region, there are 6 of them.
Particular attention is paid to sports in the region - 3 sports halls and 1 stadium and a health complex with a swimming pool, which opened on September 1, 2017. Young athletes from Kagalnitsa show good results in mini-football, chess, volleyball, dancing.
The socio-political newspaper “Kagalnitskiye vesti” is published weekly in the village, the newspaper is also presented on the Internet, and has been published since 2002.
Public and political associations are also represented in the village, such as United Russia, the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, the Council of Veterans of the Great Patriotic War, labor, law enforcement agencies, the Union of Chernobyl of Russia, the Cossack society "Kagalnitsky Yurt", the regional organization of veterans of the war in Afghanistan, the village Cossack society Stanitsa Kagalnitskaya.
Local residents participated in the elimination of the accident on Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Their names are posted on the website of the regional newspaper. Every year on April 26, the liquidators meet to honor the memory of departed comrades-in-arms. Flowers are laid at the graves of the liquidators. All from the region, 42 people were sent to eliminate the tragedy, 26 of whom are no longer alive, their life was reduced by radiation. So far, a monument to the liquidators of the tragedy has not been erected in the Kagalnitsky district, but its establishment in the future is not excluded.
History of the village
The name of the village comes from the river Kagalinik, on the banks of which it is located. The year of birth of the village is 1809.
The earliest mention of Kagalnitskaya dates back to 1663, when a guard station was created.
In 1820 A.S. Pushkin, in honor of which one of the streets of the village was named after the writer - Pushkin Street.
The year 1856 was marked by misfortune, this year the local church was on fire.
The village first appeared on the map in 1887. Five years later, the first telephone line was installed (1892), and five years later the first general census of the Russian Empire was carried out.
Education and medicine during this period developed poorly. There was a public school where they studied military affairs and the law of God. Scarlet fever, typhus, smallpox, and plague flourished.
Since 1909 they began to build railway. Initially, they thought to lead it right through the village, the rich Cossacks protested. It seemed to them that trains would destroy animals.
In 1915, a postal and telegraph institution was established.
Ice Campaign of 1918 Volunteer army passed through the station. Soviet authority came to the region in 1920. After that, collective farms began to be created in the village. The first of them is “Forward to communism”, “ New world". The labor of the inhabitants in the 30s was aimed at the prosperity of their native land.
In 1935, the Kagalnitsky district was established, and the village became its center, and in 1963 it was decided to abolish the district, but it was restored in 1980. In 2019, the village will celebrate its 210th anniversary. The 205th anniversary (2014) was celebrated by the residents of Kagalnichi with festivities and the release of information brochures.
The Great Patriotic War did not bypass the village. long liberation struggle began in August 1942, but the decisive one was February 2, 1943. To the delight of all the inhabitants, the authorities announced the liberation of the territory from the invaders.
Then it started post-war reconstruction, at this time the first Heroes of Socialist Labor appeared in the village - M.G. Molchanov and G.T. Denisov.
Station today
Today, the village lives a measured calm life, you are unlikely to find noise here. big city, but you can fully feel the spirit of the Cossacks and Siberia. It is best to visit the village during the holidays, when folk festivals are held. At this time, the locals dress up in national costumes and dance their traditional dances.
Improvements are constantly being made in the region by the local administration. Every year a plan for the improvement of both the village and the entire district center is developed. Every year the level and quality of life improves. The material well-being and culture of the population is growing.
The village is located just 55 kilometers from Rostov-on-Don. Young people mainly go there to study and arrange their lives. The highway of the republican destination "Rostov-Stavropol" passes through the village.
Attractions of the village
Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God.
The bulk of the population is Orthodox. The Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos is an Orthodox holiday celebrated on October 14. The essence of the holiday is that the Mother of God appeared to Saint Andrew. This holiday is considered the first autumn holiday, opens the wedding season. The church belongs to the Volgodonsk and Salsk diocese, Peschanokopsky deanery.
Monument to V. I. Lenin.
The monument is set with its back to the administrative building and personifies the formation of Soviet power.
Monument to Ataman Matvey Ivanovich Platov
The monument was erected in honor of the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the village in 2009. Installed in the center of the village. Platov Matvei Ivanovich was a famous chieftain of the Cossack army.
Stele of the 339th Rifle Division.
Stella is a symbol of the glorification of the soldiers-liberators. The 339th division was created to defend Rostov in 1942. The division had a long military way. First they destroyed 118 German tanks, then they fought in the foothills of the Caucasus, where they defended a section of 120 kilometers. After that, the division participated in the liberation of the Taman Peninsula, for which it received the proud name "Taman". After that, the soldiers fought for the liberation of the Crimea. In this case, the division was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. And in conclusion - the storming of Berlin and access to the Elbe. The division received a new additional honorary name - the Brandenburg division. 12 soldiers became Heroes Soviet Union, 17 thousand soldiers were awarded orders and medals.
Memorial and eternal flame to those who died in the Great Patriotic War.
The names of the dead soldiers are immortalized on the slabs of the memorial. You can also see the list of the dead on the website of the local newspaper. Here, with trepidation, the memory of this terrible event is preserved. Every year on September 1, first-graders and school graduates lay flowers at the memorial. On Victory Day, meetings are held with veterans, the dead are honored with a minute of silence. The height of the memorial is 6.5 meters, it depicts a star - a symbol Soviet army. The memorial is located in the center of the square, it is planted with flowers and trees.
Monument to soldiers-internationalists.
The inhabitants of the village participated in the war in Afghanistan and other hot spots. In their honor, words of gratitude are depicted on black plates.
There are many mounds in the village. Mounds are primitive burial places, ancient monuments.
Tourist attraction of the village of Kagalnitskaya
Although the village is a regional center, there is little entertainment here. This is due to the proximity to Rostov-on-Don, all the entertainment is there, and in the village there is peace and quiet. You can visit the village just for the sake of peace, you can wander the streets and find amazing places. In the region you can easily find accommodation, the locals are friendly and hospitable. Here you can taste the local cuisine. If you get bored with such calmness, you can go to the regional center and have fun there.
Local residents will be able to play the role of a guide, show the sights of the region and tell its story. You will be shown farms, their scale and grandeur.
Various sports and cultural events are held in the region. Believing tourists will be interested in visiting the local church.
It is especially interesting to look at the Kupalle holiday, all rituals are held, young people are looking for a fern flower (“paparats-kvetka” on Belarusian language), the girls weave wreaths on their heads, and then throw them into the river. A huge fire is kindled, over which you need to jump. The local house of culture arranges a concert, festivities and dances continue all night. Kupala night is filled with miracles and horrors.
During international holidays, local vocalists perform on stage. On Children's Day (June 1), children's competitions are held, the winners are awarded with sweet prizes. A traditional competition of chalk drawings on asphalt is also held.
Stanitsa Kagalnitskaya is the administrative center of the district of the same name in the Rostov region Russian Federation(Southern District).
It is located in the south of the East European Plain in the western part of the Rostov Region in the basin of the lower Don, on the Kagalnik River (left tributary of the Don River), 55 km southeast of regional center- Rostov-on-Don.
Transport connection- by railroad (railroad station Kagalnik on the north-eastern outskirts of the line Bataysk - Salsk - Troitsk), highway P-269 "Bataysk-Stavropol", passing through the village (bus station). It was founded in 1809 when the Zadonsk-Caucasian postal route was settled by Cossacks and free people from Little Russia, whose main occupation was arable farming and cattle breeding.
Currently, most residents work in agricultural production - they grow grain, leguminous, oilseeds, melons and fruit crops, and are engaged in animal husbandry. Attractions: the parish of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos.
