Every resident of Yekaterinburg knows where the Kalinovskiy open pits are located and how to get there. Just because this forested area with ponds is not somewhere far away where you need to get for several hours, but practically in the city, in the Elmash area. What is attractive place with such an unusual name?
History of the formation of water bodies
In 1934, the Soviet state, overfulfilling the five-year plans, setting records in production and agriculture, moving science and education forward, resumed the development of gold-bearing bottom layers in the area of the village of Kalinovka, near Sverdlovsk. Gold was mined in this region of the Urals in the 19th century.
The dredge was launched on the Pyshma River, and, moving at the slowest speed, processing many tons of rock, at the end of the path reached the Kalinovka rivulet.
Gold mine
The work of the dredge can be compared with the work of a plant, which, moving along the river, extracts rock from its bottom, rinses, sorts, processes. Serves him a lot of people who live long on the beach. Dumps of waste rock are stored here. Roads make their way here, a lot of equipment moves. It is not difficult to imagine the picture that remains after passing this gold-mining caravan. The place, which is now called Kalinovskie sections, looked depressing. The description of the painting is preserved from the words of local residents: deep quarries, embankments, dumps, destroyed trees, inhabitants of the forest that left these places.
But gold mining was at an accelerated pace, people were fulfilling their tasks. It is known that in the same year the mine was visited by the People's Commissar of Heavy Industry of the USSR G.K. Ordzhonikidze. He was interested in the design and operation of the dredge, which was collected at one of the Soviet factories from domestic materials. He took nuggets into his hands, talked with the workers, listened to their requests, and thanked for the high rates of labor. This significant event is described according to the words of the assistant to the head of the dredge K. I. Shimanov and the worker A. G. Dudin.
Kalinovsky Forest Park
The development of gold-bearing rocks was completed. Nature gradually recovered from the terrible damage done to her. At the place of the dredge’s work, the Kalinovskie section of the lake was formed; its banks were covered with a pine forest. Expanding, the city of Sverdlovsk-Yekaterinburg came close to the territory of Kalinovka, as its locals call it, and got its use of a forest park zone in the city.
A huge park of 50 hectares has become a favorite vacation spot for citizens. It is good here at any time of the year, which is why families come and come here.
In summer, a shallow lake near the coast is a great place for swimming, especially for children. Adults can also find places for swimming and diving, because the average depth is 2 meters, but there are four-meter marks.
The place is equipped for swimming, there is a boat station. In the surrounding dry meadows, flowers and berries grow.
In winter it is skiing, physical education lessons for schoolchildren.
And what year-round fishing at the Kalinin sections!
Fishing
The man-made forest lake with an area of 4.5 square kilometers is divided into two sections by a dam. They are called sectors A and B. Each of them has its own aeration system, both are monitored for the presence of fish and, if necessary, are fledged by fry.
Sector A with an area of 1.5 km 2 is equipped with tightly installed walkways. Here, the largest population of fish. In the larger sector B, the bridges are less frequent and are located next to sector A. At the far end of the lake is a place for swimming for local residents.
Carps of different species live in the lake, trout amber and rainbow, as well as whitefish, bream, crucian carp, pike, perch, rattan and some other species.
Fishing at Kalinovsky open pits is paid.
Base "Kalinovskaya fishing"
Citizens call this place a fish paradise. It is the employees of this base, together with the Federal State Unitary Enterprise “Gosrybtsentr, ” who are concerned about the presence of fish in the pond, control and share.
Guests arriving overnight will be accommodated in two-story cottages, and cars will be parked in a guarded parking lot. Those who wish can take a steam bath in the Russian bath. Some residents come to the Kalinovsky opencasts from Yekaterinburg specifically for this.
The local chef will cook your catch, make smoked fish or fish soup. And if there was no bite, you will be offered other dishes prepared by him.
It regularly hosts events of a wide variety of nature, primarily fishing competitions. But so that the households left on the shore do not get bored, there is a shooting gallery, a rope park, children's and volleyball courts, and tennis tables are set up. Kids are very fond of cages with ostriches.
Companies have long chosen Kalinovsky opencasts for corporate leisure in Yekaterinburg. The gazebos that they rent for events are set in picturesque places and can accommodate from 4 to 20 people.
Equipment, sports equipment, barbecue facilities are also available for rent.
To organize such large events as a wedding, often in Kalinovsky open-air mines near Yekaterinburg, arbors will be clearly small. In this case, tents of very different appearance and capacity will be installed for you.
In other words, the resting place is not empty either in winter or in summer. It is always interesting and fun here for people with a variety of hobbies.
