As of today, only memories and names are left from the village of Port Vladimir in the Murmansk region. Legally, such a village has not existed since 2008. No one lived here at the time of the abolition, but recently local residents often come to the village.
Geography
Port Vladimir is located on the territory of the settlement of Ura-Guba in the Murmansk region, on the island of Shalim. To the largest settlement 15 kilometers away is the village of Vidyaevo.
Hurray is a lip in the Barents Sea, open to the north and protruding into the mainland for 22 kilometers in 9 kilometers from the Kola Bay.
Several rivers flow into the lip of Ur:
- Odintsovka;
- Hooray;
- Gremikha;
- Uritsa;
- Changruch and several streams.
In the area of the bay there are several islands, the largest: Shalim, Mogilny, Zeleny, Heretic, others and the groups of islands Senniye Ludy and Shurinovy.
Shalim Island
Port Vladimir on the island of Shalim is located in the north of the Kola Peninsula. The island itself divides the lip of Ur into two branches:
- East (width from 300 m);
- Western (width from 1.1 km).
It is the largest bay in size, with a width of 2.6 km and a length of 9.9 km. The northern point of the island is Cape Tolstik, 208 meters high.
Climate
The weather in Port Vladimir is changeable, as it is influenced by the Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean. Often at sea storms. In February, the temperature can change dramatically in a short time, from - 4 to - 25 degrees.
In the summer, it is also not very warm, from + 1 to +10 degrees. A large amount of rainfall year-round. Sea temperature averages from +4 to +7 degrees. In summer it can warm up well, but only in the coastal zone, up to about + 12 degrees.
In light of this, if you are planning a trip to the island, be sure to check out the Meteo 7 website - Port Vladimir, since the atmospheric temperature in can be radically different from that on the island.
Settlement history
The first settlers on the island of Shalim, including the area of the village, appeared in ancient times. Then the settlement was called Garketiki, that is, “icy” in translation from the Sami language. But over time, the name became more consonant with the "Russian ears" - Heretics.
The peak of the development of the region falls on the reign of Alexander II. In those days, there were too many undeveloped territories in Russia, and colonization began in the country. According to the royal decree, the colonists were granted privileges. For 8 years, settlers were exempted from paying all taxes, they were granted interest-free loans and the opportunity to import goods from abroad duty free. Men were given the opportunity to defer military service three times. Even foreigners could become colonists, provided that they accepted Russian citizenship. Oddly enough, but in the Murmansk region stretched Finns, Norwegians.
In 1870, even the son of Alexander II came to the Heretic camp. But he came not out of idle interest, but with a whole expedition, whose experts were looking for a place for the construction of a naval base.
At the same time, a church appeared in the settlement in the name of Alexei. It was built by one of the local industrialists.
By 1880, there were only 6 log huts and 7 non-residential buildings in the Heretic settlement, and a fat burning plant was also operating.
The invention of the Norwegian Sven Foin was a happy event for the former village of Port Vladimir. In 1868, he presented to the public a harpoon cannon, which firmly held the whale on a cable. From this time began the heyday of Heretics and whaling.
The income of the whalers from Norway on the island of Shalim haunted the Russians, and many reached for the Heretics.
The Russian naturalist Gebel German succumbed to the temptation and came from St. Petersburg to the island in 1883. He opened a whale processing factory here. In his own garden, he grew vegetables. The appearance of wheat on the island is also associated precisely with the name Goebel, it is believed that he was the first to grow this crop.
From the description of the official Seleznevsky, Gebel had a magnificent two-story factory, fully equipped with the latest technology, and rail tracks ran along the dam, there were locksmith and forge workshops, there was even a special workshop where mustaches were pulled out from whales.
Since then, “augusts”, researchers, and even creative people often came to the village. Absolutely everyone was delighted with this land.
Soviet period
The most interesting thing is that with the advent of power, the name of the village of Port Vladimir did not change, although it is directly connected with the royal family.
Already in 1933, a fish factory appeared on the island. By 1938, there were 754 people in the settlement. There was an incomplete school and a small hospital. However, mail arrived on the island only once every 5 months, but telephone lines worked.
During the Second World War, the village was not under the Germans, but 72 hospitals worked here. The wounded from the Rybachy Peninsula were brought to the hospital.
New heyday and the beginning of decline
In the 50s of the last century, the village is again at the peak of prosperity. The largest fish processing plant on the entire Barents coast worked here. The flotilla consisted of 4 fishing vessels. According to people who lived in the village in those years, there was an unusual life for the mainland, which people remember with nostalgia.
In the 60s, the film "Island of the Sorcerer" was shot on the island. But in the same years, the authorities have plans to equip a naval base in the village.
The fish factory closes very quickly, the village is turned into a garrison. At first, the local population is very happy, the supply is improving, and the technical base is strengthening. However, 1969 comes and all civilians are taken out.
Military unit
On the territory of the village of Port-Vladimir of the Murmansk region, divisional minesweepers, guard ships, anti-submarine ships and other formations are based. Over time, air defense formations near Lake Pitievoe appear.
The village is well supported by the authorities, a music school even opens in the garrison.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the military unit was out of work and it was being disbanded, and the garrison was about to be mothballed. Finally, the military left the island in 1994.
At the same time, people who previously lived in this territory wish to return, but did not let anyone in until everything turned into ruins.
