Discover Selizharovskiy District

• The Okovets Holy Spring lies near Okovtsy on the left bank of the Pyroshnya.
• The Orthodox Selizharovo Trinity Monastery is located at the confluence of the Volga and Selizharovka rivers.
• The Church of the Resurrection in Selizharovo was built in 1763 on the site of an older wooden church.

Near the village of Okovtsy, the spring lies in a sharp bend on the left bank of the Pyroshnya. A church dedicated to the Transfiguration of the Savior was built and consecrated at the spring, on the site of a former chapel. Regular services have resumed there. The Spaso-Preobrazhensky Skete of the Nil-Stolobensk Hermitage is located beside the spring.

Every year on July 24 according to the New Style calendar, a liturgy with the blessing of water is held at the spring. If you plan to travel for this occasion, check the schedule and participation options locally in advance.

The Orthodox Trinity Monastery is located in Selizharovo at the confluence of the Volga and Selizharovka rivers. The Church of the Resurrection in Selizharovo was built in 1763 on the low left bank of the Volga, replacing an older wooden church.

Golenkovo-Pogost is home to a stone Church of St. Nicholas, built in 1882 by the Vetlits-Tolbukhin family in the Russian-Byzantine style characteristic of the period; it still stands today. The Selizharovo Local History Museum is in the center of town, in an old merchant’s house dating from the late 19th century. The two churches differ in both construction date and building material: the Church of the Resurrection replaced a wooden church, while the Church of St. Nicholas survives as a stone building.

If you would like to explore individual places in the district in more detail, you can also visit the pages for Bor Volgo and Larionovo.

First decide whether your focus is the spring and historic buildings of Selizharovskiy District, or nature and cultural attractions in the wider travel region of Tver Oblast. This will keep your choices aligned with your own plans.

At the Central Forest Nature Reserve, you can compare different nature experiences. Guided tours are available on the “Tayny Okovskogo lesa” and “Lesnaya azbuka” ecological trails. The “Boloto Staroselskiy mokh” educational trail runs through a scenic raised bog, with broad open areas covered entirely in moss and unusual plants.

The hike to the “Barsuchikha” cordon can be taken as a day trip or with an overnight stay in a forest cabin. Along the way, you will see southern taiga forest and a raised bog. The educational trail highlights open, moss-covered areas, while the hike to the cordon combines taiga forest and bog.

In the historic center of Torzhok, Verkhnee gorodishche is an archaeological monument of federal significance and a tourist attraction. The Novotorzhskiy Borisoglebskiy Monastery in Torzhok was founded in 1038 and is one of Russia’s oldest Orthodox monasteries. The “Blin s Pripyokom” and “Kuzminki v Torzhke” festivals are held annually in the Novotorzhskiy Kremlin. If you plan your trip around one of the festivals, check the specific dates in advance.

Discover more destinations: Kalininskiy District, Bologoye, Kalininsky District, Spirovskiy District, Kalyazinskiy District, Rameshkovskiy District.

Where is the Okovets Holy Spring?

It lies near the village of Okovtsy in a sharp bend on the left bank of the Pyroshnya.

When is the liturgy with the blessing of water held?

Every year on July 24 according to the New Style calendar. Before making a special trip, check the schedule and participation options locally.

How does the Church of the Resurrection differ from the Church of St. Nicholas?

The Church of the Resurrection was built in 1763 on the site of an older wooden church. The stone Church of St. Nicholas in Golenkovo-Pogost dates from 1882 and was built in the Russian-Byzantine style characteristic of the period.

For the broader travel overview: Tver Oblast.