Volovsky district is located in the southeastern part of the Tula region, in the zone of predominance of steppe and forest-steppe landscapes. The center is the village of Volovo. This is a typical rural region of central Russia. In the area there is a tendency to depopulation. In total, 119 settlements are included in the Volovsky district. There is a local newspaper and attractions.
Geographical features of the area
Volovsky district of the Tula region is located on the European part of Russia, in the Central Federal District. In a comparative proximity to it is the city of Tula, as well as the Moscow, Lipetsk, Oryol, Kaluga and Ryazan regions. Volovsky district of the Tula region belongs to the Moscow time zone.
Geographically, it is located in the north-eastern part of the Central Russian Upland and is located in the forest-steppe and steppe zones. Steppe landscapes are the most typical for this region. Forests are represented by separate sites and are usually confined to river valleys. Linden, ash, maple and other types of trees grow in them.
The terrain is flat but wavy. Hilly plains cross the beams, river valleys and ravines. The prevailing height above sea level is 200-250 m.
In the Tula region, to which the Volovsky district belongs, there are large deposits of ore and peat. Especially a lot of iron ore and strontium. There are large reserves of building materials: limestone, clay, gypsum and sand. There are also outlets of mineral waters.
Climate and hydrography
The climate is of a moderate continental type with warm or relatively hot summers and moderately cold winters. The temperature contrast associated with continentality is more pronounced than in the northwestern part of the Tula region. During the winter, thaws are possible. In January, the average temperature is -10 degrees and below, and in July - +20 degrees and above. The amount of precipitation is about 500 mm. Most of them fall in the warm season, especially in July.
Volovsky district belongs to the Don river basin.
Ecological situation
The main sources of pollution in the Tula region are industrial enterprises concentrated in the cities of Tula, Novomoskovsk, Shchekino, Efremov, Kimovsk, Aleksin. The relative proximity of the Volovsky district to these cities determines the level of air pollution, which is still lower than in the center of the region. A significant part of the Tula region was exposed to radioactive contamination from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The Volovsky district was on the route of air masses saturated with radioactive particles, and therefore is one of the victims.
Volovsky district of the Tula region: features
Volovsky district is a municipality and one of the districts of the Tula region. The administrative center of the district is the large village of Volovo. The Volovskiy district index of the Tula region is 301570. The automobile code is 71. The telephone code is 48768. The population of the region is about 13,500. The date of education is 1926.
This area is located in the south-eastern part of the Tula region. The total area is just over 1000 square kilometers. Most of the rivers of the region flow into the river. Don. The weather in the Volovsky district of the Tula region, in comparison with the Moscow one, is warmer (sometimes hot) in the summer, but relatively frosty in the winter, and not as wet as in Moscow.
In the district center - the village of Volovo - 25.5% of the total number of residents of the region live. The population of the Volovsky district has a tendency to decrease. Over the past 57 years, it has decreased by almost 3 times. The urban population in the region is 26%.
There are 119 settlements in the Volovsky district, which are part of two municipalities - Turdeyskoe and Dvorikovskoe. The administration of the Volovsky district of the Tula region is located in the city of Volovo.
The district has its own local newspaper, Time and People, which has been published since 1929. Until 1990, it was called the “October Path” and covered various events of local importance, mainly related to the life and work of people.
Sights of the Volovsky district
The area has local attractions. Visitors can visit the Turdey Reserve, look at a section of the Voronezh tract, paved with cobblestones, the Volovskiy hill, which is one of the highest points in the Central Russian Upland, and the Volovoe Lake, which is an ancient source of the historically significant river Nepryadva.
Other attractions include the museum of the Soviet pilot and cosmonaut E. Khrunov, which was created on the initiative of teachers and the director of one of the local schools. The museum itself was placed in a boarding school; it took more than 30 years to collect the material. The opening of this museum was made in 2001. Now the collection includes 625 exhibits related to different periods of the pilot's life.
There are several churches in the area. One of the temples was destroyed during the war. The remaining four are operational.
In general, the Volovsky district of the Tula region belongs to typical traditionally Russian regions with negative demographic dynamics, a temperate climate, and soft wavy rural landscapes.