Osinniki: City Museum, Church Art and the Kondoma Floodplain

Osinniki draws attention to the city’s history, everyday life in the mining industry and church art. The city museum focuses on collections and themed exhibitions; Trinity Church and the city park on the Kondoma add further highlights. The Holy Elijah Spring in the Mirny district is another specific place in the city.

City history at the museum

The Osinniki Local History Museum has several permanent exhibitions. Popular with visitors are the “Cherry Museum” and a room dedicated to the everyday life of miners in the 1950s and 1960s. The museum has also developed the walking tour “History of the City” and the tourist “Cherry Route.” If you would like to plan one of these tours, check with the museum in advance to see whether it is currently available.

The museum’s collections comprise more than 18,000 items. They consist mainly of original artefacts and documentary materials collected by local history researchers from the city and region. These include a collection of Siberian mineral resources, minerals and rocks, including minerals and rocks from the Osinniki area. Alongside the exhibitions about city life and the everyday life of miners, this also offers a natural history perspective on the region.

Church, square and park on the Kondoma

Trinity Church stands on Osinniki’s central square. It contains more than 170 depictions of saints. The church also faces the celebration square with a fountain. Opposite the church, in the Kondoma River floodplain, is the Osinniki City Park of Culture and Recreation. Memorial sites and monuments in the park commemorate the courage of residents during the war years and in peacetime reconstruction. The church and park offer different highlights: depictions of saints and squares on one side, and memorial sites in the river floodplain on the other.

The Holy Elijah Spring in Mirny

The Holy Elijah Spring is in the Mirny district. At the spring are a prayer cross, paved paths and flowerbeds; flowers have also been planted there. The spring is considered a year-round destination. Check local conditions before your visit.

If you are looking for a holiday apartment in Osinniki, the focus of your trip can help you get started: would you like to concentrate on Osinniki’s collections, church art and park, or include other themes from Kemerovo Oblast as well? This can help you distinguish the city’s attractions from the region’s nature and cultural experiences.

More to explore in Kemerovo Oblast

In the wider destination of Kemerovo Oblast, Shorsky National Park offers different nature experiences. Visitors can raft on mountain rivers, take motorboat trips and hike along ecological trails. The “Srednyaya Mrassu” route runs from Ust-Kabyrza to Ust-Anzas. Depending on the weather, it takes at least three days, is rated Category I for difficulty and is accessible to all age groups. Check current park rules and route conditions before setting out.

“Tomskaya Pisanitsa” is another cultural highlight in Kemerovo Oblast. It is a cultural monument of federal significance and one of the best-known and most important rock art sites in Western Siberia. The museum-reserve covers 156 hectares of pine forest on the scenic banks of the Tom River. At the “Shorsky ulus Kezek” complex near “Tomskaya Pisanitsa,” the homestead of a wealthy Shor has been reconstructed. The buildings are original structures from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Discover more destinations

Discover more destinations: Andreevka, Kalinkino, Novorossiyka, Bedarevo, Sheregesh, Tashtagol, Novokuznetsk, Belovo.

Go to the wider travel guide: Kemerovo Oblast.