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Vesenskaya

Stanitsa Veshenskaya is located in the North of the Rostov Region. It is 364 km from Rostov-on-Don. 

Stanitsa was founded in 1640.

Veshenskaya is one of the most beautiful Don settlements with its wonderful green pine trees and crystal lakes. The history of this place inseparably connected with the name of famous Russian writer Mikhail Sholokhov. All his creative activity was dedicated to Veshenskaya, its nature, the life of Don Cossacks, their customs and traditions. The Sholokhov’s Museum was opened in Veshenskaya after the writer’s death in 1984. Tourists from all over the world visit this place to pay tribute to the memory of this great writer.

There are no any industrial centers in Veshenskaya, that is why its wonderful pine and oak forests, pure lakes, fresh air, sandy beach area are ideal for SPA treatment.