Live webcams Orsk online - a city in the Orenburg region

Orsk webcams, which this site offers online, open a panorama of a cozy provincial city of the Orenburg region. A feature of the geographical location of Orsk is that it is located simultaneously in Europe and Asia - on the two banks of the Urals. The "Asian" part of Orsk is called the Old Town, here you can find many architectural monuments and buildings with more than two centuries of history. The “European” district, or the New City, is more modern with a developed infrastructure typical of large industrial centers.

Orsk is a multinational city, although the bulk of the population is Russian.

The two main religious denominations of the region are Islam and Orthodoxy, which coexist comfortably and give Orsk a special flavor.
The date of its foundation is officially considered to be 1735, but the settlements of the Bashkir tribes and steppe nomads appeared on this land much earlier. In 1731, the Kazakh Khan Abulkhair turned to Anna Ioannovna with a request to join, tired of the endless raids of neighboring tribes. The inclusion of the modern territory of Orsk, as well as the Orenburg region, into Russia was beneficial to everyone.

The so-called "Orenburg expedition" headed by the geographer I. Kirillov began to build a fortified citadel to protect against the raids of warlike nomads.

The old city still keeps the memory of those events. The first Orthodox churches of the Transfiguration of the Lord and St. Andrew the First-Called adorn this area as valuable sights.
At the beginning of the Soviet era, many churches and mosques in Stary Orsk were closed, some were irretrievably destroyed. But after 1944, the active restoration of ancient buildings began, and now the flow of tourists and history buffs does not dry out in this part of the city.
The new city began to develop actively only since 1930, when the industrial plants of Yuzhuralnickel, the Orsk CHPP, an oil refinery and a number of other industries were built here. At the same time, active landscaping of the city territory began, which turned Orsk into a real oasis of dense forest park areas, shady alleys and cozy squares. However, the ecological situation remains extremely unfavorable. More than ten industrial enterprises operating within the city limits significantly poison the atmosphere with toxic emissions.

If you watch online webcams Orsk, you can see a lot of interesting sights.

Mount Colonel became the natural heritage of the city, which brought him real fame. This is a hill 50 meters high, consisting of many layers of ancient rocks of volcanic origin. Various shades of jasper found here are the real pride of local geologists. This unique deposit of a valuable mineral has no analogues. Orsk jasper is used in the decorative design of buildings throughout Russia. For example, one of the beds of the Moscow Kremlin and the lobby of the Mayakovskaya metro station are decorated with samples of these rocks.
Among the secular sights of Orsk, the Drama Theater named after A. S. Pushkin, located in the New City and included in the top 10 best theaters in our country, stands out. This magnificent building was built in 1969, and in 2014 it was reconstructed and equipped with a modern acoustic system. Not only performances are staged here, but circus and variety shows, as well as holiday concerts are held. The Orsk Museum of History and Local Lore was founded in 1941 and is famous for its unique mineral and geological exposition.
It also presents a huge variety of archaeological artifacts from the Eneolithic and Middle Ages.

One of the most popular and recognizable sculptures of Orsk is a funny monument to a pie, solemnly opened in 2015 in honor of the city's anniversary.

A touching old woman selling pies symbolizes the hospitality and good nature of the locals. Visitors often take pictures next to it, and a folk sign has already appeared - to rub one of the pies “for good luck”.
Of particular historical value are the ancient religious buildings of Orsk, some of which had to be restored practically from the foundation. St. Nicholas Church, built of wood in the middle of the 18th century, by the end of the 19th century was completely reconstructed and consecrated in honor of the accession of Nicholas II. But this most beautiful building of burnt red brick was completely destroyed after the overthrow of tsarism in Russia. Restoration work started in 1991 has recently been completed and the church is open to the public again.

If it is not possible to see the city with your own eyes, Orsk webcams, which you can watch online even from home, invite you to an exciting virtual journey.