Lake Tobechik on the map. Lake Tobechik: recovery by savages near Kerch. Nearest bus stations, railway stations, bus stops

To the southeast of Kerch, behind the resort village of Geroevskoye, there is one of the largest salt lakes in Crimea - Tobechik. Once it was an ordinary bay of the Black Sea. For convenient extraction of salt, a sand embankment was built.

Lake Tobechikskoye is the largest estuary in the southeast of the Kerch Peninsula. Its length is nine, its width is about two kilometers, the area of ​​the mirror is about eighteen square kilometers. On the eastern side, the lake is separated from the Kerch Strait by a narrow, about a hundred meters wide and a kilometer long, isthmus of shell sand.

The sand spit protected Tobechik from sea waves and helped to evaporate the brine in the lake itself. After exploring the lake, scientists discovered under the water layers of salt, gray and black silt. Salt and mud have been mined here since ancient times; ancient Greek mud baths have been discovered on the territory of the lake.

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The maximum depth of the lake is two meters. Therefore, the water in it warms up well in summer and retains heat during the velvet season.

At the bottom of the lake there are many mud volcanoes, which are not unusual on the Kerch Peninsula, they are the ones that supply Tobechik. Archaeologists discovered on the shores of the lake the ruins of ancient Greek buildings, which could only be mud baths, and according to official confirmed data, the last mud bath worked on Tobechik at the end of the 19th century. Unfortunately, the medical institution was closed in 1907. The black silt found at the bottom of the lake, according to studies, is similar in chemical composition with healing silt from Lake Chokrak, which is located in the north of the Kerch coast near the village of Kurortnoye.

IN Soviet times the territory of the lake was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense, except for the military, there was no one in these steppes. The lake itself was adapted for the base of hydroaviation. During World War II, Tobechik was an airstrip for hydroplanes. Soviet army and then German. Several planes still lie at the bottom of the lake.

Lake Tobechik has a good chance of becoming an excellent balneological resort. According to experts, it stores reserves of therapeutic sludge in the amount of 1.5 billion dollars. These calculations were based on an estimate of the wholesale cost of one kilogram of mud in Crimean sanatoriums, which reaches an average of 2 hryvnias. However, contrary to logic, the government decided to build a huge port on Lake Tobechik, which would take on most of the load not only of the Kerch ports, but also of other port cities on the coast of Azov.

This project was considered even taking into account the fact that it is also planned to build a large port at the other end of the Crimea - in Donuzlav, and the existing ports can cope with the volumes of today's cargo traffic.

Given the multiple increase in cargo flows in the Azov-Black Sea basin, according to experts' forecasts in the next 10 years, many scientists consider the construction of a port on the healing lake Tobechik to be inexpedient. Natural wealth cannot be scattered like that, the mud lake, where, moreover, the most delicious salt was mined, must be preserved, and among the numerous bays on the long Kerch coast, you can find a more suitable and convenient place for a new port.

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Nearest hotels (hotels, hostels, apartments, guest houses)

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Shown above are the five nearest hotels. Among them there are both ordinary hotels and hotels with several stars, as well as cheap accommodation - hostels, apartments and guest houses. These are usually private mini-hotels of economy class. The hostel is a modern hostel. The apartment is private apartment with daily rent, and the guest house is big a private house, where the owners themselves usually live and rent out rooms for guests. You can rent a guest house with an all-inclusive service, a sauna and other attributes have a nice rest. Check with the owners here.

Usually hotels are located closer to the city center, including inexpensive ones, near the metro or train station. But if this is a resort area, then the best mini-hotels, on the contrary, are located away from the center - on the coast of the sea or river.

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hallmark Crimean peninsula is diversity water resources. Without taking into account the Black and Azov seas, which wash the peninsula, there are a large number of mountain and steppe rivers. Lakes are especially unique, their landscapes are admirable, there are about three hundred of them on the peninsula. The largest lake Tobechik, Crimea is the owner of this unique salt lake in the south of the Kerch Peninsula.

The uniqueness of the lake

The lake is near the sea strait, its area is considerable - about 18 square kilometers, the shape is oblong. The scale is nine kilometers long and two kilometers wide. The depth of the estuary is insignificant, does not reach two meters, therefore, during the period during the period holiday season warms up well. The coast is winding, with shallows, there are desalinated places that are overgrown with algae.

The coastline of the reservoir is quite high and steep. Before the arrangement of the isthmus, the largest bay in the Kerch Strait was located here. Geographic location lakes contributed to the definition of its name - a small hill (translated from Turkic). Not far from the estuary on the north side is the village of Chelyadinovo, also Ogonki, on the south side is the village of Kostyrino.

At present, the bay is separated from the strait by an isthmus; it was erected artificially to connect the nearest settlements. The spit contains shell sand. Today it is the largest, but not deep (up to two kilometers) salt lake. The isthmus is considered the best beach in the vicinity, its width is no more than a hundred meters, the length reaches about a kilometer. From here, impressive views open up, especially when the water changes its color and becomes:

• reddish;
• pinkish;
• Burgundy;
• Purple tint.

The lake acquired this property due to the presence of microscopic organisms inhabiting the local silt. The peninsula is characterized a natural phenomenon like mud volcanoes, so the bottom of the estuary has layers of therapeutic mud. The opinion of scientists on the basis of the conducted research confirms the possibility of the lake to acquire the status balneological resort where you can use brine, gray and black mud, which help in the treatment of diseases:

• nervous;
• Musculoskeletal;
• Cardiovascular;
• Digestive system.

Also contribute to the cure of skin and gynecological diseases.

There are no mud baths near the lake, but tourists who know the healing properties of the lake, being in Kerch, definitely come here.

A place where you can enjoy silence, peace, picturesque landscapes, be alone with nature, improve your health. It is not crowded here, the beaches of the Black Sea are located nearby, a good place for a romantic getaway.

History of Tobechik

Since ancient times, salt of a special quality was mined from its bottom, its mud was used for treatment. Archaeological excavations testify to the first mud baths, equipped by the ancient Greeks. In the nineteenth century, a mud bath was built near the lake, from where local mud was supplied to European clinics. Among the European nobility, local muds were in great demand, they were used in the treatment of:

• Skin;
• joints;
• spinal cord;
• Consequences of trauma.

locals they assure that before the construction of the isthmus in the bay, fish could be caught by hand. Today, ecologists stand to protect the ecosystem of the lake, its natural resources, therapeutic mud, healing silt.

Road to the lake

You can get to the lake by bus from the Kerch bus station to the village of Chelyadinovo. The tourist infrastructure of Kerch provides services for a one-day trip to the lake, but if the trip is possible on your own transport, then you should go along the territorial road in a southerly direction for 25 kilometers to the village of Ogonki.

There is a unique in Crimea salt Lake Tobechik, a storehouse of natural mineral salts and healing mud. In addition to health benefits, you can enjoy beautiful sunsets and beautiful proud birds - swans on Tobechik. The second name of the reservoir is Swan Lake.

Tobechinskoye lake in numbers:

• the area of ​​the water surface is about 18 square km;
• the length of the reservoir is almost 9 km;
• width - from 2 to 4.5 km;
• the lake is separated from the Kerch Strait by a sandy isthmus 100 meters wide.

Historical digression

Salt was mined and treated with Tobechik mud in the era of the ancient Greeks. This is eloquently evidenced by the finds of archaeologists: the remains of various buildings and small fragments of text on the stones.

And in the 19th century, there was a mud bath on the shore, deliveries of brine were organized to Europe. It existed until 1907.

Tobechik is translated from the Turkic language as a small hill. Indeed, there is a small elevation near the lake, where you can see the remains of a coastal artillery battery.

The uniqueness of the lake

Healing properties of Lake Tobechinskoe are due to mud volcanoes at the bottom of the estuary and the presence of specific microorganisms that settle in the silt. Now the issue of giving the territory the status of a balneological resort is being discussed. healing properties possesses brine, gray and black clay.

Mud baths are shown for diseases:

• nervous;
• digestive;
• cardiovascular;
• musculoskeletal systems of the body.

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Ideas for an interesting pastime and recreation on the lake

The presence of algae and the change in lighting make it possible to do on the lake good quality pictures. The color of the water varies from pale pink to burgundy and even inky. And having shown imagination, you can arrange a romantic date and have a spectacular photo shoot.

Shallow depth, maximum 2 meters, gives additional benefits: during the season the water warms up well, it is especially pleasant to take warm mud baths. And when you get tired of taking to lie in the mud, you can go to the seaside. Thankfully, it's within reach!

How to get to Tobechik

While there are no medical resorts around, tourists get to Tobechinskoye Lake as savages. Let's consider three options:

1. From the Kerch bus station to the village of Chelyadinovo. Local residents will show a short way to the shore.

2. In the format of a one-day excursion. Tours to Tobechenskoye Lake in Crimea are sold by Kerch travel agencies.

3. By car from Kerch along the Heroes of Stalingrad highway to the village of Chelyadinovo and further along the road along the coast. You can stop on the sandy spit that separates the Black Sea and Tobechik.

Lake Tobechik on the map of Crimea

GPS Coordinates: N 45 10.167 E 36 21.217 Latitude/Longitude