Конкурс "My home. My land" Озера Курганской области.

LIKES TO LAKES (Hydronims of our homeland)

Authors: Voronina Oksana and Frolova Darya

form 9 A, school 41, Kurgan

Teacher: Burdeeva M.A.

We live in Kurgan region. Our region is rich in natural beauty. These

are beautiful forests, endless fields, deep rivers. But the main wealth of

our region is its beautiful lakes. We have more than 7 thousand of

them! There are so many lakes that even not all of them have names.

There are lakes whose names are known to everybody in the region.

But not everyone knows where these names came from. And the origin

of the name of every lake is an exciting story.

Lake Medvezhye (Petukhovskiy district)

There are several legends about the name of this lake. One of them tells

the story of an old, lame and wounded bear. He was very unhappy and

decided to commit suicide. One day he came out of the dense forest to

the lakeside and entered the water. He plunged headlong into the lake,

but the salty water pushed him to the surface. For three days the bear

tried to sink to the bottom. Finally, he gave up and went ashore. And a

miracle happened: the bear stopped limping and felt young and healthy.

The hunter who witnessed this miraculous healing told the other

hunters about it. So the lake got its name-Medvezhye.

Lake Akulinkino (Pritobolniy district)

Long ago there lived in Utyatka the girl Akulina. She was beautiful,

kind and household. A guy from a rich family fell in love with Akulina

and married her. But her mother-in-law did not love Akulina for her

poverty. And she turned her son against his wife. Often the husband

punished the girl. A meek girl suffered everything. But one day her

patience ran out. One summer morning she came to the lake, looked for

the last time at the sun and at the green birch forest. And then she

threw herself into the lake. Since that time the water in the lake has

become very clear like tears of the poor girl. And the lake was named

Akulinkino.

Lake Krutali (Ketovskiy district)

In ancient times a lot of hunting trails ran from the Turgay steppes to

the Iletskiy Pine forest. They stretched through the grass steppes, small

forests, between the deserted and nameless lakes. By one of the lakes

hunters-Kazakhs liked to make the last halt under the mighty crown of

a lonely willow. The word “Kurtal” means – “a lonely willow”... In

1770, a farmer from the village of Shatrovo Ignatiy Neustroev migrated

to the lands of Kurganskaya Sloboda and founded the village

Kurtalnaya near the lake Kurtal. But once by mistake of the office

worker the village was written down as Krutali. And so the name of the

lake also changed to Krutali.

Lake Tatarskoe (Mokrousovskiy district)

Long ago the Tatar-Mongolian Horde moved from the East. The army

of Khan Batyi organized frequent raids on villages, drove the girls into

captivity, robbed and killed local inhabitants. And one day the men of

the village armed themselves and met the Tatar – Mongolian army at

the lake. There was a terrible battle. The Mongols were defeated. A lot

of people died fighting for the freedom of their land. They were buried

by the lake. After that the lake was named Tatarskoe.

Lake Donki (Belozerskiy district)

A long time ago on the river Don there lived a very strong man. He could bend and

straighten a horseshoe with one hand. The Russian Tsar wanted him to serve the

crown. But the man refused. Then he was caught and put in prison. But one night

he broke the door and ran to the Urals. He built a big house for his family. He had 3

daughters, very beautiful girls and needlewomen.

Once the nomads came to the place. The strongman married his first daughter the

best shepherd-Kazakh, and the second daughter became the wife of the bravest

hunter-Tatar.

But the third daughter named Donya did not want to marry anybody because she

loved her mother and father and could not leave them. Once Donya disappeared.

Her mother thought she was lost at the lake. Every morning she sailed a boat and

shouted - " Donya, Donya! Respond!"And the echo carried the words through the

reeds. - Don-Ki! Don-Ki! A lot of time the strongman and

his wife were looking for their daughter. Then they went

to their homeland. And the nomads named the lake

Donki.

Lake Nifanka (Shchuchanskiy district)

Village Nifanka was founded in 1750 by the settlers from the Kursk region.

Several people came to our region and chose a place to live on a small river in the

forest. They left a man named Nifant to guard this place, and they returned to Kursk

region to take their families. Nifant gave the small river the name Nifanochka.

After some time, 8 families from the Kursk region came to the place and founded a

village Nifanochka. To protect themselves from attacks of nomads, the families

moved to the shore of a very large lake which they also named Nifanka. In spring

the lake overflowed and surrounded the village. It seemed to be on an island.

Lake Turbanye (Dalmatovskiy district)

People call it Turban ... Even in the name of this lake you can

hear the trumpet calls of swans, the sad buzzing of cranes. But

the name Turbanye was given to the lake after the ducks, velvet

scoters, which have chosen the lake for its size. The second name

of the lake is Krugloe as it has a round shape.

Lake Monasnyrskoe (Petukhovskiy district)

According to the legend, the lake got its name from the monks who came to it. In

the shape of the lake they saw a monastery and considered it a sign of the God. In

1642 they founded a skete on the shore of the lake. Another legend says that the

lake is named so because there is a monastery at the bottom of it. The third legend

says that Lake Monastyrskoe is named so because of the monk skete stood on

mighty stilts right in the middle of the lake.

After the revolution the churchmen were oppressed all over the country. All the

monks of the skete were also killed. Their bodies were drowned in the lake. The

water in the lake from that day became reddish, and the bottom is soft like a

monastic robe.

It is impossible to tell about the placenames of all lakes situated

in our Kurgan region. But all of them are very interesting,

mysterious and exciting. They are connected with different

things: with the names of inhabitants, with the shapes of the lakes

or with different events. They give the lakes more mystery and

beauty.

Visit our region and enjoy the beauty of our lakes,

swimming in clean water,

fishing

or simply relaxing

watching the water and the surrounding nature!