Bolsheretsk
Bolsheretsk (Russian: Большерецк) or Bolsheretsky jail is an abandoned village on the west coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. Over a 200-year period, Bolsheretsk was a military fort, a prison, a port, and a village.
Bolsheretsk was founded in 1703 as a fort on the
Bolsheretsk had square
In the 18th century, the population was military: in 1727, around 40 people; in 1759, 79; in 1775, 152; and in 1799, 24. By 1810, they had grown to 150 people. The main occupations of the inhabitants were fishing, hunting, gardening, and cattle breeding.
In the 18th century, Bolsheretsk was an important transit point on the sea route from Okhotsk to Kamchatka. Many expeditions passed through here on their way to the Kuril Islands and Northern Pacific. In 1739, the Bolsheretsk shipyard built the sloop Bolsheretsk.
Between 1740 and 1803, Bolsheretsk was the residence of the Kamchatka commanders. In 1770, convicts Pyotr Khrushchov,
In the 19th century, the jail was converted into the village Bolsheretsk. In 1928, the village was abolished, and the inhabitants moved to the nearby bayou, where the village of
References
Смышляев, Александр. Камчатский край. Большерецкие веси. — Петропавловск-Камчатский: Новая книга, 2011 P. 30–40.