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Not far from the Eagle, ten kilometers to the southeast, in the village of Saburovo there is Saburovskaya Fortress worthy of close attention, built by Count Mikhail Fedotovich Kamensky (1738-1908) on an area of ​​18 hectares.

Scribe Orlovsky district first mentioned Saburovo in 1678 g. . Initially, the land of the estate was owned by the boyar Ivan Mikhailovich Miloslavsky, then - the brothers Andreanovs, and later - the favorite of Peter I Alexei Danilovich Menshikov, while in 1742 . by his decree the Empress Elizaveta Petrovna not for granted the village Fedot Mikhailovich Kamensky (1696-1755), after the death of which in 1755 the . estate of Saburovo passed to his son - Mikhail Fedotovich Kamensky, the Field Marshal General, who participated in the Russo-Turkish wars and battles for the right to own the Black Sea .

The ensemble of the Saburov fortress includes a fortification wall up to four meters high and stretching for a whole kilometer and a half, the theater building, the Michael Archangel church and four towers.

Saburovsky historical monument, which is in federal ownership, formerly peculiar m reminding Kamensky about his military exploits and resembling a Turkish fortress, is built in the eastern spirit. The fortress walls of Saburovo, with their appearance, resemble the wall of Constantinople. The Saburov fortress from other similar estates of the 19th century, built in the form of toy fortresses, and from which only ruins remained, is best preserved to the present day

Saburovskaya fortress, Orel
The ensemble of the Saburov fortress includes a fortification wall up to four meters high and stretched for a whole kilometer and a half, the building of the theater, the church of Michael the Archangel and four towers. The large rectangular tower that closes the southern wall reaches fourteen meters

The Michael Archangel Church of the 18th century, built in the Baroque style by the father of General-Field Marshal Fedot Mikhailovich, is located outside the territory of the fortress. It is rumored that the author may have been the famous architect Rastrelli or one of his students, which may well be with the necessary acquaintances and special ties of Kamensky at the court. Later, a refectory was attached to the church.

In this church in 1809, the Count Mikhail Fedotovich Kamensky was buried, and in 1811 his son Nikolai, the general from the infantry, was buried under white simple tombstones without inscriptions. After the closure of the temple in 1930 and its destruction, the graves of Kamensky were opened and ransacked. In the 90's. the Moscow descendants of Count Kamensky reburied the ashes and installed two memorial plaques on the wall of the Mikhailo-Arkhangelsk church.

In the western part of the fortress only two pyramids have been preserved, attracting the attention of all who come here - gunpowder that was used as ordinary glaciers, they stored the products laid on the ice, cut down in the winter from the river Tsong.
From the Count's house some parts of the basement, the steps of the staircase leading to the chic for those times the count's garden with beautiful greenhouses, and bo shie pit, like basements.

Now Saburovskuyu fortress and church with its bell tower and refectory gradually restore and rebuild. A trip to this picturesque place, the pearl of the Oryol region, brings a lot of pleasure to the soul and heart, although it is a pity that the fortress did not become an object of the tourist show, and you can see it only in private. But who knows ... Everything is ahead!

How to get there

You can reach the Saburovsky fortress by car. Go through the village of Znamenka, after passing the shops, turn right to the fortress.

One of the fence towers, Saburov fortress, Orel Saburov fortress
One of the towers fences, Saburov fortress
Saburov fortress, Orel Saburov fortress
Saburov fortress