Engels city photos, Saratov region

Engels city photos, presented in this material, made in 2014 – 2015 of the year.

Symbol of the city Enegelsa - bull with plate salt — Symbol of the city Enegelsa – bull with plate salt. It is on these bulls or oxen, drove salt Chumaks.

This summer photos with all the consequences from this fact. What consequences can be, if you do Engels summer photos?

It is very difficult and it is an understatement. Engels - city, which stands on the border with the Volga steppes. In the summer heat reaches 40 degrees in the shade. Since the city was built in the floodplain, then in addition to the charms of the steppe, in the territory, he now occupies were swamps, drained years 40 ago. But, as they were, storm sewers in the city was never built - it's pointless. Therefore, in the summer in two problems - the heat and dust.

Victory monument — Victory Monument in front of the promenade

In Engels dust there is another feature, Engels that distinguishes from other cities. Since there was no livnevki, the dust remains in the entire city and is ground into flour. Summer under strong or even small wind dust rises to the upper layers and creates the effect of "white sky". As you can imagine, This fact greatly complicates the life of the photographer.

Not to tell, so that the city is constantly, but I'm lucky, and every time, when I come to town, I watch this picture.

However, in the last trip I made a small series of photos of the city of Engels, and decided to share them.

Yes, about the city, you can talk a long time. But my purpose is not included. I note a few facts from its history:

The town was founded, as a staging post for caravans and salt in 18 century by decree of Empress Elizabeth and named Pokrovskaya Sloboda.

AT 20 Century City and renamed it was called Pokrovsk.

Catherine the Great offered this place as a place to settle colonists from the German Länder.

AT 20 years Engels considered the capital of the Volga Germans. Before the war, the city home to many descendants of German settlers. During the war, the Germans were deported and started to come back until the end of the 50s.

Engels is a military airfield, which is based on long-range aviation aircraft.

The city is located Trolleybus Plant, whose products are supplied to many countries of the world.

The rest you can read on the Internet or books, Saratov dedicated ground.