"A Nice Refuge" Kreminna by scher

One of my most favorite places I have been to is a little town named Kremennaya in the Luhansk Region in Ukraine. I am very happy that I lived in Kremennaya some years ago and used to spend my summer holidays there. I have some relatives there but it is not the reason I like the town very much.
According to the local inhabitants’ stories Kremennaya was founded in 1680 by the leader of one of the Cossacks’ regiments who organized the life of Russian rebels who had been exiled there.

It was much fun to bathe there!

Kremennaya is located on both banks of the river Krasnaya. It is the cleanest place in the whole Luhansk region because there are many trees there and some famous and beautiful lakes with very clean water. For example, when you swim in Lake Chernikovo you can look 2-3 meters through the water and see fish there. There are a lot of mushrooms in Kremennaya Forest. It is a nice place for local hunters who get annual license for hunting deer, elks, hares, wild boars and other game. There are several sanatoriums and children camps in Kremennaya Forest. Many people from different parts of Ukraine come to these places of rest on packaged tours to have a very good time there.
The population of the town amounts to about 40,000 inhabitants.

Before a long swim

There are several industrial enterprises in the town. Among them are the machine-building factory called Kremenmash and the chemical equipment factory called Khimavtomatika. Some years ago they produced modern equipment, but nowadays they do not operate because of the current economic crisis in our country. There is a factory that used to produce accordions in the past, but now an ostrich farm is located on its premises. It is not a joke, it is the bitter truth for all people who lost their jobs at that factory. Many people in Kremennaya are unemployed; many of them try to find a job in Moscow. As to educational establishments of the town there are 5 secondary schools, a vocational school, a medical school and a music school for children.
There is a Palace of Culture, a Palace of Sports and a stadium in Kremennaya.
Within the last a couple of years many cafes and small shops appeared in Kremennaya and I hope that soon Kremennaya will prosper to the benefit of its residents.

• Pros:Nice recreation areas, forests, lakes, ecologically clean district
• Cons:the bad hotel, no public transportation
• In a nutshell:A very clear and quiet town