Nutrition and diets 

Obukhovo and Obukhovskie mineral waters

About which I spoke the other day, the village of Obukhovskoye is located. About two and a half thousand people live in it; it stands, like Kamyshlov, on the Pyshma River. The village is famous for the presence of a mineral water deposit (Obukhov Mineral Waters) and a sanatorium, which was built on the occasion of this deposit.

Mineral water

In my opinion, Obukhovskaya mineral water is one of the best. It is slightly mineralized (1.8-2.4 g/l), quenches thirst well, and has a pleasant taste. True, if you drink it right at the source, then the aroma and taste will be different; in particular, you will feel the characteristic hydrogen sulfide notes in the aroma. Bottled water tastes better and can be called table water. It is sold in carbonated form, bottled at different fields and by different companies. One of the most famous is Obukhovskaya-11. A bottle of this water with a capacity of 1.5 liters costs about 20-23 rubles in Obukhovo and Kamyshlov. In addition, Obukhovskaya-1, -10, -12, -13, -14 variants are produced (by different companies).

Obukhovo water can be bought not only in Kamyshlov and Obukhovo, but also in Yekaterinburg; moreover, this water is one of the most popular mineral waters in the Sverdlovsk region. However, it does not reach Moscow: obviously, the production volumes are more modest than in the cases of Narzan and Essentuki.

The deposits of the Obukhov mineral water, by the way, were discovered a very long time ago: at the beginning of the 19th century. Shortly thereafter, a sanatorium was built near them; later, water began to be sold in bottled form. Its full "chemical" name is bicarbonate-chloride-sodium. It must be remembered that water has real healing properties only immediately after flowing from the source; It makes no sense to be treated with bottled soda water.

Sanatorium

The first sanatorium was built near the Obukhov mineral waters deposit in 1858. After the revolution, it was nationalized and turned into a rest home. During the war, it became a hospital, and after the war - again a rest home. Then, in 1978 - a boarding house; only in 1997 it was finally renamed into a sanatorium. In the 2000s, the sanatorium was heavily modernized: many new buildings were built, the territory was landscaped and expanded.



Reference Information:

  • Official site: http://www.obukhovskiy.ru
  • Telephone: Yekaterinburg - +7 343 376-59-60.
  • Treatment profiles: treatment and prevention of diabetes mellitus, diseases of the kidneys and urinary tract, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, skin diseases, disorders of mineral metabolism.
  • Prices for rest/treatment: from 32 thousand rubles for a place in a double room (including treatment, for 14 days).

Obukhovo village

Obukhovo is located between the sanatorium and Kamyshlov. The building is predominantly one-story, but there are also two-story houses. On the territory of the village there is a post office, a Sberbank branch, several shops (grocery and household goods), car services, a medical center, a dental clinic, a hairdresser, a kindergarten, a school and a snack bar. In a word, the village is rather big, with good infrastructure. However, this is no accident: the fact is that the Siberian Highway passes through Obukhovo; and also in the fact that there is a city and a sanatorium nearby.


There are no special attractions in Obukhovo - despite the fact that the village was founded back in 1680. True, some houses look as if they were built before the revolution - at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. Yes, and there is also the temple of Simeon of Verkhotursky, built in 1912, then closed and rebuilt under Soviet rule. It was only reopened in 2003.

Not far from Obukhovo there are forests in which not only trees (mainly pines) live, but also mushrooms (boletus, porcini, aspen mushrooms, russula, volnushki), berries (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries) and various animals (hares, foxes, roe deer , moose, hedgehogs).

Pyshma

This is the name of the river on which Obukhovo stands. The river is small and non-navigable, rather shallow (very few where the depth exceeds 1.5 meters - except perhaps on the beach). The banks in many places are overgrown with willow and/or nettles.

bus traffic

Buses run to Obukhovo and the sanatorium from Kamyshlov (mainly PAZs). The schedule hangs at each stop, but is not respected. They say that this year there are significantly fewer buses - due to the fact that fixed-route taxis (Gazelles) have almost all been canceled.

How to get there

From Yekaterinburg - by bus (about 320 rubles) or by train to Kamyshlov (about 130 rubles) and from there by bus (about 20 rubles). Or by car along the Siberian Highway to about 132 kilometers from Yekaterinburg in the direction of Tyumen (sanatorium) and 133-135 kilometers (Obukhovo itself).

Time to visit

If you are going to the Obukhovsky sanatorium, then you will have plenty of time for a visit, and you will have time to take a good look at the village itself, as well as the city of Kamyshlov and its environs. If you are only passing through Obukhovo, then in an hour it is quite possible to leisurely walk through the territory of the sanatorium and then just drive / walk through the village itself.