Kungurka: Church, Remembrance and Grokhotun

Kungurka brings together a stone church, an obelisk of remembrance and Grokhotun, an artificially created waterfall. These three features offer different points of interest: religious architectural history, a culture of remembrance and a landscaped waterscape. This lets you get to know the place through specific stories and sights, rather than reducing it to a single holiday theme.

Church and Religious Art

The Church of Saints Zosima and Savvaty, built entirely of stone, was constructed from 1897 to 1899 and consecrated on 24 October 1899. The construction period and consecration date give the church a clear historical context: its construction took place in the years immediately before its consecration.

The church houses an old icon of the two saints in a kiot. There is also a reliquary containing relic particles of Saints Zosima and Savvaty, the Solovetsky Wonderworkers. A floor-standing kiot also contains an old, large icon of Saint Simeon of Verkhoturye and a relic particle of the saint. These details bring together icons and relics, drawing attention both to the church’s patron saints and to Simeon of Verkhoturye. Those interested in religious art will find specific names and objects here, beyond simply taking in the building’s history.

Remembrance and Grokhotun

In Kungurka, an obelisk commemorates the soldiers who fell in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 to 1945. Alongside the church’s religious history, it provides a separate place of remembrance. The two themes give a stay distinct cultural dimensions: the church tells the story of its construction and religious objects, while the obelisk commemorates those who fell in the war.

The artificially created Grokhotun waterfall is in Kungurka, Sverdlovsk Oblast, not far from Yekaterinburg. Its artificial origins distinguish it as a landscaped feature from the cultural themes found in the town. So if you choose Kungurka for a stay, you can weigh whether architectural history and religious art, the memorial obelisk or the waterfall is the biggest draw for you.

Getting to Kungurka and Finding a Holiday Rental

The Yekaterinburg–Degtyarsk route is a possible bus connection to Kungurka. Check the current timetable before travelling. When searching for a holiday rental in Kungurka, you can use the town’s specific points of interest to guide your choice: the church, obelisk and Grokhotun each offer a different focus. This way, you can start choosing where to stay by asking what you would like to discover in Kungurka, rather than relying on a general idea of what your stay should be like.

More to Discover in Sverdlovsk Oblast

In the wider destination of Sverdlovsk Oblast, Verkhnyaya Pyshma is home to the Museum Complex of Civil and Military Equipment. Its collection includes military, civilian, railway and mining equipment. The collection is said to include more than 15,000 exhibits, including more than 2,000 pieces of civilian and military equipment; these figures may change over time. The museum complex is a separate cultural highlight within the oblast, not a sight in Kungurka.

A list of approved road tourism routes in Sverdlovsk Oblast published in 2026 includes the Demidov Route between Yekaterinburg, Nevyansk and Nizhny Tagil. The list also includes an approved road tourism route between Yekaterinburg and Kamensk-Uralsky, as well as another between Yekaterinburg, Irbit, Turinsk and Tavda. The places named help distinguish these regional routes from one another. Check the route information before setting off.

Discover more destinations: Sovkhoznyy, Rassokha, Samotsvet, Sredneuralsk, Sennaya, Bilimbay, Reftinsky, Nevyansk.

View the wider travel guide: Sverdlovsk Oblast.