Gomel: amusement park and other attractions. Origin of the name of the city

Gomel is located on the banks of the Sozh River (south-eastern part of Belarus), which is 302 kilometers from Minsk. Being the administrative center of Gomel region and Gomel region, the city takes the second place in Belarus by the number of inhabitants.

Lunacharsky Park in Gomel: attractions, Palace and park complex and other places of cultural rest

The palace and park complex, as well as the Lunacharsky Central City Park (which, according to the testimony of the old residents, has been open for residents and guests of Belarus for several decades now) is located on the banks of the Sozh River. Only the attractions of the Lunacharsky Park are changing: obsolete models are replaced with new ones.

For tourists who visited Gomel for the first time, an amusement park located on the territory of the city Palace and Park Complex is associated, as a rule, with a whirlpool of positive emotions. The main task of the staff of the Palace and park complex is to constantly expand the range of services offered and improve the quality of service.

The organizers of the amusement park accept only new equipment. Modern and safe technical equipment, acquired from well-known world manufacturers, whose field of activity is the entertainment industry.

The uniqueness of the Central Park is in the abundance of the most diverse vegetation. To date, there are planted about forty species of trees (there are 6000 of them).

But not only thanks to the beautiful park and the ancient castle, the city of Gomel was famous. The amusement park is a place where every vacationer can admire rare exotic plants, such as red oak and ginkgo biloba bilobate.

The historical and cultural state institution "Gomel Palace and Park Complex" consists of six objects: a palace belonging to the Rumyantsevs and Paskevichs, the family crypt of the Paskevich princes, the administrative building, the winter garden, the watchtower and the Khaletsky estate. All listed buildings are protected by law as monuments of architecture of the XVIII-XIX centuries, mention of which is present in the list of historical and cultural values.

The amusement park (Gomel), whose mode of operation suits both tourists and guides, is one of the most visited places in Belarus.

In the palace of the Rumyantsevs - Paskevichs there is a historical museum with exhibition and exhibition halls.

For tourists who come to Gomel, an amusement park and a palace and park complex have become a kind of "visiting card" of this city.

Amusement park "Smolyankagrad"

Another place, thanks to which Gomel is known, is the amusement park "Smolyankagrad". Among the services provided in this park is the possibility to rent water balloons, trampolines and sumo suits.

Origin of the name of the city of Gomel

The first historiographical record, proving the existence of this city, dates back to 1142. Until the 16th century, Gomel was called in a different way: historical documents include such names as Gomei, Gom, Gomya, Gom, Gomie, Gomiy, Gomin. For the first time, ancient historians started talking about this city as a Homie, and the modern name came into use in the XVII-XVIII centuries.

It is known that there are at least six versions of the origin of the word "Gomel". According to the most common of them, the city got its name thanks to the Gomeuk stream that flowed into the Sozh. Here, at the bottom of the hill, the first settlement of ancient people was once founded, the descendants of which are modern Belarusians. The interest of tourists to this area is stimulated by the fact that the modern city of Gomel (amusement park and the Palace-park zone in particular) are also on the banks of the Sozh River. The validity of this version is confirmed by numerous related names of Belarusian cities: Minsk called the city on Menka, Polotsk stood on Polota, and Vitebsk was built on Vitba.

Individual representatives of the scientific world tend to believe that the name of the city originated from the Old Slavonic word "gom" ("hill, hill, hillock").

The popular explanation is as follows. The river Iput, pouring into Sozh, breaks through the stony shallows. The hum, produced by the streams of river water, piercing the stones, is heard to this day.

It is also known that the threshold of the river Iput was once called Gome. It is likely that the name of the city comes from here.

Gomel, amusement park: working hours

The cultural and entertainment park zone of Gomel is located on the territory adjacent to Proletarskaya Street and Lenin Square. The whole complex, including an amusement park and a historical museum, is open for visits from Monday to Sunday, from 10 to 22 hours.