339. Malye Korely

Malye Korely  is a village in Primorsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, in the north of Russia. The main sight of the village is an open-air museum, featuring the traditional wooden architecture of Arkhangelsk area. The museum is located on the right bank of the Northern Dvina River close to the mouth of the Korelka River, about 25 kilometres southeast from the city of Arkhangelsk.
The museum includes the main exhibition area, located close to the village of Malye Korely, and three more monuments located elsewhere,

• The Mariya Kunitsyna Estate, a house of a rich fisherman (beginning of 20th century), in Arkhangelsk;
• The St. Nicholas Church (1581–1584) in the village of Lyavlya, Primorsky District;
• A triple church ensemble in the village of Nyonoksa, the city of Severodvinsk, consisting of the Trinity Church (1727), the St. Nicholas Church (1762), and the bell-tower (1834).

The main museum area is divided into four sectors,

• The Kargopol and the Onega sector, representing the southwestern part of the Arkhangelsk Oblast, the Onega River and villages around the town of Kargopol;
• The Dvina sector, representing the Northern Dvina River;
• The Mezen sector, representing the Mezen River;
• The Pinega sector, representing the Pinega River. This sector is currently incomplete.

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