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| ასურეთი (Assureti, Asureti), until 1921: Elisabethtal | ||
| Region (Mchare) | Kwemo Kartli | |
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| Residents | 1200 | |
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Assureti (georg .: ასურეთი) is a village in the Georgian Mchare Kwemo Kartli in the district Tetrizkaro, about 40 km southwest of Tbilisi. The village was next to Katharinenfeld (today: Bolnissi) one of the most important settlements of the Caucasus Germans and known as Elisabethtal until 1921.
background
Elisabethtal was founded on November 19, 1818 - on the day of Saint Elisabeth - by 72 German emigrant families. In 1857, 38 families left Elisabethtal after disputes over religious issues and founded the village of Alexanderhilf near Zalka. Other German families from Elisabethtal settled in the village of Kotishi near Marabda. After the annexation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia by Soviet Russia in 1921, Elisabethtal was given the Georgian name Assureti. From 1932 to 1938 the collective farm (kolkhoz) existed in Assureti Concordiawhich has been very successful in viticulture and research into pest control. After the Wehrmacht attacked the Soviet Union in June 1941, the German residents were deported to Siberia and Kazakhstan in October 1941. Today around 1200 people live in Assureti, almost all of them ethnic Georgians.
getting there
There are direct marshrutkas from Tbilisi (Isani and Ortachala). Also minibuses after Tetrizkaro or Zalka drive through Assureti. You can also take minibuses from Assureti Marneuli to reach.
From Tbilisi or Marneuli, follow the road ს 6 to the village of Koda. There you turn onto the well-developed regional road შ 34 (signposted: Tsalka) and after 10 km you reach Assureti.
On foot / bike
From the village Kodschori, which administratively belongs to Tbilisi, you can reach Assureti via a 6 km long hiking trail from the castle ruins. Kodschori itself can be reached by city bus from the center of Tbilisi. These paths can also be used with mountain bikes. There is also a hiking trail from Kiketi to Assureti (approx. 6 km)
mobility
You can get around very well on foot in urban areas.
Tourist Attractions
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- Numerous old ones Half-timbered houses: This type of construction is not common in Georgia and is only found in other Caucasus-German settlements, but no longer in the large number and in the good state of preservation as here. Most of the old houses, however, are in poor condition, some of them have been or are being renovated with money from Germany. The most beautiful half-timbered house is that of the Schala winery in the center of the village near the church.
- 1 Old German Church - building used for agriculture today
- 2 Old German cemetery: After about 60 years of neglect, the overgrown cemetery was partially cleared of scrub by students from Homburg in Saarland in 2001, a few well-preserved tombstones were arranged in a symbolic circle in the middle of the site.
activities
Search for clues: German settlements in the Caucasus.
shop
There are a handful of smaller ones Mini markets in Assureti.
- Schala winery. See "kitchen".
kitchen
The Schala wine is a typical Assuretic wine specialty that was developed in the 19th century by German winemakers through grafting. A few years ago, the German Manfred Tichonow took over an old half-timbered house in the town center and is the only one who still produces this wine. He uses traditional methods and equipment (wooden barrels and kvewri). The annual wine production is low, but he also makes chacha (pomace brandy) and cognac, also in small quantities.
- 1 Schala winery. Tel.: 995 599 793975. Open: only by appointment / agreement.Price: from 15 lari per bottle.
There are no restaurants in Assureti.
nightlife
- 2 In the center of the village there is a small stall selling Kazbegi draft beer.
accommodation
- There are no hotels in Assureti. Manfred Tichonow would like to set up some guest rooms in his house, but is not finished yet. Small groups can still stay overnight with him on request. For contact details see chapter "Kitchen", Weingut Schala.
- A selection of hotels in all price ranges is best found in Tbilisi.
health
Practical advice
trips
- Bolnissi - the largest Caucasus-German settlement, about 70 kilometers by road (30 km as the crow flies) southwest of Assureti. Other former German settlements in the area: Sartichala (Marienfeld) and Tamarissi (Traubenberg, at Marneuli) As well as the Tbilisi districts Didube (Alexanderdorf) and Chughureti (New Tbilisi).
- Birtwissi - Canyons and fortress ruins with a combined hiking and camping excursion
- At Tetrizkaro: Ruins of the medieval city Samschwilde, Churches of Pitareti and Gudarechi.
literature
See the Wikipedia article Caucasian Germans on the history of German settlement in the South Caucasus and for further literature.
