 Monument on the main square - this worker once held a hammer and sickle in his hands | ||
| ლანჩხუთი (Lanchkhuti, Lanchchuti) | ||
| Region (Mchare) | Guria | |
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| Residents | 7500 (city), 40,000 (district) | |
other value for residents on Wikidata: 6395   | ||
| height | 25 m | |
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Lanchuti (georg. ლანჩხუთი, engl. Lanchkhuti) is the capital of the administrative district of the same name in the region Guria. The city is located in the Colchian Plain south of the Rioni River at the foot of the Gurian Hills. Every year on Orthodox Easter Monday the traditional rugby match takes place in Shuchuti, 5 km east of Lanchuti Leloburti instead of.
background
The economic development of Lantschchuti began at the beginning of the 20th century with the connection to the Samtredia-Batumi railway line. Agricultural products from the area were - and still are - processed here. The city is also otherwise industrial, where building materials are manufactured. Lantschchuti received urban-type settlement status in the 1930s, and in 1961 city rights were granted.
getting there
| Distances | |
| Grigoleti | 28 km |
|---|---|
| Samtredia | 32 km |
| Osurgeti | 33 km |
| Ureki | 33 km |
| Chochatauri | 36 km |
| Potentiometer | 40 km |
| Kobuleti | 53 km |
| Kutaisi | 65 km |
| Batumi | 81 km |
| Zugdidi | 103 km |
| Tbilisi | 291 km |
By plane
Nearest airports: Kutaisi (65 km) and Batumi (70 km).
By train
Lanchchuti is on the railway line Samtredia-Batumi. All express trains between Tbilisi and Batumi also stop in Lanchuti, as do the two daily trains from TbilisiOsurgeti as Kutaisi 1 - Batumi. The train station is 600 m north of the city center.
By bus
There is a small bus station on the main square, where marshrutkas and taxis depart for the area and the nearby regional centers.
In the street
The trunk road ს 12 (Samtredia-Grigoleti) leads directly through the city. It is a shortcut on the Tbilisi-Batumi route, as you don't get through it that way Potentiometer got to. In autumn 2014, work began on building an expressway parallel to ს 12; it will then bypass Lantschchuti and all other towns along this road to the north. Completion not before 2018.
The Gurian hill country is crossed by two regional roads (well developed but winding). The შ 47 begins at Nasakirali (10 km northeast of Osurgeti) and leads to Shuchuti (5 km east of Lanchuti), the შ 82 begins at the western end of Osurgeti and leads to Lesa (10 km west of Lanchuti). Both roads are great panoramic roads.
By boat
In Supsa there is a small port that is only used by oil tankers. Supsa is the end point of an oil pipeline from Baku. The nearest seaports with passenger traffic are in Potentiometer (approx. 60 km) and Batumi (approx. 70 km).
mobility
Taxis and marshrutkas in the area can be found on the main square and when a train arrives at the station forecourt. At the roundabout, just before the center, the long-distance buses of the “Metro Georgia” stop several times a day to Tbilisi.
Tourist Attractions
in the City center there is the theater, a nice park and a Soviet workers' memorial that lost its hammer and sickle.
- Lanchchuti Regional Museum, Ninoshvili Str. 21. Tel.: 995 593 196340. Open: Every day except Monday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.Price: free entry.
In the Surroundings the churches of Aketi and Azana are worth seeing.
- Egnate Ninoshvili House-Museum, Artscheuli village. Tel.: 995 599 564794. Open: Daily except Monday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Price: 1 GEL / 0.50 GEL.
activities
Leloburti: Always on Orthodox Easter Monday, the two towns of Kwemo Schuchuti and Semo Schuchuti (Upper and Lower Schuchuti), which are about 5 km east of Lantschchuti, play a special rugby match: the ball is made and consecrated in a special ceremony. After kick-off, the villagers fight each other bitterly, and bleeding wounds are not uncommon. After the game, the winning team is allowed to drink wine from the ball.
It is interesting for visitors to watch, but it is not advisable to play along!
General information on Lelo Burti can be found on Wikipedia [1], there is a TV report about Lelo Burti 2011 on Youtube [2].
shop
There are a few mini markets in Lanchuti. There is also a small department store in the center.
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
health
There are a few pharmacies in the city center.
Practical advice
The park in the city center bears the name უფასო ინტერნეტით სკვერიwhich roughly translates as "free internet space". It must first be found out whether there is actually free WiFi available there.
trips
- Excavations of Wani, the capital of ancient Colchis.
- Beach resorts on the Black Sea: Grigoleti, Ureki, Kobuleti
- Big cities: Batumi, Kutaisi, Potentiometer
Furthermore Guria There are numerous worthwhile excursion destinations, such as the monasteries of Schemokmedi, Dschumati and Lichauri as well as the Askana castle ruins. See also the article Osurgeti, Chochatauri, Bachmaro and Chidistawi.
literature
Web links
http://www.lanchkhuti.org.ge/ - Official website of Lanchuti
