Toponymy of the word dederkoy. Dederkoy Dederkoy history
Dederkoy- the name of a small resort village in the Tuapse region; the village is located at the mouth of the river of the same name, which originates on the slopes of Otnoginaya (684 m.). The translation of the toponym is based on the proper name Deder and kuai - “cheese”. Thanks to Deder's art of making excellent cheese, the valley and the village were named. According to another version, the toponym is based on the proper name Dodoruk and the possessive affix - ay, which leads us to the name of the owner - “Dedera valley” (Adyghe). Dederkuay (Deder-kuay) is the name of a village in the Tuapse region. Some researchers believe that Dederkuai consists of two bases: Deder - a surname, kuai - “cheese”. Having correctly identified the first component of the toponym, these researchers merge the component kyo - “son” with the plural possessive affix - yay, as a result of which, in their opinion, the word kuay, i.e. “cheese” is formed. This is where the incorrect etymology of the word “Dederovsky cheese” comes from. Analyzing the name of the mentioned village, member of the Tuapse Geographical Society V.I. Shematulsky also comes to a similar conclusion. Establishing the meaning of Dederkuay, V.I. Shematulsky proceeds from an oral story that says that Deder cooked unusually large cheeses that were excellent in taste. This qualitative feature allegedly distinguished Deder, after whom the village was named. Ignoring the synchronous analysis of the morphological structure of the word and the word-formation model, as can be seen, can lead to an incorrect determination of the meaning of Deaderkuay. The Adyghe linguistic basis easily restores the etymology of this word, not only on the basis of the morphological model, about 20 Adyghe villages were formed. For example, Edzher + kuay, Khyati + kuay, Ponezhy + kuay, etc. The indispensable components in such geographical objects are, first of all, the surname or name of the owner of the village, object, and then comes the element kyo, meaning “son” and the possessive affix 3rd person plural -i (1a)
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145. DARIFERSAZH- the commune of Darifersazh, according to the revision of January 26, 1923, was listed as part of the Lazarevskaya volost of the Tuapse district of the Kuban-Black Sea region.
146. UPPER DEFANOVKA- the village of Defanovka Verkhnyaya is located on the Defan River, 6 km northwest of the village of Defanovka, on the southern slope of Mount White Stone (elevation: 427 meters).
147. DEFANSKAYA- the village of Defanskaya was founded in 1864 as part of the Shapsug coastal battalion (regiment), had 48 families and 346 souls of both sexes.
The village of Defanskaya is registered in the lists of settlements by order of the Caucasian Army dated March 26, 1864. The first ataman of the village was Captain Gaponenko.
When the Shapsug battalion was liquidated in 1870, the village of Defanovskaya was renamed the village of Defanovskoye. According to other sources, the village of Defanovskaya is the Velyaminovsky branch (department) of the Black Sea District.
According to the assistant. beginning KOZHU in 1905 in the village of Defanovskaya there were 122 households of Russian villagers, and there was also the board of the Defanovsky rural society.
147a. "9th kilometer"- the village of 9th kilometer (Sochi Highway) officially appears in the election documents of 1994 and 1996.
On the map of the Tuapse region in 1972, the village “9th kilometer” appears, but in the statistical data as of January 1, 1999, such a village does not appear.
On the 9th km of the Sochi Highway, in the “Guide to the Caucasus” by A. A. Moskvich for 1909, the estate of Baron V. M. Shtengel is listed as “Tuishkho” - 112 dessiatines, a vineyard - 6 dessiatines, a garden - 64 dessiatines, a park of rare trees, jam making shop and fruit dryer.
According to GAT materials, the Tuishkho estate of Baron Shtengel was used as an experimental and educational farm by the Varvara School of Horticulture, Viticulture and Winemaking.
148. DEFANOVKA- the village of Defanovka, according to the audit on January 1, 1917, was listed in the lists of the Tuapse district of the Black Sea province.
Since May 11, 1920, the village of Defanovka has been part of the Dzhubga volost of the Black Sea district of the Kuban-Black Sea region.
Since June 30, 1920, the village of Defanovka has been part of the Tuapse department of the Black Sea district of the Kuban-Black Sea region.
Since January 26, 1923, the village of Defanovka has been part of the Dzhubga volost of the Tuapse district of the Black Sea district of the Kuban-Black Sea region.
Since January 26, 1925, the village of Defanovka has been the administrative center of the Defanovsky Village Council of the Tuapse District of the Black Sea District of the North Caucasus Territory.
On May 21, 1935, the village of Defanovka was transferred to the Gelendzhik region of the Azov-Black Sea region in connection with the liquidation of the Tuapse region.
On April 16, 1940, the village of Defanovka, the administrative center of the Defanovsky Village Council, was returned to the newly created Tuapse district.
According to the revision on July 1, 1955, the village of Defanovka is the administrative center of the Defanovsky Village Council, located 96 km from Tuapse.
It is located on both banks of the Defan River - the right tributary of the Shapsukho River.
The village of Defanovka had 396 households in 1972. According to the 1989 census, 1817 people lived in the village of Defanovka, of which: Russians - 1384 people, Ukrainians - 47 people, Armenians - 296 people, Greeks - 45 people, Moldovans - 15 people.
According to the State Information Center, as of January 1, 1987, 1,947 people lived in the village of Defanovka of the Dzhubga Village Council. According to the CSB, as of January 1, 1999, 2,043 people lived in the village of Defanovka of the Dzhubga Village Council.
149. DEFANSKIY- the Defansky post was founded in 1864 on the Defan River - the right tributary of the Shapsukho River by the Shapsug detachment under the command of Major General, Count Sumarokov-Elston.
150. DEDERKOY- the village of Dederkoy, according to the revision of April 26, 1923, was listed as part of the Velyaminovskaya volost of the Tuapse district of the Black Sea department of the Kuban-Black Sea region and was located 14 km from Tuapse or 7 km by rail.
The toponymic meaning of the word is complex and is translated from Adyghe as aul of Dodoruk or Dedera - “De-derkay”, this is the opinion of V.I. Shematulsky (correctly Shamotulsky) - a member of the Tuapse branch of the Geographical Society of the USSR. Other toponyms do not stand up to the criticism of researchers.
Since January 26, 1925, the village of Dederkoy was included in the Velyaminovsky Village Council of the Tuapse District. On May 21, 1935, in connection with the liquidation of the Tuapse district, the village of Dederkoy moved into the city limits of Tuapse.
On April 16, 1940, the village of Dederkoy was transferred to the newly created Tuapse district.
According to the State Information Center, as of January 1, 1987, 503 people lived in the village of Dederkoy of the Shepsinsky Village Council.
According to the CSB, as of January 1, 1999, 655 people lived in the village of Dederkoy, Shepsinsky rural district, located 13 km from Tuapse.
151. DETLYASHKO- the village of Detlyashko of the Verkhne-Loosk Village Council is located 4 km from the sea, 3 km from the village of Yakornaya Shchel on the Detlyashko River.
From December 26, 1962 to January 16, 1965, the village of Detlyashko was included in the Tuapse rural district.
152. JAMOLTA- the village of Jamolta, according to the revision dated April 26, 1923, was listed as part of the Velyaminovskaya volost of the Tuapse district of the Black Sea district of the Kuban-Black Sea region. The dates of foundation, renaming and liquidation of the village of Jamolta have not been identified.
153. GIMOLT- the village of Dzhimolta, Tuapse district, under this name the settlement is noted in the materials of the Tuapse region.
154. DZHEVAGI- the village of Dzhevagi of the Arkhipoosipovsky Village Council of the Dzhubga volost of the Tuapse district of the Kuban-Black Sea region is located on the Vulan River, 2.5 km downstream of the Verkhne-Vulanskoye farm and 1.5 km upstream of the Miroshnina farm. Placed on the map of the Krasnodar region of the General Staff 1931-1940. The dates of foundation, renaming and liquidation of the Dzhe-vagi farm have not been determined.
155. JINASH- the village of Dzhinash of the Tuapse district, under this name on the map of the Military Topographical Directorate of 1905 a settlement located on the Psezuapse River at the mouth of the Shirokaya River is marked. In the village of Jinashi there were 7 households of Russian settlers.
156. DZUBGSKAYA- the village of Dzhubgskaya was founded in 1864 as part of the Shapsug coastal battalion (regiment) and was the headquarters of the Shapsug coastal battalion.
The village of Dzhubga is registered in the lists of settlements by order of the Caucasian Army dated March 26, 1864, the first village ataman was Yesaul Ganzhenko.
The village of Dzhubga was founded on the left bank of the Dzhubga River, 2 km from the river’s confluence with the sea in the microdistrict of the village now called “Stanichka”. Initially, 65 families settled in the village, i.e. 361 souls of both sexes.
In 1870, in connection with the liquidation of the Shapsug battalion, the village of Dzhubgskaya was renamed into the village of Dzhubgskoye, according to other sources - into the village of Dzhubgskaya of the Velyaminovsky branch (department) of the Black Sea District.
The toponym Dzhubga has several options: Meretukov K. Kh. proposes to take “Zhyubchyu” as a basis, where “zhy” means wind, air, and “ubchun” means to spread out, extend, i.e. “Dzhubga” - an area where the wind spreads. There is also a translation "zhyubgu" - night beauty, or “zhyubg” - area where there is fog.
Chuchmai G.T. translates the toponym “Dzhubga” as Adyghe. "gubge" which means plain, clearing, level place.
157. DZUBGA- the village of Dzhubga was founded in 1864 as the village of Dzhubga. According to the assistant. At the beginning of KOZHU in the village of Dzhubga there were 74 households of Russian villagers in 1905.
According to the audit, as of January 1, 1917, the village of Dzhubga was listed as part of the Tuapse district of the Black Sea province.
Since May 11, 1920, the village of Dzhubga has been the administrative center of the Dzhubga volost of the Black Sea district of the Kuban-Black Sea region.
Since April 26, 1923, the village of Dzhubga is the center of the Dzhubga volost of the Tuapse district of the Black Sea district of the Kuban-Black Sea region.
Since January 26, 1925, the village of Dzhubga has been the administrative center of the Dzhubga Village Council of the Tuapse District of the North Caucasus Territory.
On May 21, 1935, in connection with the liquidation of the Tuapse district, the Dzhubga Village Council and the village of Dzhubga were transferred to the subordination of the Gelendzhik region.
On April 16, 1940, the village of Dzhubga was returned to the newly formed Tuapse district. Located 57 km northwest of Tuapse on the shore of Dzhubga Bay at the mouth of the Dzhubga River.
According to the revision, as of July 1, 1955, the village of Dzhubga was located 80 km from Tuapse.
According to the audit, as of January 1, 1960, in the village of Dzhubga there were 384 houses, 346 houses were electrified, and 32 radio receivers. In 1952, a school with 10 teachers and a library with 5,500 books was built.
On July 13, 1966, the village of Dzhubga was given a new status: the resort village of Dzhubga.
According to the State Information Center, as of January 1, 1987, 4,150 people lived in the village of Dzhubga.
According to the 1989 population census, 3,557 people lived in the village of Dzhubga, of which: Russians - 2,725 people, Ukrainians - 172 people, Belarusians - 34 people, Armenians - 1,506 people, Adyghe - 18 people, Greeks - 21 people, Germans - 16 people.
According to the CSB, as of January 1, 1999, 4,112 people lived in the village of Dzhubga.
158. DZUBGA- the village of Dzhubga is marked on the maps of the Krasnodar region of the General Staff of 1931 - 1940. and is located 3 km northwest of the village of Dzhubga, one kilometer from the sea, near the mountains. 197 m. The dates of foundation, renaming and liquidation of the Dzhubga farm have not been identified.
159. DZEBERKOY- the village of Dzeberkoy is located 12 km southeast of Tuapse, founded in 1892-1895. during the construction of the Novorossiysk-Sukhumi highway.
Since May 11, 1920, the village of Dzeberkoy has been part of the Velyaminovskaya volost of the Tuapse department of the Black Sea district of the Kuban-Black Sea region.
Since January 26, 1923, the village of Dzeberkoy has been part of the Tuapse district of the Black Sea district of the Kuban-Black Sea region.
From May 21, 1935 to April 16, 1940, the village of Dzeberkoy was subordinate to the city executive committee of Tuapse, after which from April 16, 1940 it was returned to the newly formed Tuapse district.
Adyghe name of the gorge Guzel-Dere Dzybekoy "Dzybov Quarter". The name of the gorge has other phonetic variants - “Dzederkoy”, “Deberkoy”.
According to the State Information Center, as of January 1, 1987, 176 people lived in the village of Dzeberkoy of the Shepsinsky Village Council. According to the CSB, as of January 1, 1999, 208 people lived in the village of Dzeberkoy, Shepsinsky rural district, located 12 km from Tuapse.
160. DOGUAB- the Doguab village of the Pshad Village Council is located at a distance of 7 km from the village of Pshada. The term “doguab” is translated from Ossetian as "place of horse racing".
From December 26, 1962 to January 16, 1965, the Doguab farm was listed as part of the Tuapse rural district.
161. DMITRIEVA- the Dmitriev farm of the Tuapse district, under this name on the map of the Military Topographical Directorate, published in 1905, a settlement is marked on the left bank of the Tuapse River, opposite the mouth of the Messazhai River.
Basic moments
In the Adyghe language, the name “Dederkoy” means “aul of Dodoruk (Dedera)”. Like many resort towns on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus, Dederkoy traces its history back to Cossack settlements established along the Black Sea coast in the second half of the 19th century. Today, about 800 people permanently live in the village. There are six streets running through it, mostly lined with private houses. Since Soviet times, there have been recreation centers “Green Guy” and “Izumrud” here, as well as two children’s health camps that operate during the summer season.
There are no multi-storey luxury hotels in Dederkoy, but there is a large selection of accommodation in the private sector, mini-hotels and guest houses. As in other resort areas, housing located closer to the sea costs more than rooms and rooms, from which you have to walk half an hour to the beaches. During the summer tourist season, the village has several cafes and canteens, a bathhouse and a sauna. According to reviews from old-timers, a holiday here is noticeably cheaper than in Tuapse and even more so in the Greater Sochi area.
Tourists who come to Dederkoy can enjoy not only good beaches and warm sea. 6 km from the mouth of the Dederkoy River there is a picturesque cascade of six waterfalls, and not far from it in the village of Paseka there is a monkey nursery. From the village, walks to the waterfall in the Bear Gap gorge and ancient dolmens are also popular.
Vacationers in Dederkoy have the opportunity to play paintball, go horseback riding along the forested spurs of the Caucasus Mountains, dive for mussels, ride a boat along the rocky sea coast, or go fishing in the open sea. For other entertainment - nightclubs, museums and water parks - you need to go to larger resort areas, towards Tuapse or Sochi.
Beaches of the village of Dederkoy
Where the Dederkoy River flows into the Black Sea, there is a large-pebble Central Beach, about 100 m long. The coastal strip on this section of the coast is not very wide - up to 20 m, and narrows to the south to 5 m. There are not many people on the Dederkoy Central Beach . The descent into the water is gentle everywhere, the seabed has no potholes or holes, the water is very clean, and therefore it is safe to swim here. In summer, the air temperature warms up to +30 °C, and the sea temperature reaches a comfortable +28 °C.
For vacationers on the Central Beach there are a lot of water activities - jet skiing, parasailing behind a boat, banana boats and cheesecakes. Boats depart from numerous piers, where you can go on an interesting boat trip or fishing in the open sea.
To the north stretches the beach of the children's health camp "Green Light". It is about 100 m long and up to 20 m wide. It is a well-equipped departmental beach area with its own lifeguard station, first aid station and cafe.
To the south of the Central Beach in Dederkoy lies the beach of the children's health camp "Salut", landscaped with shady canopies and changing rooms. Behind it there is a departmental guarded beach belonging to the boarding house “Green Guy”. It stretches for 100 m and is covered with small and medium pebbles. On the Green Guy beach there is a permanent rescue station, a first aid station and many piers, which are very popular with fishermen and divers.
The passages to all Dederkoy beaches are under the railway bridges. During the holiday season, the coastal area of the resort village is cleared of garbage every day. On the beaches you can rent sun loungers and parasols, dine in cafes and undergo therapeutic massage sessions. For children in the coastal area, rentals of mini-ATVs and bicycles are organized, as well as inflatable water attractions and small trampolines. The only drawback of all local beaches is the noise from trains passing along the shore.
Walk along the Dederkoy river valley
In the valley of the Dederkoy River, 6 km above its confluence with the Black Sea, there is a cascade of waterfalls. The two largest of them reach a height of 7 m, and the rest are about 3 meters high. The gorge around the waterfalls is very picturesque. Its bottom is covered with a heap of large blocks and boulders, and layers of sandstone are entwined with garlands of green ivy.
Nearby, near the confluence of its right tributary, the Dede River (or Western Dederkoy), with the Dederkoy, there is a small village called Paseka, with only 9 houses. In 1972, several pairs of monkeys were brought here from Ethiopia. The location for placing the primates was not chosen by chance. A small valley near Paseka is well protected from the winds by the surrounding hills. Chestnuts, walnuts, apple trees, wildflowers and cherry plums grow in it, so the food supply for breeding hamadryas and baboons was quite sufficient.
The primates began to multiply quickly, and at the best of times their numbers reached 400 individuals. In the 1990s, due to lack of funding, the nursery was abandoned, and the monkeys were released into the wild. Today, about 50 individuals live here, leading a semi-wild lifestyle. Monkeys have learned to get their own food and love to beg from tourists. This place is considered the northernmost territory inhabited by monkeys in the world.
Above the village of Paseka, on the right tributary of the Dederkoy River - the Medvezhye stream, there is another waterfall. It is located in a place that locals call “Bear Gap”. A noisy stream of water 14 m high cascades into a narrow, beautiful canyon and is surrounded by sheer rock walls up to 100 m high.
The walk to the waterfalls and primate nursery goes up the Dederkoy River valley. In summer, the river is shallow, and it is not difficult to cross from bank to bank on rocks. The road to Paseka takes about two hours. The same amount of time needs to be planned for the return trip.
Paintball club
The place where vacationers can play paintball is located above the village of Dederkoy, on the right bank of the river of the same name. This is a popular paintball club “Gladiators”, where you can rent the necessary equipment - camouflage, body armor, masks, markers, gas cylinders, refills and balls.
Dueling and battle games are held at the equipped training ground, in which, in addition to tourists, experienced instructors and judges take part. There is also a recreation area with a barbecue, table, benches and a convenient place for swimming, where small groups can have a pleasant time. You can get to the paintball club along Sovkhoznaya Street in the village of Dederkoy.
Dolmens
3.5 km north of the highway, between the villages of Dederkoy and Shepsi, on a green mountain slope there are ancient dolmens. Three of the four megaliths have been destroyed by time. And the only complete megalith belongs to the so-called “trough-shaped” dolmens - its walls are hollowed out from a single piece of sandstone. A characteristic round hole was made in one of the walls, which was previously closed with a stone plug. The massive roof of the dolmen lies next to it and is split into pieces. You can reach the megaliths along a path from the village of Dederkoy.
Excursions from Dederkoy
The resort village of Dederkoy has regular bus and train connections to other parts of the coast, so it’s easy to go on independent excursions from here. A trip on your own to Tuapse will not be tiring and will only take half a day. In the resort town there is a Defense Museum, telling about the ancient history of the Tuapse region and the battles for the Caucasus during the Great Patriotic War. Near Tuapse there are picturesque natural monuments - the high Kiseleva rock and the green Kadosh forest park, overgrown with Pitsunda and Crimean pine trees.
During the high tourist season in Dederkoy, you can buy bus tours and go to interesting places on the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. From the resort village they take you to a mountain apiary, to the picturesque Guam Gorge, to the “Weeping Rocks” near the village of Nadzhigo, to the Nebug dolphinarium “Aquamir”, to waterfalls in the Ashe and Shah valleys, as well as on an excursion to the sights of Abkhazia.
Transport
The railway connecting Tuapse and Sochi passes through Dederkoy. The railway station is located south of the mouth of the Dederkoy River. High-speed Lastochka trains and regular electric trains run from here in both directions every day. The road from Dederkoy to the Olympic Park in Sochi takes just over three hours, and you can get to Tuapse in just 14 minutes.
Buses travel along the highway through Dederkoy, connecting resort villages and cities on the Black Sea coast. Every day, several regular buses pass through the stop on Club Street, heading towards Tuapse and Sochi.
How to get there
The village of Dederkoy is located in the valley of the river of the same name, which flows into the Black Sea. It is located between the city of Tuapse (7 km) and the resort village of Shepsi (3 km). Most vacationers get here by their own cars. The road to Dererkoy from Krasnodar passes through Goryachiy Klyuch and Tuapse and takes about 3 hours (187 km).
The nearest airport to Dederkoy is in Sochi (Adler) - 130 km. From here, travelers get to the resort village by train, bus or taxi.
Those who come to the Black Sea coast by rail take tickets to the Tuapse or Shepsi stations. Please note that not all trains stop at the latter. There are taxis, regular buses and trains from Tuapse and Shepsi to Dererkoy.
| A country | Russia |
| Subject of the federation | Krasnodar region |
| Municipal district | Tuapse |
| Rural settlement | Shepsinsky |
| OKATO code | 03 255 815 002 |
| Timezone | UTC+4 |
| Postcode | 352814 |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 44°03′15″ N. w. 39°07′45″ E. d. / 44.054167° n. w. 39.129167° E. d. (G) (O) (I)44°03′15″ N. w. 39°07′45″ E. d. / 44.054167° n. w. 39.129167° E. d. (G) (O) (I) |
| Population | 674 people (2002) |
| Vehicle code | 23, 93, 123 |
| Telephone code | +7 86167 |
Dederkoy is a village in the Tuapse district of the Krasnodar Territory, part of the Shepsinsky rural settlement. Railway platform of the Dederkoy North Caucasus Railway.
Population - 674 inhabitants (2002).
Geography
The village is located on the Black Sea coast at the confluence of the Dede River. Resort place. In Dederkoy there are recreation centers “Izumrud”, “Green Guy” and “Uralets”, children’s camps “Green Light” and “Salute”.
Story
On April 26, 1923, the village of Dederkoy was listed as part of the Velyaminovskaya volost of the Tuapse district of the Black Sea department of the Kuban-Black Sea region and was located 14 km from Tuapse or 7 km by rail. Since January 26, 1925, the village of Dederkoy was included in the Velyaminovsky Village Council of the Tuapse District. On May 21, 1935, in connection with the liquidation of the Tuapse district, the village of Dederkoy moved into the city limits of Tuapse. On April 16, 1940, the village of Dederkoy was transferred to the newly created Tuapse district. According to the State Information Center, as of January 1, 1987, 503 people lived in the village of Dederkoy. According to the CSB, as of January 1, 1999, 655 people lived in the village of Dederkoy. On January 1, 2002, the population was 674 people.
There are no multi-storey buildings in the village. All residential areas are built up with private rural houses, which are rented out either completely or with shared accommodation for vacationers. Between the village and the village of Shepsi there are a number of recreation centers where you can also easily purchase a ticket. However, most people prefer to stay in small hotels and guest houses, of which there are also many in the village. Based on the prices in our catalog for holidays in Dederkoy in 2019, we can conclude that housing here is affordable and quite economical. The cost of living depends on the season and distance from the coastline. After all, the village does not stretch along the coast, but perpendicular to it. Although from the most remote corners to the beach it takes no more than 25-30 minutes to walk. To enter the beach area you must cross the railway track.
How to get there
The village is located at the mouth of the Dederkoy River, which flows through a coastal valley and flows into the Black Sea here. The village is 9 km along the coast from Tuapse, and only 3 km to the regional center in the village of Shepsi. They are separated by only a few recreation centers along the coastline. The settlement is surrounded on all sides by dense mixed forests.
To get to Dederkoy you need:
- By railway, get either directly to the station of the same name, or to Tuapse or Shepsi, because not all trains stop in this village;
The easiest way is to fly to Adler airport in Sochi. You can fly through Krasnodar, but it is more difficult to get to the place from there;
Transfer from Tuapse or Adler is very convenient, thanks to the presence of a high-speed electric train running between these cities. From other cities of the Krasnodar Territory you will have to travel by minibus or regular bus, which is less comfortable and takes longer.
general information
Dederkoy is a village that is part of the Shepsinsky settlement, which, in turn, is part of Greater Tuapse. The number of local residents does not exceed 700 people, but hundreds of times more come to Dederkoy on vacation every year, and everyone has a place on the beach, in local hotels, and in the private sector. The infrastructure of the village is quite simple and is aimed at meeting the primary demand of vacationers. There are no large entertainment centers here, and they are not needed. Firstly, Tuapse is nearby, and secondly, holidays here are valued precisely for the peace and tranquility.
The history of the village dates back to 1923. At least the first official document dates back to this year. At one time, Dederkoy was even part of the city of Tuapse, but then it was again separated into an independent settlement. The name comes from the Adyghe language, and can be translated as “Dydyra beam”, i.e. place of residence of some Adyghe family.
Among the local attractions that you should see when you come on vacation to Dederkoy are quite a few unique natural spots located along the Tuapse coast and in the foothills of the Caucasus range. It is best to purchase one or another tour, for example, to the Dederkoya and Shepsi waterfalls or a walking tour of the local dolmens. Many people prefer to come to Tuapse for the day, wandering around the local forest park at Cape Kadosh and taking pictures against the backdrop of the famous Kiseleva rock. About seven kilometers away is the Nadzhigo mineral spring, which is the reason for the longevity of the mountaineers living in the neighboring village. And for fishing lovers, Dederka is an ideal place with its piers and coastal waters rich in fish.
Beach
The beach in Dederkoy stretches along the coast from the boarding house “Green Guy” in the south to the children’s health camp “Green Light” in the north. These are mainly medium and small pebbles, sometimes replaced by sandy stripes. A distinctive feature of the local beach is a large number of stone piers, running literally every few hundred meters. They are loved by divers and fishermen. The width of the beaches is small, does not exceed 15-20m. The entrance to the beach is limited by the railway track. Access to beaches, including sanatorium beaches, is open, with the exception of the use of sun loungers.