urban settlement Stern (bel - Karma) can hardly be called a popular tourist destination, but the place has a rich history and at least several attractions. Perhaps the most interesting object in Korma is the former estate Doria-Dernalovichi, from which some outbuildings, a mill and the manor house itself have been preserved.
Initially, the territory where the estate stands was called Sarsk (in some istonika Sersk), and already under the Doria-Dernalovichi - the Stefanovo farm. This name was established in the first half of the 18th century by the name of the owner, Stefan Doria-Dernalovich. The farm had an impressive size - more than 1300 hectares of land, partly including Korma.
The greatest flourishing of Stefanovo-Korma occurred in the second half of the 19th century, under Alexander Doria-Dernalovich. It was he who initiated the construction of a new stone estate in the classical style of architecture (with eclectic elements) that was fashionable at that time. Local residents sometimes called this building nothing more than a “white” palace.
The two-story estate on the side of the main entrance has 2 symmetrical projections, and the central part of the building is decorated with semicircular false columns. What’s interesting is that initially only the wings of the estate had two floors, but when the second floor in the central part was completed, it remains in question.
There are curious niches above the windows of the first floors; perhaps they contained some decorative elements (the coat of arms of the family?). Under the roof there is a complex stepped cornice. All these little things allow you to imagine what the estate looked like in its best years.
After the revolution and nationalization in 1917, representatives of the Doria-Dernaloviches left for Poland. Their successful enterprise (and this includes not only land, but also a starch factory and a distillery) continued to operate, but under the red banner of the Bolsheviks. The estate and all its valuables, after the hasty departure of the owners, were expropriated. In the post-war years, the building was first used for the needs of an orphanage, and since 1955 - for a school. In the early 2000s, the former estate was still used for warehouse purposes, but now the building is empty and is slowly being destroyed. It is clear that there are attempts at conservation, but unfortunately they cannot always save the historical heritage. We can only hope that an enterprising person will be found who can breathe a second (or even a third) life into the Doria-Dernalovich estate.
Below is a point with the location of the object on the map:
In Korme I also recommend seeing the ruins of the Church of St. Nicholas and, if possible, going to Slavgorod.
