In the east, near the round peninsula, the Shitka River flows out of the Black Lake, which flows into the Klyazma River, and on which Pokrov stands. To the north of the lake, irrigation canals branch off and the village of Maslyanye Gorochki is located, where there was an oil mill that produced mustard oil for the buns that were delivered to the royal table. In former times, the current peninsula was an island on which a church stood. Since 1711, by decree of Peter the Great, the "fishing grounds" of Lake Lankovskoye were given to the Holy Vvedensky Island Monastery, although the lake itself and its shores remained in the possession of the princes Golitsyn. The only nameless stream flows into the lake, flowing from the neighboring Lake Vvedenskoye. In 1863, the lake was already called Black, which is recorded in the "Lists of populated areas of the Russian Empire." The origin of this name is explained in at least two ways. According to legend, during the Time of Troubles, the local residents took refuge on the island, but the approaching Polish detachment hacked some to death, drowned others, and burned the pine forest around the lake. The black ashes determined the name of the reservoir, as well as the island: Black Island. According to another version, the water of the Black Lake is colored with humic acids and therefore dark.
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