Zerenda is a small town in northern-central Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

, located 45 kilometres from Kokshetau

Kokshetau

Kokshetau , formerly known as Kokchetav is the administrative center of Akmola Province, northern Kazakhstan. It has a population of 125,225 .-Geography:Astana, the new capital of Kazakhstan, is distant 1245 km south-eastwards...

. It is the seat of Zerendi District

Zerendi District

Zerendi is a district of Akmola Province in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is Zerendi....

 in Akmola Province

Akmola Province

Akmola Province is a centrally located province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kokshetau. The capital of the whole country, Astana, is enclosed in the province, but is politically separate from Akmola Province. The province's population is 748,300; Kokshetau's is 124,000. The area is 146,200...

. Pop 6,800 (1998). Zerenda lies on Lake Zerenda, which is surrounded by small mountains covered with forest. Magnificent nature of this lake attracts many tourists from Russia, Germany and Ukraine.

History

In 1824 Cossacs from Siberia founded a small settlement.
In 1935 was founded a Zerendi district.

Sights

Zerenda has several places of interest: The Lake Zerenda, The Green Cape, Bear Mount.
The major part of Zerenda Lake costline belongs to private owners, especially western coastline. There are several resort centers there: Zeren, Kharagahjly, Kazakhoil. On the Raspberry Cape there is also a summer residention of the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan.