Soledar
Soledar | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Soledar .svg) Soledar | |
| Coordinates: 48°41′N 38°06′E / 48.683°N 38.100°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk |
| Raion |  Bakhmut Raion |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 10,490 |
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Soledar (Template:Lang-uk, pronounced [soɫeˈdɑr]) is a city in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. The name of the town translates as 'gift of salt' from both Russian and Ukrainian. Population: 10,490 (2022 estimate)[1]
History
During the second half of the 17th century, the Don Cossacks settled in the region of Donbas.[2]
In 1881, the first salt mine was founded near the village and several years later others appeared.
In 1965, the settlement became town Karlo-Libknekhtovsk, named after Karl Liebknecht.[3] In July 1991 it was renamed to Soledar.
In 1989, the population was 12,305.[4][3]
In 2001, the population was 13,151.
In mid-April 2014, Russian GRU operatives, led by Igor "Strelkov" Ghirkin, captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast [5][6] including Soledar.[7] On 21 July 2014, Ukrainian forces secured the city from the militants.[7] On 2 August 2014, the identification team and OSCE observers dealing with the MH17 crash set up base in Soledar, because from there it was easier to get to the crash site.[8][9][10]
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 28 May 2022, it was reported that a Russian missile had hit the Artemsil salt plant in the town.[11]
On 9 August 2022, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov claimed that "the allied forces also took under control the premises of the Knauf plant."[12]
Economy
The main enterprises of the city are related to mining and processing industries: State Enterprise Association Artyomsol is mining and processing rock salt in Soledar Salt Mine and Knauf Gips Donbas (a subsidiary of a German gypsum producer Knauf).
The town has a major tourist attraction: the underground galleries and chambers of salt mines, which are also used extensively for speleo (cave) treatment of asthma and other lung diseases.
Transport
A railway station exists in the city.[3]
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[13]
- Ukrainian 60.1%
- Russian 39.4%
- Armenian 0.1%
- Belarusian 0.1%
Gallery
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Railway station -
Salt mine entrance -
Inside the mine -
Underground football field and concert hall in Soledar mine
References
- ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Donets Basin" (Donbas), pp.135–136 in: Historical Dictionary of Ukraine. Ivan Katchanovski, Template:Iw2, Bohdan Y. Nebesio, Myroslav Yurkevich. Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013. 914 p. ISBN 081087847X
- ^ a b c Карло-Либкнехтовск // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.550
- ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
- ^ Ragozin, Leonid (16 April 2014). "Vladimir Putin is Accidentally Bringing Eastern and Western Ukraine Together". The New Republic.
- ^ "Donbass defenders put WWII tank back into service".
- ^ a b "Ukrainian troops take control of three settlements in Donetsk region". Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
- ^ "Recovery of remains 'biggest day': OSCE".
- ^ "Malaysia Airlines MH17 crash: More remains recovered from site, says Netherlands". The Straits Times. August 2014.
- ^ "MH17 crash mission to be unarmed for now: Dutch PM-World News , Firstpost". 2 August 2014.
- ^ "Окупанти завдали удару по заводу Артемсіль" (in Ukrainian). 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Allied forces take control of Knauf plant in Soledar — Chechen leader". TASS. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
- ^ "Home". ukrcensus.gov.ua.
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