Solikamsk
Coordinates: 59°38′36″N 56°45′0″E / 59.64333°N 56.75°E
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Solikamsk (Russian: Солика́мск) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia. It is the third-largest town in Perm Krai, with a population of 97,239 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 102,531 (2002 Census);[2] 110,098 (1989 Census).[3]
It was founded in 1430. The name of the town is derived from the Russian words "соль" (sol, meaning "salt") and "Кама" (Kama River, flowing through the city).
It is famous for its production of salt, in particular, potassium chloride, which is used as a fertilizer. More than 11,000 people work in salt mining, 3,000 underground, and 7,000 above ground. It is also close to a gulag during the soviet times, which is now closed. It was also a 'labor camp'. It is now used as a museum. There is also a museum dedicated to explaining all stages of salt mining and refining.
The town is one of the few in Russia that preserved the authentic Russian culture throughout the years of the Soviet government policy. From 1573 to 1923, the town was the administrative center of Solikamsky Uyezd in Perm Governorate. In the mid-17th century, the town became an industrial center of copper casting.
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- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
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[edit] Bibliography
- Brumfield, William. Solikamsk: Architectural Heritage in Photographs (Moscow: Tri Kvadrata, 2007) ISBN 9785946070690 (in English and in Russian)
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