Soledar
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| Coordinates: 48°41′N 38°06′E / 48.683°N 38.100°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Donetsk Oblast |
| Raion | Bakhmut Raion |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 10,692 |
Soledar (Ukrainian: Соледа́р, 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: 10,692 (2021 est.)[1]
History
During the second half of the 17th century, the Don Cossacks settled in the region of Donbass.[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]
On 28 May 2022, it was reported that a Russian missile had hit the Artemsil salt plant in the town.[11]
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 Donbass (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.[3]
Demographics
Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[12]
- Russian 89.4%
- Ukrainian 10.1%
- 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 2021 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
- ^ "Donets Basin" (Donbas), pp.135–136 in: Historical Dictionary of Ukraine. Ivan Katchanovski, Zenon E. Kohut, 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 http://en.apa.az/xeber_ukrainian_troops_take_control_of_three_s_214217.html [dead link]
- ^ "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.
- ^ http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua
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