Soledar
Soledar (Ukrainian: Соледар) is a city in Bakhmut municipality, Donetsk Oblast (province) of Ukraine. The name of the town stands for 'gift of salt' both in Russian and Ukrainian. Population: 10,867 (2020 est.)[1]
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Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Donetsk Oblast |
Raion | Bakhmut Municipality |
Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,867 |
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.
Starting Mid-April 2014 pro-Russian separatists captured several towns in Donetsk Oblast;[5][6] including Soledar.[7] On 21 July 2014, Ukrainian forces reportedly secured the city from the pro-Russian separatists.[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]
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:[11]
- Ukrainian 60.1%
- Russian 39.4%
- Armenian 0.1%
- Belarusian 0.1%
Gallery
- Railway station
- Salt mine entrance
- Inside the mine
- Underground football field and concert hall in Soledar mine
References
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- "Donets Basin" (Donbas), pp.135–136 in: Historical Dictionary of Ukraine. Ivan Katchanovski, Zenon E. Kohutuk, Bohdan Y. Nebesio, Myroslav Yurkevich. Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013. 914 p. ISBN 081087847X
- 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
- https://newrepublic.com/article/117387/putin-accidentally-helping-unite-eastern-and-western-ukraine
- http://en.itar-tass.com/world/735082
- http://en.apa.az/xeber_ukrainian_troops_take_control_of_three_s_214217.html
- http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/08/02/recovery-remains-biggest-day-osce
- http://www.straitstimes.com/news/asia/south-east-asia/story/malaysia-airlines-mh17-crash-more-remains-recovered-site-says-nether
- http://www.firstpost.com/world/mh17-crash-mission-unarmed-now-dutch-pm-1646175.html
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