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Solikamsk
Solikamsk (Russian: Солика́мск, Komi-Permyak: Совкар, romanized: Sovkar, also Соликамскӧй, Sovkamsköy) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia. Modern Solikamsk is the third-largest town in the krai, with a population of 97,384 (2010 census); 102,531 (2002 census); 110,098 (1989 Soviet census).
The earliest surviving recorded mention of Solikamsk, initially as "Usolye-na-Kamskom" (Усолье на Камском) dates from 1430, in connection with the discovery and exploitation by miners and merchants, probably from Vologda, of massive salt deposits on the banks of the Usolka River. The name of the town is derived from the Russian words "соль" (sol, meaning "salt") and "Кама" (Kama River, flowing through the town).
The rapid growth of Solikamsk in the 17th century was predicated on the establishment of the Babinov Road, which was the only overland route leading from European Russia to Siberia. This road started in Solikamsk. The Stroganov family operated the country's largest salt-mining facilities in Solikamsk and the surrounding area. The local saltworks were described in detail by Johann Georg Gmelin. In the mid-17th century Solikamsk also became the first centre of copper casting in Russia.
After the establishment of iron works in Yekaterinburg and Perm and the construction of a southern highway to Siberia the importance and prosperity of Solikamsk gradually declined. Until 1923, the town was the administrative center of Solikamsky Uyezd in Perm Governorate.
The town's Svyato-Troitskoe monastery was closed by the Bolsheviks in 1918. After 1938 its buildings housed the transit prison of Usollag, a camp complex in the area run by the NKVD. Many were shot and buried in the monastery grounds; in 2012 a wooden commemorative cross was raised there.
In November 2014 a sinkhole opened near Solikamsk because of a mining problem.[citation needed]
Coat of arms was granted to Solikamsk on July 17, 1783. The arms show in the upper half the arms of Perm Governorate. The lower half shows a salt well, due to Solikamsk being the largest producer of salt and magnesium in Russia at the time.
Cultural heritage monuments in Solikamsk include a slew of old churches and several civic buildings of importance, including:
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Solikamsk
Solikamsk (Russian: Солика́мск, Komi-Permyak: Совкар, romanized: Sovkar, also Соликамскӧй, Sovkamsköy) is a town in Perm Krai, Russia. Modern Solikamsk is the third-largest town in the krai, with a population of 97,384 (2010 census); 102,531 (2002 census); 110,098 (1989 Soviet census).
The earliest surviving recorded mention of Solikamsk, initially as "Usolye-na-Kamskom" (Усолье на Камском) dates from 1430, in connection with the discovery and exploitation by miners and merchants, probably from Vologda, of massive salt deposits on the banks of the Usolka River. The name of the town is derived from the Russian words "соль" (sol, meaning "salt") and "Кама" (Kama River, flowing through the town).
The rapid growth of Solikamsk in the 17th century was predicated on the establishment of the Babinov Road, which was the only overland route leading from European Russia to Siberia. This road started in Solikamsk. The Stroganov family operated the country's largest salt-mining facilities in Solikamsk and the surrounding area. The local saltworks were described in detail by Johann Georg Gmelin. In the mid-17th century Solikamsk also became the first centre of copper casting in Russia.
After the establishment of iron works in Yekaterinburg and Perm and the construction of a southern highway to Siberia the importance and prosperity of Solikamsk gradually declined. Until 1923, the town was the administrative center of Solikamsky Uyezd in Perm Governorate.
The town's Svyato-Troitskoe monastery was closed by the Bolsheviks in 1918. After 1938 its buildings housed the transit prison of Usollag, a camp complex in the area run by the NKVD. Many were shot and buried in the monastery grounds; in 2012 a wooden commemorative cross was raised there.
In November 2014 a sinkhole opened near Solikamsk because of a mining problem.[citation needed]
Coat of arms was granted to Solikamsk on July 17, 1783. The arms show in the upper half the arms of Perm Governorate. The lower half shows a salt well, due to Solikamsk being the largest producer of salt and magnesium in Russia at the time.
Cultural heritage monuments in Solikamsk include a slew of old churches and several civic buildings of importance, including:
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