Solikamsk
Russia /
Perm /
Solikamsk /
World
/ Russia
/ Perm
/ Solikamsk
, 2 km from center (Соликамск)
World / Russia / Perm'
city, district center
Town in Perm Krai, Russia. Modern Solikamsk is the third-largest town in the krai, with a population of 97,384 (2010 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. In November 2014 a sinkhole opened near Solikamsk because of a mining problem.
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. In November 2014 a sinkhole opened near Solikamsk because of a mining problem.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solikamsk
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 59°39'6"N 56°43'46"E
- Berezniki 12 km
- Perm 172 km
- Nizhny Tagil 252 km
- Yekaterinburg 359 km
- Izhevsk 366 km
- Yugorsk 399 km
- Syktyvkar 411 km
- Kirov 424 km
- Kamensk-Uralsky 456 km
- Tyumen 565 km
- ulitsa Dvadtsatiletiya Pobedy, 194 1.8 km
- ulitsa Dvadtsatiletiya Pobedy, 191 1.9 km
- Школа№12 1.9 km
- Market place 2.2 km
- Sberbank office 2.6 km
- Kosmos shopping centre 2.6 km
- Ледовый каток "Металург" 2.7 km
- Gymnasium no. 2 2.7 km
- Guarded parking lot 2.7 km
- Solikamsk magnesian plant 4.1 km
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