Usolye, Usolsky District, Perm Krai Explained

En Name:Usolye
Ru Name:Усолье
Coordinates:59.4333°N 97°W
Map Label Position:right
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Usolie (Perm krai).png
Federal Subject:Perm Krai
Adm District Jur:Usolsky District
Adm Ctr Of:Usolsky District
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Usolsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Usolskoye Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Usolsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Usolskoye Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:5694
Established Date:1606
Current Cat Date:1940
Prev Name1:Novoye Usolye
Postal Codes:618460

Usolye (Russian: Усо́лье) is a town and the administrative center of Usolsky District in Perm Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River, opposite of the city of Berezniki and 190km (120miles) north of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,694.

History

It was founded in 1606 as a salt mining settlement of Novoye Usolye (Russian: Но́вое Усо́лье) and grew into a major salt mining center by the beginning of the 19th century. Until the end of the 18th century, it remained the Stroganov family's main locality on the Kama River. In 1895, there were forty salt wells.

In 1923, Usolye became the administrative center of Verkhnekamsky District of Ural Oblast. Between 1932 and 1940, it was a part of the town of Berezniki. It was granted town status in 1940. Due to the construction of Kama Reservoir, a portion of the town was flooded.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Usolye serves as the administrative center of Usolsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Usolye, together with forty-eight rural localities, is incorporated within Usolsky Municipal District as Usolskoye Urban Settlement.[2]

Culture

Some architectural monuments of note include the Savior Cathedral (1724–1731) with a separate bell tower (1730); the house of the Stroganovs, and Galitzine homestead (1818), which houses an architectural and ethnographic museum. There are several churches and mansions near the town.

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Notes and References

  1. Law #416-67
  2. Law #1985-435