Where did the name of the city Soligorsk come from? Soligorsk · Population

Geography

Railway station of the Slutsk - Soligorsk branch.

It is connected by roads to Slutsk, Lyuban, and Luninets.

Story

The emergence of Soligorsk is associated with the discovery and industrial development of potassium salt deposits in the area of the villages of Vishnevka, Pokrovka, Kovaleva Loza, Teslin, Peschanka.

Based on the decision of the meeting of the USSR Ministry of Geology on April 3, 1946, a detailed study of the deep geology and oil prospects of the East European (Russian) platform was carried out, of which the territory of Belarus is geologically part. The Starobinskoe potassium salt deposit was discovered in 1949. When drilling a reference structural well on the first drilling rig near the village of Chizhevichi near the bridge over the Chizhovka (Rutka) river on July 9, 1949, drillers from A.I. Nesterov’s team of the South Belarusian geological exploration party extracted potassium salt from a depth of 349.5 meters.

During 1949-1952, a complete exploration of the found salts was carried out, which determined the possibility of industrial development of the deposit. The mine field (a section of the deposit intended for development) of the first plant was explored in detail, its dimensions, the slope of the layers were determined, reserves were calculated, and hundreds of other issues necessary for the design of potash production were resolved.

The Starobinskoye deposit of potassium and rock salt, explored by geologists in 1952-1953, lay deep underground. In May 1958, it was decided to begin construction of a new plant on the basis of this deposit and put the first stage into operation in 1963. In July 1958, the first detachment of builders arrived in the Starobin region. It numbered 211 people. The construction was declared an All-Union Komsomol shock construction project. In November there were 320 people in the youth detachment. On June 2, 1959, the first train arrived at the Kaliy station, bringing new reinforcements. The Komsomol construction organization numbered 1,500 people in its ranks.

August 10, 1958 will forever remain in the memory of the builders and first residents of Soligorsk. On this day, a meeting took place near the village of Chizhevichi dedicated to the laying of the first symbolic stone of the new city. On a small obelisk there is an inscription: “On August 10, 1958, the city of Novo-Starobinsk was founded here.” Years later, the first monument was moved: in 1968, for the 10th anniversary of Soligorsk, a stone with an inscription was installed behind the builders’ club, dedicated to the ceremonial meeting to lay the foundation of the city. In 1978, this stone was moved to the Lenin Komsomol square, opposite the builders' club, where a monument was erected in honor of the founding of the city.

The first master plan for the development of Soligorsk was developed by architects of the Belgosproekt Institute for 14 - 16 thousand inhabitants. According to the plan, the city consists of three residential areas: western, northern and southern, separated by city highways. It all started with the construction in 1958 on the site of the village of Vishnevka, Starobinsky district, of the village of Novostarobinsk, which a year later was renamed into the working village of Soligorsk. Since 1959, the northern region began to be built up. The main structural unit of the city is the microdistrict.

Soligorsk is located in a picturesque area. In 1958, on one side of the new buildings the quiet, deep river Sluch carried its waters, on the other there was a huge forest. The construction of city streets and then a reservoir was carried out on the site of the gradually demolished villages of Vishnevka, Kovaleva Loza, Peschanka, Pokrovka, Krutoy Bereg, Seltso, Teslin. The first builders lived in private apartments in the villages of Chizhevichi, Kulaki and other nearby villages.

In the barracks in the village of Kulaki there was the office of construction trust No. 3. Newspapers were brought to the construction site every day. Once a week a film crew came. The name “Novo-Starobinsk” remained engraved in stone and in the memory of the first builders. In some documents of the Starobinsky district executive committee, the new building was called Novo-Starobinsky, although the village was not officially called that. The city received its documented name on August 8, 1959 - “Workers' Village Soligorsk”. On September 18, 1959, by decision of the Starobinsky District Executive Committee, Mikhail Antonovich Gerasimovich was approved as the first chairman of the workers' and village Council of Workers' Deputies. On May 22, 1960, the first elections to the slave settlement Council took place.

Soligorsk, which was under construction, was divided into construction blocks; initially, the streets were assigned numbers. The historical zone of Soligorsk is construction quarter No. 23, from this place the city developed. The street can rightfully be considered the same age as Soligorsk. It was on it, near the first symbolic stone of the monument, that the foundations of the first buildings were laid - one-story dormitories for 50 people each. In April 1959, six dormitories were commissioned and occupied. On January 15, 1959, the first 16-apartment two-story brick house was laid; it was occupied already in mid-December 1959. It is located on Stroiteley Street, building 15.

On May 18, 1959, the Starobinsky District Executive Committee decided to name the first streets: Stroitelnaya - in honor of the builders of the potash plant, the city and Shakhterskaya - in honor of the pioneers of underground mineral resources.

On August 17, 1959, street No. 17 was given the name Vishnevaya, this is the third street in the residential town under construction. The name of the street was not accidental: construction was carried out on the site of the demolished village of Vishnevka. The name did not last long; on January 7, 1960 it was abolished: Vishnevaya Street became a continuation of the new street No. 13 - Stroiteley Street (eastern part). At the same time, the executive committee of the village council of the workers' village of Soligorsk assigned names to thirteen streets: street No. 1 was named M. Gorky, street No. 2 - Leninsky Komsomol, street No. 7 - K. Zaslonova, street No. 12 - Zheleznodorozhnaya. On the city map, the construction blocks changed their numbers to the names of the streets Kommunalnaya, Shkolnaya, Gastello, Gulyaeva. On April 13, 1962, due to the fact that on the territory of Soligorsk there were 2 streets with the consonant names “Builders” and “Stroitelnaya”, the latter was renamed Pionerskaya. Subsequently, new streets appeared in the city of Soligorsk, old ones were rebuilt, their names changed. When demolishing cinder-concrete, wooden, frame-fill, prefabricated panel and adobe houses, it is not possible to preserve the location of the old streets.

In July 1959, by order of the Minsk Regional Health Department, a medical and sanitary unit was approved to provide medical care to miners, builders, and city residents. In a barracks-type building at 2 Zheleznodorozhnaya Street (the building has been demolished), a polyclinic was opened, which provided for the reception of patients in the departments of therapy and surgery. Later, the hospital was expanded to 35 beds, 9 doctors, among them the head of the medical unit, K. Ya. Melezhko. The factories grew, the number of city residents increased. At the end of 1959, construction began on a city clinic for 500 visitors, and a year later - a clinic for potash plants - for 250 visitors.

At the end of 1962, construction began on a hospital complex with 300 beds, the buildings and departments of which were put into operation one by one from June 1965.

Public education in Soligorsk began with decision No. 315 of the Starobinsky District Executive Committee. In the workers' village of Soligorsk, on September 1, 1959, a Russian primary school with four classrooms was opened. It opened in three rooms under the same roof as the clinic in a house on Zheleznodorozhnaya Street, 2. The first director of the school was N.G. Novik. On September 1, 1960, the first secondary school with 520 places opened its doors. The Russian school also moved here. A three-story building was erected for the school at 10 Stroiteley Street, where a training and production interschool plant is now located. By September 1, 1963, secondary school No. 2 began operating. The construction of schools was a vital necessity for the city, the average age of whose residents did not exceed 26 years. New schools were opened at intervals of 2-3 years.

On November 4, 1959, a builders' club with 250 seats was erected. This is one of the very first buildings on L. Komsomol Street (modern L. Komsomol, 42). Later, an extension was made to the club, and it became known as the Builders' House of Culture. The Builders' House of Culture was the center of cultural life for the city's youth. It became a good tradition for Soligorsk residents in those years to hold youth festivals on the banks of the Sluch River in the summer. The first such festival took place in June 1961.

On August 13, 1960, the first department store was opened in construction block No. 23 (L. Komsomol Street, 44). On August 4, 1960, the consumer services plant began operating in Soligorsk, and since October 1960, the city had its own bakery.

At the intersection of Stroiteley and L. Komsomol streets, a cultural and shopping center for the workers of Soligorsk was formed. The first rallies and demonstrations of townspeople took place here. This is where the first suburban buses and city buses originated. In 1960, a standard prefabricated panel house was installed on Stroiteley Street, which housed the first bus station (modern Stroiteley Street, 18).

The first nursery with 120 places accepted children aged from three months to three years on November 30, 1960. The nursery was located in a specially built building (M. Gorky St., 27).

In May 1961, in an adapted room on the street. K. Zaslonov opened the first library in the city.

The city was built up with new modern multi-storey buildings. In 1960, construction of four-story brick houses began. One of the first such houses is located on the street. L. Komsomol, 16. In 1961, the first large-block four-story building was commissioned (L. Komsomol St., 36). In February 1962, the first large-panel house was built (L. Komsomol St., 14). Since 1963, mass construction of the city with 5-story panel houses, the so-called “Khrushchev” buildings, began. In 1967, the first nine-story brick building appeared in the city (Kozlova St., 24). Of the surviving first 16-apartment buildings, built in 1960, there is a reconstructed building at 16 Zheleznodorozhnaya Street.

On April 28, 1961, Soligorsk’s first wide-screen cinema “Soligorsk” was solemnly put into operation (currently the building of the art school of the city department of culture). On July 2 of the same year, after the construction of a relay television center (a transmitting antenna was installed and mounted), it became possible to receive broadcasts from the Minsk television studio.

In construction quarter No. 23, on September 1, 1961, the first academic year began at the Soligorsk Music School (Stroiteliki St., 11. The building was demolished). In November 1961, classes began at the Soligorsk Mining and Chemical College. 140 people were admitted to the evening department. Potash production needed professional personnel. In September 1962, 180 first-year students were admitted to the full-time department of the technical school, and 300 students began classes in the evening department.

In the summer of 1962, the construction of the Soligorsk railway line was completed. The Soligorsk station was located in the center of the modern city, the railway tracks ran between Zheleznodorozhnaya and K. Zaslonov streets. Lenin Street originated from the station. Intercity buses departed from here. On June 5, 1962, the first passenger train departed on the Soligorsk - Slutsk route. For a long time, the old station building was used as a local dairy market. To date, the old station building has been demolished. On August 1, 1984, a new building for the railway station and bus station was erected.

On July 3, 1962, the Soligorsk executive committee named the new city street Mira Street (modern Kozlova Street)

Assignment of city status

On January 1, 1963, the city already had more than 18 thousand inhabitants. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the BSSR, the urban settlement of Soligorsk was transformed into a city. In May 1963, at the first session of the City Council, M. A. Gerasimovich was again elected chairman of the executive committee.

Soligorsk Reservoir

In the spring of 1964, the Starobinsky and Lyubansky tractor-reclamation stations began with the construction of a dam to create the Soligorsk reservoir with an area of 2,760 hectares. In the spring of 1967, the reservoir was filled with flood waters.

Education of Soligorsk district

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Belarusian SSR of January 6, 1965, the Soligorsk district was formed, the city of Soligorsk became a regional center, and all administrative regional institutions were transferred here from the village of Starobin. By this time the city numbered about 25 thousand people.

Industry

On the territory of the city there are 62 industrial enterprises of various forms of ownership, which produce 45% of the region’s industrial output.

More than 90% of the total production volume is occupied by the products of JSC Belaruskali. The association employs 20 thousand people, 83% of its products are exported to more than 50 countries. Associated industries have been organized: sewing, meat processing. In total, there are 62 state and joint-stock enterprises in Soligorsk. Among the largest are the factories of mining equipment, mechanical repair, prefabricated reinforced concrete, reinforced concrete structures, research and experimental, laminated wood structures, foundry and mechanical. Light industry - AP "Kupalinka" and CJSC "Kalinka". 6 banks and 155 private commercial structures. The city has a well-developed construction complex, including OJSC Stroytrest No. 3 of the Order of the October Revolution, the national enterprise Shakhtospetsstroy and the House-Building Plant.

Freight transportation is carried out by Automotive Park No. 3, passenger transportation is carried out by Bus Park No. 1.

105 trade enterprises (63 with state ownership, 42 with non-state ownership) and 11 company stores provide services to citizens. There are 72 catering establishments in the city with 7026 seats.

The consumer service is represented by a consumer services plant with 206 workplaces, 3 studios, and 13 hairdressing salons.

Population

Number

According to the 2009 census, the population of Soligorsk is 102,297 people

Dynamics

1989 - 69,513 people.
1999 - 73,275 people.
2009 - 93,450 people.

Education

The city has 9 secondary schools and three gymnasiums, where about 18 thousand students study, 2 lyceums, a construction vocational college, a pedagogical college, a mining and chemical college, and an economic technical school. There are 31 preschool institutions for 6,229 children. There are 11 specialized children's institutions for organizing extracurricular educational work. Among them are an art school, a music and art school, a station for young technicians, a children's dance theater, a local history museum, and a children's creativity center.

Healthcare

Treatment and preventive work is carried out by the Soligorsk Territorial Medical Association. It includes: a district hospital with 870 beds, a children's city hospital with 150 beds and 3 district hospitals with 75 beds. Services for employees of OJSC Belaruskali are provided by a specialized clinic. In the mines of the First Mining Administration, a unique speleotherapy clinic is equipped, where patients with bronchial asthma and allergic diseases receive effective treatment.

Culture

For leisure activities, the city residents have at their disposal the City Palace of Culture, the Builders' Palace of Culture, discos, the Center for Culture and Leisure, a network of libraries, and the large-format cinema "Zorka Venera" with 806 seats. There are a number of amateur associations - clubs for young poets and art songs.

Sport

The city has 2 stadiums with 8 thousand seats, an ice palace with 2 thousand seats, 2 athletics arenas, 4 swimming pools and 6 mini-pools, 26 gyms.

4 youth sports schools for 2.5 thousand people.

The Soligorsk football team Shakhtar is famous.

In 1999, the Shakhtospetsstroy volleyball team was formed, later renamed Shakhtar.

Recently, the local hockey club has also competed in the Belarusian Open Hockey Championship

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City

Belor. Saligorsk


Coat of arms

52°47′05″ n. w. 27°32′06″ E. d.

A country

Belarus

Region

Minsk

Area

Chairman of the district executive committee

Oleg Grigorievich Poskrobko

History and geography

First mention

1958

City with

1963

Square

15 km²

LUM height

153 ± 1 m

Timezone

UTC+3

Population

▼ 106,627 people (2018)

Density

7108 people/km²

Digital IDs

Telephone code

+375 174

Postal codes

223710

Vehicle code

soligorsk.by

Soligorsk(Belorussian: Saligorsk) - second in population (after) in the Minsk region, the administrative center of the Soligorsk district.

Since March 7, 1963 - a city of regional subordination.
Since January 6, 1965 - the regional center of the Soligorsk district.

Geography

Located on the banks of the Slucha River and the Soligorsk Reservoir, 137 km from.

Railway station branch

It is connected by highways to Lyuban.

There is a forested area.

Story

Founded in 1958.

Soligorsk arose in connection with the discovery and industrial development of potassium salt in the area of the villages of Vishnevka, Pokrovka, Kovaleva Loza, Teslin, Peschanka.

In May 1958, it was decided to begin construction of a new plant on the basis of the Starobinsky deposit and put the first stage into operation in 1963. The construction was declared an All-Union Komsomol shock construction project. The Komsomol construction organization numbered 1,500 people in its ranks.

On August 10, 1958, a meeting took place near the village of Chizhevichi dedicated to the laying of the first symbolic stone of the new city. On a small obelisk there is an inscription: “On August 10, 1958, the city of Novo-Starobinsk was founded here.” Years later, the first monument was moved: in 1968, for the 10th anniversary of Soligorsk, a stone with an inscription was installed behind the builders’ club, dedicated to the ceremonial meeting to lay the foundation of the city. In 1978, this stone was moved to the Lenin Komsomol square, opposite the builders' club, where a monument was erected in honor of the founding of the city.

It all started with the construction in 1958 on the site of the village of Vishnevka, Starobinsky district, of the village of Novostarobinsk, which a year later was renamed into the working village of Soligorsk.

Since 1959, the northern region began to be built up. The main structural unit of the city is the microdistrict.

In 1958, on one side of the new buildings the quiet, deep river Sluch carried its waters, on the other there was a huge forest. The construction of city streets and then a reservoir was carried out on the site of the gradually demolished villages of Vishnevka, Kovaleva Loza, Peschanka, Pokrovka, Krutoy Bereg, Seltso, Teslin.

Name Novo-Starobinsk remains imprinted in stone and in the memory of the first builders. In some documents of the Starobinsky district executive committee, the new building was called Novo-Starobinsky, although the village was not officially called that. The city received its documented name on August 8, 1959 - the workers' village of Soligorsk. On September 18, 1959, by decision of the Starobinsky District Executive Committee, Mikhail Antonovich Gerasimovich was approved as the first chairman of the workers' and village Council of Workers' Deputies. On May 22, 1960, the first elections to the slave settlement Council took place.

At the end of 1962, construction began on a hospital complex with 300 beds, the buildings and departments of which were put into operation one by one from June 1965.

On November 4, 1959, a builders' club with 250 seats was erected. This is one of the very first buildings on L. Komsomol Street (modern L. Komsomol, 42). Later, an extension was made to the club, and it became known as the Builders' House of Culture. The Builders' House of Culture was the center of the cultural life of the city's youth. It became a good tradition for Soligorsk residents in those years to hold youth festivals on the banks of the Sluch River in the summer. The first such festival took place in June 1961.

The first nursery with 120 places accepted children aged from three months to three years on November 30, 1960. The nursery was located in a specially built building (M. Gorky St., 27).

In May 1961, in an adapted room on the street. K. Zaslonov opened the first library in the city.

In the summer of 1962, the construction of the Soligorsk railway line was completed. The Soligorsk station was located in the center of the modern city, the railway tracks ran between Zheleznodorozhnaya and K. Zaslonov streets. Lenin Street originated from the station. Intercity buses departed from here. On June 5, 1962, the first passenger train departed along the Soligorsk - route. For a long time, the old station building was used as a local dairy market. To date, the old station building has been demolished. On August 1, 1984, a new building for the railway station and bus station was erected.

On July 3, 1962, the Soligorsk executive committee named the new city street Mira Street (modern Kozlova Street)

Assignment of city status

On January 1, 1963, the city already had more than 18 thousand inhabitants. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the BSSR, the urban-type settlement of Soligorsk was transformed into a city. In May 1963, at the first session of the City Council, M. A. Gerasimovich was again elected chairman of the executive committee.

Soligorsk Reservoir

Education of Soligorsk district

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Belarusian SSR dated January 6, 1965, the Soligorsk district was formed, the city of Soligorsk became a regional center, and all administrative regional institutions were transferred here from the village. By this time the city numbered about 25 thousand people.

Industry

More than 90% of the total production volume is occupied by the products of JSC Belaruskali. The association employs 20 thousand people, 83% of its products are exported to more than 50 countries. Associated industries have been organized: sewing, meat processing. In total, there are 62 state and joint-stock enterprises in Soligorsk. Among the largest are the Passat holding, mining equipment factories, mechanical repair, prefabricated reinforced concrete, reinforced concrete structures, research and experimental, laminated timber structures, casting and mechanical. Light industry - AP "Kupalinka" and CJSC "Kalinka". 6 banks and 155 private commercial structures.

The city has a developed construction complex, including OJSC Stroytrest No. 3 of the Order of the October Revolution, OJSC Trest Shakhtospetsstroy and a house-building plant.

Freight and passenger transportation is carried out by Bus Park No. 1.

105 trade enterprises (63 with state ownership, 42 with non-state ownership) and 11 company stores provide services to citizens. There are 72 catering establishments in the city with 7026 seats.

The consumer service is represented by a consumer services plant with 206 workplaces, 3 studios, and 13 hairdressing salons.

Population

Number

According to the 2009 census, the population of Soligorsk is 102,298 people

Dynamics

1989 - 69,513 people;
1999 - 73,275 people;
2009 - 102,297 people;
2012 - 103,961 people;
2013 - 104,745 people (as of July 1);
2016 - 106,503 people (as of January 1);
2017 - 106,839 people (as of November 5);

Education

The city has 11 secondary schools, one lyceum and three gymnasiums. There are also 3 institutions of secondary specialized education (colleges) in Soligorsk. There are organizations of extracurricular educational work, which include 11 specialized children's institutions. Among them are an art school, an art school, a station for young technicians, a music school, a children's dance theater, a local history museum, and a children's creativity center.

Healthcare

Culture

For leisure, the city residents have at their disposal the city palace of culture, the Stroiteley cultural center, the Culture and Leisure Center, a network of libraries, and the Zorka Venera large-format cinema with 806 seats. There are a number of amateur associations - clubs for young poets and art songs. The city is also mentioned in the song “Geological”.

Religion

Religious activities in Soligorsk are carried out by 8 registered religious communities:

Parish of the Nativity of Christ Cathedral in Soligorsk
Roman Catholic Church of St. Franziska
Church Christ for All
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Church of Evangelical Christian Baptists
Church Word of Faith
Jehovah witnesses

Mass media

The media in the city of Soligorsk are represented by periodicals, its own radio and television, PKUP Soligorsk Television Channel. The radio program “Our Radio” broadcasts 5 days a week from 11.40 to 12.00. There is also a radio channel “Salt of the Earth” of OJSC “Belaruskali”, which broadcasts on Wednesdays and Fridays from 14.10 to 15.00 and is broadcast in all divisions of the enterprise.

There are 4 newspapers published in the city:

State Institution “Editorial office of the newspaper “Shakhtar”” - state publication
Weekly newspaper "Leader-press" - founder of ENERGY LLC
The newspaper "Kaliyshchik Soligorsk" is a departmental publication of OJSC "Belaruskali"
The newspaper "Builder of Soligorsk" is the departmental newspaper of the labor collective of OJSC "Stroytrest No. 3 of the Order of the October Revolution"

Attractions

The monument to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin is located next to the central square of the city, at the intersection of Lenin and Kozlov streets. The monument to V.I. Lenin is made in the form of a bust installed on the monument. The author of the monument is the famous Soviet sculptor A. O. Bembel. The monument was erected in 1980, only 22 years after the creation of the city.

Monument in honor of the pioneer miners. Installed in Soligorsk on August 28, 1977. In the center of the monumental work, which personifies the extraordinary strength of the person who gave the earth the stone of productivity, there is the figure of a pioneer miner emerging from the face. The idea of the architects of the monument - S. F. Tkachenko and V. M. Blokhin - was brought to life by the sculptor G. V. Buralkin. The monument is made of concrete, the miner's sculpture is lined with copper. The total height of the monument is 6 meters. Located in the central bank area.

The first roadheader in Soligorsk. In August 1960, this particular ShBM-2 combine, weighing 32 tons, was lowered into shaft 1 of RU. Currently, the combine has been raised to the surface and installed as a monument at the intersection near 1RU.

Sport

The city has 2 stadiums with 8 thousand seats, an ice palace with 2 thousand seats, 2 athletics arenas, 4 swimming pools and 6 mini-pools, 26 gyms.

4 youth sports schools for 2.5 thousand people.

The Soligorsk football team Shakhtar is famous, having won many trophies in Belarusian championships.

In 1999, the Shakhtospetsstroy volleyball team was formed, later renamed Shakhtar.

Recently, the local hockey club Shakhtar has also been successfully competing in the Belarusian Open Hockey Championship.

Twin Cities

Berezan,
, Gagauzia

Located on the banks of the Sluch River and the Soligorsk Reservoir, 132 km south of Minsk. Railway station on the Slutsk-Soligorsk line. Highways connect Soligorsk and Lyuban, Slutsk and Mikashevichi. Population - 112 thousand people (2010)

Soligorsk is the second largest city in the Minsk region (after Borisov), and is a major center of the mining and chemical industry of the Republic of Belarus. One of the youngest cities in Belarus. Its construction began in the year in connection with the industrial development of the Starobinsky potassium salt deposit, which was discovered in the year. In May 1958, it was decided to begin construction of a new plant on the basis of this deposit and put the first stage into operation in 1963. In July 1958, a detachment of builders consisting of two hundred and eleven people arrived in Starobinshchina. The construction was declared an All-Union Komsomol shock construction project.

Soligorsk is located in a picturesque area. In 1958, on one side of the new buildings the quiet, deep river Sluch carried its waters, on the other there was a huge forest. The villages of Vishnevka, Kovaleva Loza, Peschanka, Pokrovka, Krutoy Bereg, Seltso, Tesliny were gradually demolished, and in their place houses, streets, and microdistricts were built. Documentedly, the city received its name on August 8 of the year - “Workers' Village Soligorsk”.

In July 1959, by order of the Minsk Regional Health Department, a medical unit was approved to provide medical care to miners, builders and city residents. At the end of 1959, construction began on a city clinic for 500 visitors, and a year later - a clinic for potash plants - for 250 people. At the end of 1962, construction began on a hospital complex with 300 beds, the buildings and departments of which were put into operation one by one from June 1965.

On September 1, 2010, a primary Russian school with four classes was opened in the workers' village of Soligorsk. On September 1, the first secondary school with 520 places opened its doors. The Russian school also moved here. A three-story building was erected for them at 10 Stroiteley Street, where a training and production interschool plant is now located. By September 1, 1963, secondary school No. 2 accepted students.

In May of the year in a suitable room on the street. Zaslonov opened the first library in the city.

On January 1, the city already had more than 18 thousand inhabitants. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the BSSR, the urban settlement of Soligorsk was transformed into a city.

In the spring of the year, the efforts of the Starobinsky and Lyubansky tractor-reclamation stations began with the construction of a dam to create the Soligorsk reservoir with an area of 2,760 hectares. In the spring of the year, the reservoir was filled with flood waters.

By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the BSSR dated January 6, the Soligorsk district was formed, the city of Soligorsk became a regional center, and all administrative regional institutions were transferred here from the village of Starobin.

The main producer of industrial products is the republican unitary enterprise “Production Association “Belaruskali”, which produces potash fertilizers. In the year, the production of edible salt was mastered. Related production was organized at the Belaruskali Production Association: sewing, a meat-processing complex and a beer complex.

Statistics

January 1 - 18 thousand people
- 25 thousand people
- 38 thousand people
- 54 thousand people

Religion

At the beginning of the 2010s, Soligorsk is the center of the Soligorsk deanery of the Minsk diocese. Since October 23 of the year - the second cathedral city of the Slutsk diocese, the center of the Soligorsk deanery.

Belarus always welcomes each of its guests with joy and special warmth. In any city, hospitable residents welcome tourists very kindly and welcomingly. Every corner of this country fascinates travelers and makes them admire the excellent landscapes, surrounding nature, and every little thing brings joy and pleasure from this indescribable beauty.

Among such unforgettable places, the town of Soligorsk, located in the southern side of the Minsk region, at a distance of 137 kilometers from the capital of the state - Minsk, is especially popular. The population of the city is just over one hundred thousand inhabitants. The population is twice as large.

Soligorsk is a fairly young city. It was founded here only in 1958, when deposits of potassium salts were discovered nearby. So, at the beginning, an industrial enterprise appeared here, and next to it a city was erected, in which the majority of the inhabitants are people who work in the mines and at the enterprise.

What is the best way to get to Soligorsk

The best way to get to the city itself is by car or bus. Through bus service, Soligorsk is connected with many other cities of Belarus.

You can also get to the mining capital, as Soligorsk is often called, by train or commuter train. Railway tracks connect the city with regional - Osipovichi and Slutsk, interregional Mogilev - Belarusian cities. You can go to. A train to Moscow passes through Soligorsk every day and international lines to St. Petersburg on Sundays.

Climate in Soligorsk

In Soligorsk, as throughout Belarus, a temperate continental climate prevails. Summers here are not very hot and quite humid, and winters are quite cold, but mild and humid with frequent thaws. In winter and autumn, the weather in Soligorsk is very unstable.

The average annual air temperature in the city during the summer during the daytime is about 21-23 C, and at night the temperature drops to 11-13 C. In winter in Soligorsk the temperature is mostly minus and on average it is -5...-7 C during the day and -11...- 13 C at night. Average temperatures fluctuate at the same level.

What you should definitely see in Soligorsk

Even despite its poor history, Soligorsk has places and attractions that are worth seeing and they certainly deserve attention.

First of all, the city is famous for its artificial salt mountains and mines. Today anyone can visit and see them.

The first thing you should do is visit the Salt Museum, so to speak, in the world of the salt kingdom. Here travelers not only learn who and how salt is mined, but also have a unique opportunity to go underground to great depths to see the whole process with their own eyes.

In second place after mines and potassium salts, among the interesting sights near Soligorsk, the Park of Four Elements stands out. The fountain deserves special attention here; it is the only one of its kind in Belarus; there are no other analogues to it in the country.

On one of the Soligorsk streets there are wooden structures called Squid Trees. The city also has a small replica of the Eiffel Tower.

There are monuments in the city, among which we should especially highlight the Miners Monument and the monument made in the form of a salt crystal, which is located at the entrance to the city and is a symbol of the mining capital.

A very beautiful historical monument, of which there are few in the city, is the Holy Intercession Orthodox Church. It was built in the 18th century and today is included in the list of the most ancient churches in the country.

Prices for travelers in Soligorsk

Tourists visiting Soligorsk can stay at the 1-star Alesya hotel or the two-star Novoye Polesie hotel. Both hotels are located in the city center. Near the Alesya Hotel there is a Palace of Culture, a cinema and a reservoir, and not far from the New Polesie Hotel there is a recreation park, a local history museum and a Palace of Culture.

The cost of daily accommodation at the Alesya Hotel will cost a traveler 890-2780 Russian rubles or from 239 to 748 thousand Belarusian rubles.

At the New Polesie hotel, you will have to pay from 650 to 3843 rubles or 174,500-1,030,000 Belarusian rubles to rent a room for a day.

In addition to hotels, in Soligorsk there is an estate called Titenkoff, which is open 24/7. It is also located in the heart of the city. This is a five-story building with 49 rooms. Choosing the most suitable option for yourself is not a problem. There are single and double rooms, suites and junior suites.

Soligorsk shops offer their visitors a huge assortment of a wide variety of products. Here you can easily find a great souvenir that will remind travelers of this amazing trip. However, it is worth considering that in Soligorsk the prices for some products and things are slightly higher than in other cities of the country.

Soligorsk- a modern, industrial center, one of the youngest cities in Belarus. Its construction began in 1958 after the start of industrial development of the Starobinsky potassium ore deposit. The deposit itself was discovered a little earlier.

The history of the emergence of Soligorsk is very interesting. The fact is that at first they were looking for... oil in this place! Based on the decision of the USSR Ministry of Geology dated April 3, 1946, a detailed study of the oil-bearing prospects of the East European (Russian) platform was carried out. When drilling a reference well near the village of Chizhevichi on July 9, 1949, subsoil explorers extracted potassium salt from a depth of 349.5 meters. Thus, the Starobinskoye field was discovered.

On May 11, 1949, a team of geologists led by Nesterov, after erecting a drilling rig, discovered layers of potassium salt at a depth of 650 meters. Further research showed that potash deposits are located deep underground. In this regard, in May 1958, a decision was made to begin construction of the first Belarusian potash plant. The work has begun. Just 2 months later, in July 1958, the first detachment of builders, numbering 211 people, arrived. On August 12, 1958, a meeting was held near the village of Chizhevichi, at which the question of creating a new city for future miners was raised.

Initially, the city was named Novo-Starobinsk, but the combination of the words “NOVO” and “STAR” did not sound very nice, and therefore in 1963 it was decided to rename it SOLIGORSK.

The construction of the city was carried out on the site of gradually demolished villages with poetic names: Vishnevka, Kovaleva Loza, Peschanka, Pokrovka, Steep Bank, Seltso...

Construction proceeded at a rapid pace. For development and rapid construction, the city needed good communications and roads. For this purpose, construction of the railway began. And on June 2, 1959, the first train arrived at the Kaliy station. At that time there was no city as such. It was not easy for the residents in the first years; there were no baths or shops. Many lived in private houses in the village of Chizhevichi.

The construction of the first mines in Belarus was entrusted to the management of the All-Union Trust "Shakhstospetsstroy", which was located in the Moscow region. The first director, E.I., contributed a lot of work to organizing the work of the Belarusian Special Mining Directorate. Hauptmann. In July 1958, the first group of mine builders arrived at the site of excavation of Belarusian mines. In August 1958, centers of future mine shafts were identified on the ground. On April 25, 1959, the first pile driver was installed. On June 3, 1959, A. Selivanov’s team descended into the face and began excavating the first meters of mine shaft No. 2 - the first mine in Belarus. March 27, 1960 - the mark of 365 meters - was remembered by the miners for a long time - the miners reached the first layer of salt. At a depth of 385 meters, an even more powerful salt layer was encountered. On April 30, 1960, at a depth of 414 meters, miners reached the industrial horizon of potassium salts and the first tub of potassium salt was raised to the surface. While the miners were punching through the mine shafts, the builders of Trust No. 3 were building the facilities of the first potash plant, residential and cultural buildings of the new city.

On the night of July 26, 1960, the first explosion occurred in the mine, which heralded the beginning of horizontal mining at the 1st Soligorsk potash plant and the birth of a new team of Belarusian miners - miners - Soligorsk potassium workers. In August 1960, the first mining machine began to be lowered into the mine. The combine weighed 32 tons. It was decided to lower the combine into the mine in parts and assemble it underground. Now this combine can be seen near the 1st mine department, like a monument. On May 9, 1961, 7 months ahead of schedule, miners of the 1st potash plant began industrial production of Belarusian potassium salt. On December 17, 1961, the first car of unfortified salt was sent to the state farm named after the “10th Anniversary of the BSSR”. By October 5, 1963, the mine had fulfilled its annual target for the production of sylvinite and, by the end of the year, had supplied tens of thousands of tons of potash fertilizers to agriculture in excess of the plan.

On December 10, 1963, the first stage of the mine was put into operation and the second potash plant was prepared for development. The contours of the first potash plant were becoming more and more clear, and the city was being built. At the very beginning of the construction of the plant and the future city in 1958, construction trust No. 3 was created. The first detachment of builders arrived in the Starobin region in July 1958. It consisted of 200 girls and boys. In 1959, the city's first 16-apartment building was occupied. The first streets also appeared: Stroiteley Street, Leninsky Komsomol Street, Konstantin Zaslonov Street and others.

In July 1959, by order of the Minsk Regional Department of Health Protection, a medical and sanitary unit was approved for the construction of Soligorsk potash plants and the city of Soligorsk to provide medical care to miners, builders, and city residents. At the end of 1962, construction of the hospital complex began. Quarter No. 23 is a historical zone of Soligorsk. Here, at the sacred symbolic stone, the city received its baptism. Then the first residential buildings grew, streets appeared, medical institutions, canteens, the first department store, a builders' club, and an elementary school were opened. In 1961, the mining and chemical technical school accepted its first students, and in 1964 it was named after Maurice Thorez. In 1960, due to the large population growth and the opening of regular bus service, a standard prefabricated panel house was installed on Stroiteley Street, in which the first bus station of the new city appeared.

Over the course of 49 years, the city of Soligorsk has formed its own architectural appearance; it has become a major center of the mining and chemical industry of the Republic of Belarus. The defining sector in the national economy is industry. The main producer of industrial products is the republican unitary enterprise “Production Association “Belaruskali”, which produces potash fertilizers. In 2003, the grand construction of a new, fifth potash mine began in order to replenish the depleted reserves of potash ore at the first and second mines.

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