Usolye, Perm Krai

Usolye, Perm Krai

Usolye ( _ru. Усо́лье) is a town and the administrative center of Usolsky District of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the right bank of the Kama River, km to mi|190 north of Perm. Population: ru-census|p2002=6144|p1989=6453

It was founded in 1606 as a salt mining settlement of Novoye Usolye ( _ru. Но́вое Усо́лье) and grew into a major salt mining center by the beginning of the 19th century. It was granted town status in 1940.

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* [http://www.uraltourism.com/usolye.php History of Usolye]


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