Usolye, Usolsky District, Perm Krai

For other places with the same name, see Usolye.

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 190 kilometers (120 mi) north of Perm, the administrative center of the krai. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 5,694.^[2]

Usolye Усолье
Town[1]
The southern part of Usolye city and the Kama River
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Usolye
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Coordinates: 59°26′N 56°41′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Perm Krai[1]
Administrative district	Usolsky District[1]
Founded	1606
Town status since	1940
Elevation	140 m (460 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	5,694
Administrative status
• Capital of	Usolsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Usolsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Usolskoye Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Usolsky Municipal District,[3] Usolskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+5 (MSK+2 [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	618460
OKTMO ID	57708000006

History

It was founded in 1606 as a salt mining settlement of Novoye Usolye (Но́вое Усо́лье) and grew into a major salt mining center by the beginning of the 19th century.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population of Usolye

Year	1959	1970	1979	1989	2002	2010
Population	11,800[citation needed]	10,100[citation needed]	7,909[6]	6,453[7]	6,144[8]	5,694[2]

Culture

The house of the Stroganovs

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.