Alushta ( uk, Алушта; crh, Aluşta; ) is a city of regional significance on the southern coast of the
Crimean peninsula
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which is within the
Republic of Crimea
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, an internationally recognized ''de jure'' part of
Ukraine
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, but since 2014 a ''de facto'' federal subject of the
Russian Federation
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. It is situated at the
Black Sea
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beach line on the road from
Hurzuf
Gurzuf or Hurzuf ( uk, link=no, Гурзуф, russian: Гурзу́ф, crh, Gurzuf, gr, link=no, Γορζουβίται) is a resort-town (urban-type settlement) in Yalta Municipality of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, a territory recognized b ...
to
Sudak
Sudak (Ukrainian & Russian: Судак; crh, Sudaq; gr, Σουγδαία; sometimes spelled Sudac or Sudagh) is a town, multiple former Eastern Orthodox bishopric and double Latin Catholic titular see. It is of regional significance in Crimea, ...
, as well as on the
Crimean Trolleybus
Crimean Trolleybus Line (russian: Крымский троллейбус, Krymskiy trolleybus; uk, Кримський тролейбус, Kryms’kyi troleibus; crh, Qırım trolleybusı) in Crimea is the longest trolleybus line in the world.Mu ...
line. Population:
The area is notable for its arid, rocky terrain due to its proximity to
Crimean mountains
The Crimean Mountains ( uk, Кримські гори, translit. ''Krymski hory''; russian: Крымские горы, translit. ''Krymskie gory''; crh, Qırım dağları) are a range of mountains running parallel to the south-eastern coast o ...
. During
Byzantine
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times the town was called ''Alouston'' (Ἄλουστον) meaning "Unwashed". Vestiges survive of a Byzantine defensive tower from a fortress of which the city name has derived, as well as a 15th-century
Genoese fortress. During the Genoese rule the name modified to ''Lusta''.
Adam Mickiewicz
Adam Bernard Mickiewicz (; 24 December 179826 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator and political activist. He is regarded as national poet in Poland, Lithuania and Belarus. A principal figure in Polish Ro ...
dedicated two of his ''Crimean Sonnets'' to Alushta.
It is also the home of Seyit the Wolf in the Turkish drama Kurt Seyit ve Sura.
In 1910, 544 Jews lived in Alushta, consisting about 13% of the town population. In 1939, they consisted only 2.3% of the town overall population, numbering 251 individuals. On 4 November 1941, the Germans occupied the town and on 24 November 1941, a unit of
sonderkommando 10b shot to death 30 Jews along with captured communists and partisans. In early December 1941, about 250 Jews from Alushta were shot to death by
sonderkommando 11b in the park of trade union sanatorium no. 7, which is today in the local center for children and creativity.
Climate
Gallery
File:AlushtaFortress.jpeg, 15th century Genoese tower in Alushta
File:Центр Алушта.JPG, Downtown Alushta
File:Старинное здание винподвала.JPG, Alushta winery
File:Alushta Feodora Stratilata church IMG 2874 01-103-0013.JPG, St. Theodore Church
File:Aluštan keskustori.jpg, Main square
File:Карло Боссоли. Алушта.jpg, Panorama of Alushta in the 1850s, by Carlo Bossoli
Carlo Bossoli (6 December 1815, in Lugano – 1 August 1884, in Turin) was a Swiss-born Italian painter and lithographer, who spent his early career in Russia. He is best known for historical scenes from the Risorgimento.
Biography
His ...
File:Ротонда, Алушта.jpg, Rotunda, a tourist attraction
File:Кастель. Алушта (30).JPG
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Alushta is
twinned with:
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Santa Cruz,
United States
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Dzierżoniów
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,
Poland
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Äänekoski
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is water. The population density is .
Neighbouring municipalities ...
,
Central Finland
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Jūrmala
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,
Latvia
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