Salsk (russian: Сальск) is a
town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and the
administrative center
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In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Salsky District
Salsky District (russian: Са́льский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #340-ZS and municipalLaw #233-ZS district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the distr ...
in
Rostov Oblast,
Russia
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, located on the
Sredny Yegorlyk River (
Don
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Places
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's
basin), southeast of
Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population: 56,832 (2020),
History
It was established as a settlement serving Torgovaya () railway station, which opened in 1899. It was granted town status and renamed Salsk in 1926. Salsk was occupied by
Nazi Germany
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from July 31, 1942 as a part of the operation known as
Case Blue
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.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Salsk serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Salsky District
Salsky District (russian: Са́льский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #340-ZS and municipalLaw #233-ZS district (raion), one of the forty-three in Rostov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. The area of the distr ...
.
[Law #340-ZS] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Salsky District as Salskoye
Urban Settlement.
As a
municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Salsky Municipal District.
[Law #233-ZS]
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Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast