Salt mines Soledar .

Historians suggest that even before our era people could get this vital mineral by evaporation of salt brine from its Copyright and Bahmutskiy lakes located on the site later Artemovsky explored deposits of rock salt. But only in the XVI century mining evaporated salt Pridontsove became a regular .With the development of salt production is inextricably linked history of the Donbas. Production of evaporated salt demanded more wood, which led to the destruction of forests in the district. We needed a new source of energy , and what was discovered about 300 years ago in the Donbass coal region .It was used primarily to increase the production of salt, and has subsequently - for the development of metallurgy and other industrial applications.

 

assumptions about the availability of parts and Torah Bachmuth rich deposits of rock salt individual prospectors expressed in the middle of the XVIII century.

 

But only in 1880, the outstanding Russian scientist, geologist , APKarpinski did exactly scientifically sound development of the subject and proved the existence of huge reserves of salt in our steppe region, through which ran the famous centuries Chumackiy way for salt in the Crimea .

 

Dwarf guardian underground tsarstvaOsuschestvlennaya in 1876-1880 's mining engineer P.Ivanov, the so-called sinking wells near the village of Government Bryantsevka , 10 miles from Bachmuth , showed the presence in the Earth's thicker layers of salt 9 , including the most powerful - Bryantsevskogo a thickness of about 40 meters.

 

In 1965, appeared on the map of Ukraine city Carlo Libknehtovsk .He combines his work settlement . Karl Liebknecht, Belokamenka , Dekonskogo , salt, and Mesopotamia. In 1991 the town was renamed Soledar .

 

As a result, more than one hundred years of underground work in the interior of the Earth system formed workings over 200 km .But the route to the mine is about 700 meters, including the way back to the trunk. The descent is carried in the cage (lift ).

 

During the tour you can visit : salt football field, underground labyrinths , concert hall, an underground gallery , a salt box, see the original figures are made of salt ( the guardians of the underworld gnomes , salt palm , etc. ).

 

next to the excursion route operates speleosanatory Salt Symphony , which was successfully treated with bronchial asthma , asthmatic , obstructive bronchitis , chronic pneumonia , allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis , moderate form of psoriasis, lowered immunity , thyroid disease .

 

In the treatment of women there is a significant reduction of wrinkles. But the most effective treatment for children.

 

The air is saturated in salt mines and salt particles in size from 1 to 5 microns. The concentration of microparticles in a cubic meter . - Up to 15 mg . The atmospheric pressure in mines 772 mm Hg. of Art., Relative humidity 60% and temperature 14-16 ° C - all this has beneficial effects on health of patients.

 

Speleosanatory Salt Symphony in the mine office nursing home medical staff monitors the health of patients taking the new arrivals, and conducts classes on exercise therapy and breathing exercises .

 

Patients are in a spacious 3- workings - the galleries. Inside the hidden niches, this treatment rooms. Children very quickly become accustomed to new surroundings battle chess , sports , the smallest playing with the salt as a regular sand.

 

Adults can read your favorite books , periodicals , play tennis .The underground bar is ready to take holidaymakers to almost 300 meters depth .

 

In one of the waste salt galleries of the church is today . In December 2003, in the chamber 41 bis was recorded record is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the first underground ballooning balloon -type hopper .

 

And in October, 2004there was a concert of Donbass Symphony Orchestra Salt Symphony under the direction of Austrian conductor Kurt Schmid soloist with the Vienna State Opera Victoria Lukyanets .On the sound of the orchestra in a salt mine Austrian composer and conductor Kurt Schmid said: I am very impressed with ! Notes to the soaring arches caves, and then slowly, like a cloud descended . According to the conductor in the world there are only 2-3 of the theater that could compete with the acoustics Artyomovsk salt mines.

 

is unique salt palm - palm Mertsalova analogue character of Donbass. Also under the ground you can see the shape of salt made ​​by folk craftsmen.

 

input into the underworld intrigue you. You will find yourself in a totally different world underground , do not forget intriguing .

 

Paul mines strewn with salt particles of size from 1 to 40 mm , so you need imett ssoboy proper shoes. Under the ground stays a constant temperature of +14 ° C - inspecting the mine in the summer , you should bring warm clothes.

 

In the mine is forbidden to smoke , use of fire.Health and physical condition of the excursion participants must comply with the need to address the proposed route .

 

The city has the only Ukrainian reserve of industrial cultivation of blue and silver firs.

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