Soltsy

The city of Soltsi is already 628 years old: the first mention dates back to 1390. The Novgorod annals says: “In the summer of 1390, the Novgorodians went with Prince Semyon Olgerdovich at the Pskov war and became in Solcovy ...” ”, in 1239, one of the Feature settlements called the town, which is located 3 km from the city, laid Prince Alexander Nevsky to protect the Novgorod lands from enemies.

Soltsy owe its name to the numerous salty keys, beating from under the land on the left bank of Sheloni. In the old days of these sources, residents evaporated salt. Also, from ancient times, the healing properties of these sources were highly appreciated. As the Salt from the village in the village developed, then its administrative significance also grew in the place.

On March 10, 1781, Ekaterina II Sovereign issued a decree: “We have a whole -member of the former artillery department Sloboda Solboda, lying in the Pskov governorship along the way from the city of Porhov to the New River on the Shelona River, allow him to reite his town hall ... and assigning all the people to the inhabitants of this new Posad. The rights that the philistinism in such landings inhabiting on bidding, crafts and exercises each are characteristic of our legalizations are characteristic of our legalizations ”(the full collection of the laws of the Russian Empire, volume XXI).

Numerous dynasties of the merchants - Ardamat, Bogrov, Vanyukov, Krasikov, Bogov, Julins, Dubets, who sacrificed a lot of means for charity goals (church, schools, almshouses) were formed. The way of Life of Posad, his historical development also reflected in his culture. Painted streets, stone houses, large manufactory shops, small shops and craft workshops - this is the appearance of the city at the turn of the XIX - XX centuries.

In Posat, folk crafts flourished: spinning, weaving, needlework, blacksmithing. The Ilyinsky fairs were widely known, held in Posad from July 20 to 28; The turnover of each was 90-100 thousand gold rubles. After the outbreak of World War I, in 1915, the city received the status of the resort city , since in one of their estates the merchant family of the Boga was opened by a sanatorium for wounded officers. Later, at the end of the 20s , on the basis of the sanatorium, a balneological and mud resort was organized, which has three sources of mineral water belonging to the group of North Caucasian Narzans. Water was enough not only for local needs, but also for spill into special bottles. This was engaged in a mineral water plant, open nearby. At that time, the city was also known as the Center for Flax trade.

In 1927, according to the new administrative division, the Salt became the city - the center of the Soletsky district, which, together with the Novgorod, Pskov and other lands, entered the newly created Western Territory. In 1930–44 Salt were part of the Leningrad region. Since 1944, Soltsi - district center of the Novgorod region.

During the Great Patriotic War from 1941 to 1944, the city was in the fascist occupation. Many buildings, including the resort, were destroyed or burned. In mid -July 1941, near Solts, Soviet troops inflicted one of the first successful counterattacks and detained the German offensive on Leningrad.

By the decision of the College of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, Soltsi is classified as the number of historical settlements of Russia. Today, Salts are a district center with a population of about 9 thousand people.

The city is still unique in historical buildings with merchant mansions and shops, cult buildings: the Old Believer chapel, the wooden church of the 18th century cover, the acting Ilyinsky Cathedral, built in 1824-1825 in the style of classicism.

10 km from Soltsov in the village of Knight is the tribal estate of the princes of Vasilchikovs with a picturesque park and numerous buildings (late 18 - early 19th centuries). The estate is a generic estate of the four generations of the princes of Vasilchikov. Illarion Vasilievich - Hero of the War of 1812, member of the State Council. Alexander Illarionovich is a Russian public figure and writer, who was a second -time for Duel Lermontov with Martynov. Victor Alexandrovich is a military and statesman, general, hero of the Crimean war. Boris Alexandrovich is the leader of the Novgorod provincial nobility, Minister of Land Management and Agriculture in the office of Stolypin, member of the State Council.

From the sights of the surroundings of the city, one can also note the former estate of the merchants of the Vanyukov (19th century) in the village of Gorki. In the village of Molochkovo - the Church of the Assumption (19th century). In the village of Velebitsa-the Church of John the Theologian ( 2nd half of the 19th century).
The nature of the Soletsky region attracted many talented people. Here, writers m often visited the vacation. M. Prishvin , c. Y. Shishkov , and. S. Sokolov -Mikitov, artist K. S. Petrov -vokin, composers p. I. Tchaikovsky , t. N. Khrennikov , academician a. P. Karpinsky .

Tourist brand of the city of Solts "Mishka - Varangian"

Souvenir Solonka reflects the history of the city of Salt and is associated with the image of a merchant of salt, Varangian. According to the explanatory dictionary c. I. Dalya The word "Varangian" in Russia did not mean a hired warrior (Norman), but a box. On the lands that were far from Rus', where the trade in salt was unsafe, both merchants and hired warriors guarded their Varangians. At the heart of the souvenir, the figure of a bear, his image is on the coat of arms of Veliky Novgorod and the city of Solts.

The bear’s figure is made of red clay and colorfully painted, strengthened on a small platform. It has strips diagonally on the direction of movement, creating the impression of the continuous movement of salvar - the Varangians who have mastered the lands of the southern coil.