Sights of Sol-Iletsk

Not far from Orenburg, near the border with Kazakhstan is the town of Sol-Iletsk. The settlement is known for salt and mud lakes scattered near. Many Russians are attracted to recreation with the benefit of the local " Dead Sea ". At a well-known balneological resort, people come who need to treat diseases of the bone, genital, neurological systems or just get better. But besides taking care of your own health, you can have a good time here, visiting the sights of Sol-Iletsk. It is about them that will be discussed.

Lakes of Sol-Iletsk

This small town is surrounded by a group of reservoirs from seven lakes with a total area of ​​53 hectares. It is better to start acquaintance with salty lakes from the Big city, where the salt concentration is close to the parameters of the Black Sea (24-25 g / l). The biggest and most useful lake is Razval . This warm salt lake of Sol-Iletska has a salt concentration even higher than in the Dead Sea - 320 g / l. That is why there is a sense of weightlessness in bathing.

Less salty are lakes Hungry funnels and bromine Dunino - 150 g / l. Tuzluchnoe pond attracts tourists with its curative mud.

Indeed, the mineral lake is considered to be the Small town, where, in addition to salt, it contains 2.6 g / l, contains minerals in the composition close to the water of the Caspian Sea .

Museum "Cossack Kuren" in Sol-Iletsk

The interesting places of Sol-Iletska include the open-air museum "Cossack Kuren", located 25 km from the town on the river Kurala. This object is a Cossack farmstead, stylized in the XIX-XX century. In houses and adjoining buildings it is possible to familiarize with a life and traditions of Cossacks, their methods of conducting an economy, tools of work and objects of use. In addition to the inspection, the guests of the museum are offered to listen to the performance of the ensemble of the Cossack song, ride a horse, fish and take part in rituals.

Cretaceous mountains in Sol-Iletsk

In the list of what to see in Sol-Iletsk necessarily include the route to Pokrovsky Cretaceous mountains. This natural phenomenon strikes the beauty of bright colors - white, yellow and blue. The nature monument, formed after the drying of the ancient sea in the so-called Cretaceous period (approximately 70-66 million years ago), is composed of written chalk. Ammonites of ancient mollusks can be seen in the sections of the chalky sequence. The local plants of the group of calcephiles, which grow on the chalk - Cretaceous chalk, Kermek Cretaceous, Nanophyton, and others - also look amazing.

Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in Sol-Iletsk

The Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was built in 1902 on the donations of local residents and public organizations in the traditional Russian-Byzantine style. It is known that with the establishment of Soviet power the church did not function until 1946.

You can also visit the chapel of St. Catherine the Great Martyr in 1842, built on the site of the first city church.

Salt mine in Sol-Iletsk

An unusual excursion awaits you in the salt mine of the city. It is no secret that the settlement was founded from the time of the development of the salt mines here. Of special interest for the guests of the city is a visit to the salt mine at a depth of 300 m with a ceiling height of 30 m.

By the way, in the resort of Sol-Iletsk, Orenburg region, a unique method of treating bronchopulmonary and nervous diseases is used: patients are lowered into the mine of a spent salt mine - a speleocamera with a curative microclimate. By the way, at depth is an incredible beauty salt chapel of the Great Martyr Barbara.

As you can see, there are few attractions in the resort city, but they are unique. In addition to the listed interesting places in Sol-Iletsk, we recommend visiting the park named after Persiyanov PA, where children, a mosque, a sculpture "Black Dolphin" , a monument to the founders of Rychkov and Uglitsky and, of course, the museum of local lore will be fun for attractions and trampoline.