Salsk (russian: Сальск) is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

and 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 ...

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, located on the Sredny Yegorlyk River (Don River (Russia), Don's drainage basin, basin), southeast of Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the oblast. 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 from July 31, 1942 as a part of the operation known as Case Blue.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions, framework of administrative divisions, Salsk serves as the

.Law #340-ZS As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Salsky District as Salskoye Town of district significance, Urban Settlement. As a subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions, municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Salsky Municipal District.Law #233-ZS

References

Notes

Sources

* * {{Use mdy dates, date=September 2012 Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast