{{Short description|Town in Rostov Oblast, Russia}} {{Infobox Russian inhabited locality |en_name=Salsk |ru_name=Сальск |image_skyline=Salsk Rostov on Don region central srteet.jpg |image_caption=On the Lenina Street in central Salsk |coordinates = {{coord|46|26|N|41|35|E|display=inline,title}} |map_label_position=left |coa_caption= |flag_caption= |anthem= |anthem_ref= |holiday= |holiday_ref= |federal_subject=[[Rostov Oblast]] |federal_subject_ref=<ref name="RostovO_adm" /> |adm_district_jur=[[Salsky District]] |adm_district_jur_ref=<ref name="RostovO_adm" /> |adm_selsoviet_jur=Salskoye |adm_selsoviet_type=[[Town of district significance|Urban settlement]] |adm_selsoviet_jur_ref=<ref name="RostovO_adm" /> |adm_ctr_of1=Salsky District |adm_ctr_of1_ref=<ref name="RostovO_adm" /> |adm_ctr_of2=Salskoye Urban Settlement |adm_ctr_of2_ref=<ref name="RostovO_adm" /> |inhabloc_cat=Town |inhabloc_cat_ref=<ref name="RostovO_adm" /> |inhabloc_type= |inhabloc_type_ref= |mun_district_jur=Salsky Municipal District |mun_district_jur_ref=<ref name="Ref1182" /> |urban_settlement_jur=Salskoye Urban Settlement |urban_settlement_jur_ref=<ref name="Ref1182" /> |mun_admctr_of1=Salsky Municipal District |mun_admctr_of1_ref=<ref name="Ref1182" /> |mun_admctr_of2=Salskoye Urban Settlement |mun_admctr_of2_ref=<ref name="Ref1182" /> |leader_title= |leader_title_ref= |leader_name= |leader_name_ref= |representative_body= |representative_body_ref= |area_km2= |area_km2_ref= |pop_2010census=61316 |pop_2010census_ref=<ref name="2010Census">{{ru-pop-ref|2010Census}}</ref> |pop_density= |pop_density_as_of= |pop_density_ref= |pop_latest= |pop_latest_date= |pop_latest_ref= |established_date=1899 |established_title= |established_date_ref= |current_cat_date=1926 |current_cat_date_ref= |postal_codes=347630–347634, 347636, 347639, 347640, 347649, 347659 |dialing_codes= |dialing_codes_ref= |website=http://adm-salsk.ru/ }} '''Salsk''' ({{langx|ru|Сальск}}) is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] and the [[administrative center]] of [[Salsky District]] in [[Rostov Oblast]], [[Russia]], located on the [[Sredny Yegorlyk River]] ([[Don River (Russia)|Don]]'s [[drainage basin|basin]]), {{convert|180|km|sp=us}} southeast of [[Rostov-on-Don]], the administrative center of the [[oblast]]. Population: 56,832 (2020), {{ru-census|p2010=61,316|p2002=61,775|p1989=61,088}}
==History== {{stack|{{Quote box |width=18em |align= |bgcolor=GhostWhite |title=Historical affiliations |fontsize=90% |quote={{flag|Russian Empire}} 1899–1917<br> {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Russian Republic]] 1917<br> {{flagicon image|Flag of Russian SFSR (1918-1937).svg}} [[Soviet Russia]] 1917–1922<br> {{flag|Soviet Union}} 1922–1991<br> {{flag|Russian Federation}} 1991–present }}}} It was established as a settlement serving Torgovaya ({{lang|ru|Торго́вая}}) railway station, which opened in 1899.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} It was granted town status and renamed Salsk in 1926.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}} 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 [[administrative center]] of [[Salsky District]].<ref name="RostovO_adm">Law #340-ZS</ref> As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Salsky District as '''Salskoye [[Town of district significance|Urban Settlement]]'''.<ref name="RostovO_adm" /> 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.<ref name="Ref1182">Law #233-ZS</ref>
==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}}
===Sources=== *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|ros|adm|law}} *{{RussiaAdmMunRef|ros|mun|list|salsky}}
{{Rostov Oblast}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2012}}
[[Category:Cities and towns in Rostov Oblast]] [[Category:Salsky District]]