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# Soledar

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Соледар.

## English name

**Soledar** — Current Ukrainian name, using the Ukrainian national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012.

Other forms in use:

- **Karlo-Libknekhtovsk** — Former Soviet name, replaced by Soledar in 1991; the form is widely used in English historical accounts.
- **Karlo-Libknekhtivsk** — Former Ukrainian Soviet name, replaced by Soledar in 1991; explicitly documented by the Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine.
- **Briantsivka** — Earlier Ukrainian village name associated with the salt-mining settlement; not every use denotes the entire later city.
- **Bryantsevka** — Russian-based form of the early village name used in English historical accounts.
- **Соледар** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local addresses, maps or source titles cited in English.

## French name

**Soledar** — Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.

Other forms in use:

- **Karlo-Libknekhtivsk** — Ukrainian-based form of the Soviet name, replaced in 1991; retained for French historical searches.
- **Karlo-Libknekhtovsk** — Russian-based form of the former name in French historical references; replaced in 1991.

## About

Soledar is a salt-mining town near Bakhmut in Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine. Its vast underground chambers were once visitor attractions, before the town suffered devastating destruction in the Russian invasion.

## Notes

Karlo-Libknekhtivsk/Karlo-Libknekhtovsk replaced by Soledar in 1991. NASU distinguishes the 1965–1991 compound name from the earlier Karla Libknekhta name; imprecise 1920s starting dates in some sources are not repeated. The description avoids current population and military-control claims. https://esu.com.ua/article-9860 Formal romanization variants are search aids and do not establish common usage in either language. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soledar ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soledar.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q2399843](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2399843) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/soledar/?format=json)


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