Soledar

Soledar Соледар
City
The Holy Transfiguration Church of Soledar and surrounding buildings, pictured in April 2022
Flag Coat of arms
Interactive map of Soledar
Soledar Location within Donetsk Oblast Soledar Location within Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°41′43″N 38°04′03″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Donetsk Oblast
Raion	Bakhmut Raion
Hromada	Soledar urban hromada
Foundation	Late 17th century
City status	1965
Area
• Total	14.108 km2 (5.447 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (330 ft)
Population  (January 2022)
• Total	10,490
• Estimate  (2023)	0
• Density	743.5/km2 (1,926/sq mi)
Postal code	84545–84548
Area code	+380 6274
KOATUU	1420910800

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Soledar (Ukrainian: Соледар, IPA: [soleˈdɑr] ^ⓘ; Russian: Соледар, IPA: [səlʲɪˈdar]; lit. 'gift of salt') is a destroyed city in Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Situated in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, the city was formerly highly important for its salt mining industry, from which its name Soledar is derived. The last estimate of its population before its destruction was 10,490, in 2022.

From 1925 until 1991, it was known as Karlo-Libknekhtovsk after the German socialist Karl Liebknecht. During the Battle of Soledar of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Soledar was completely destroyed and depopulated by Russian forces, who have occupied the ruins of the city and the surrounding area since January 2023.