Industrial tourism is not just the latest direction of travel, it is the study of areas and objects of industrial purpose in order to explore the growth of the territory, which is based on the development of industrialization. Plants, buildings, catacombs, etc. become objects.
In Donetsk Region, the industrial areas in Kramatorsk, NKMZ plant, Soledar Salt Mines, Bakhmut Sparkling Wine Plant, Mariupol Ilyich Plant, and the seaport are clearly represented.
| Kramatorsk History | |
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Donetsk Region, Kramatorsk Territorial Community, Kramatorsk
GPS: 48.738833, 37.584989 |
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| Kramatorsk is an industrial city in the north of the region with the population of approximately 161,000 people, which since October 2014 has been the location of Donetsk Regional State Administration. It has a good logistics connection by high-speed trains with Kyiv (5-6 hours) and the western territory of Ukraine. Its most famous enterprise – Novokramatorsky Mashinostroitelny Zavod – is also the main tourist attraction. The city museum of local lore displays a variety of interesting paleontological and geological artifacts, including the recreated model of mammoth. You can visit: 1. Bernatsky Garden. 2. Myru Square. 3. Palace of Culture “Novokramatorsky Mashinostroitelny Zavod” (museum). |
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| Soledar Salt Mines | |
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Donetsk Region, Soledar Territory Community, Soledar, Zhovtneva (Soledarska) Str., 2b
+38(050)6089070 https://travelbox.in.ua/saltway/ GPS: 48.6838, 38.09992 |
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| Soledar is the center of the salt industry of Ukraine. The city is known primarily for its salt mine. It is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. The devastated mine workings have been transformed into amazing temples with sculptures, paintings, chapels and salt boulders grottoes. Deep underground there is the sanatorium open to everyone. Here, the air, enriched with salt particles, treats asthma and strengthens the nervous system. There are, without exaggeration, very few such objects all over the world. And even demanding foreign tourists are delighted with walks through Soledar Salt Mines. |
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| Artwinery Sparkling Wine Factory | |
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Donetsk Region, Bakhmut Territory Community, Bakhmut, P. Lumumby Str., 87
+38(062)7486531 GPS: 48.59795, 38.02942 |
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| Artwinery is one of the largest enterprises in the Eastern Europe for the production of sparkling wines by the classic bottle method and located in Bakhmut. Old gypsum mines at the depth of 50 m underground were favorable for the production of the special type of sparkling wine (including the only red in the world). Tourists will be visited by three production shops in the underground part of the plant, where they will demonstrate modern winemaking equipment for making “kings” wine. |
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| Historical Mariupol | |
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Donetsk Region, Mariupol Territory Community, Mariupol, Myru Ave., 70
+38(097)6184085, +38(050)9719587 https://mistomariupol.com.ua/list GPS: 47.09632, 37.54743 |
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| Mariupol is one of the largest cities in Donetsk Region, the country’s industrial center, the significant port and settlement area of the Greeks of Azov Sea, the climatic and mud resort. It is a natural regional center for leisure and business / conference tourism with many nearby resorts as well as natural and historical attractions. Its industrial heritage, which includes some outstanding cultural heritage sites, can be a landmark attraction. You can visit: 1. Illich Steel and Iron Works. 2. Seaport. |
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