(for its extraction) at the Tor saltworks.

Provincial town

As several salt lakes were located close by, the town soon became a major producer of salt. During the sixteenth century, salt production was the principal local industry. On March 30, 1783, by Imperial decree of Catherine II, the Yekaterinoslav Viceroyalty was formed. It included the territories of the abolished Novorossiysk Governorate and Azov Governorate (1775-1783). In 1784, the city

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