Often people who are new to geography wonder: Adler - which region or region? This is also of interest to travelers traveling for the first time to the south of Russia. In this article we will try to answer this question in more detail.
Where is Adler located?
So, in what area is Adler located? This is one of the four inner-city districts of the city of Sochi (or, as it is also called, Greater Sochi), the administrative center of the Adler district. It is located along the Black Sea coast, from the left bank of the Kudepsta River to the border with Abkhazia. The length along the sea is 18 km. Inland, towards the mountains, the width of the area varies depending on the topography.
Like the whole city of Sochi, Adler belongs to the Krasnodar Territory and is the southernmost territory of Russia.
What is Adler?
Adler is not only a popular summer resort with lush subtropical vegetation, spacious pebble beaches, hotels, resorts, places of recreation and entertainment. Since 2014, when the Winter Olympic Games were held in Sochi, the district began a second life. After all, it is here, in the Imereti lowland of the Adler region of the Krasnodar Territory, that there is the coastal cluster of the Olympics.
In recent years, roads have been significantly modernized and new interchanges have been built, a new terminal building, two large railway stations: in fact, Adler and Olympic Park, as well as the seaport of Imeretinsky, have been commissioned. Objects for educational tourism are enough for every taste. There is a dolphinarium and an aquarium, several museums, and concerts, shows and sporting events are constantly held in the buildings of the Olympic Park.
The famous ski resort Krasnaya Polyana also belongs to the Adler region. Therefore, we can safely consider this region unique in its climatic diversity: from humid subtropics to high alpine meadows.
History reference
To learn more about Adler - which region or region, we turn to the history and recall the main dates:
- Officially, historians consider 1869 to be the year of foundation.
- Until 1917, the main part of the current Krasnodar Territory was occupied by the Kuban Region, then the Azov-Black Sea Territory was created on its basis.
- When Sochi received city status in 1934, Adler was a predominantly country and agricultural village with many small collective farms.
- In 1937, by dividing the Azov-Black Sea Territory into two parts, the Krasnodar Territory and the Rostov Region were formed.
- In 1961, the Adler district was included in the city of Sochi in the Krasnodar Territory.
Thus, the question of which region Adler belongs to, which region or region, is historically understandable and justified.
Interesting facts about Adler
The origin of the name "Adler" has several versions. According to the most common of them, the progenitor of this toponym is the Abkhaz word “Artlar” (“marina”). Russian soldiers during the Caucasian war pronounced it in their own way “Adler” - in German “eagle”.
In the center of Adler, Bestuzhevsky Square is located and a monument to the Decembrist Alexander Bestuzhev-Marlinsky, who died in a battle on Cape Adler in 1837, is installed.
Many famous films have been shot here. For example, “Diamond Hand”, where the fishing scene was filmed on the Mzymta River, trips to the cottage in Dubrovka - on the road to Krasnaya Polyana. Leonid Gaidai remembered the color of the local landscapes and subsequently shot separate scenes of the "Caucasian Captive" here. The Adler stadium “Trud” was captured at the “physical education lesson” for the film “Guest from the Future”. Adler Airport went down in history with scenes from the famous film “Going to a Thunderstorm”. From the films of the post-Soviet period, one can note “Sea. The mountains. Expanded clay "on the construction of Olympic facilities in the Imereti Lowland.
Thus, we managed to answer the question “Adler - which region or region?”, As well as provide basic information about the geography, history, and sights of this interesting place in the south of Russia.