Often, people who are new to geography ask the question: Adler - which region or region? This is also of interest to travelers traveling to the south of Russia for the first time. In this article, we will try to answer this question in the most detail.
Where is Adler?
So, what area is Adler in? This is one of the four intracity 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 terrain.
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 Olympics were held in Sochi,the area began a second life. After all, it is here, in the Imeretinskaya lowland of the Adler region of the Krasnodar Territory, that the coastal cluster of the Olympics is located.
In recent years, roads have been significantly modernized here and new interchanges have been built, a new terminal building, two large railway stations have been put into operation: in fact, Adler and the Olympic Park, as well as the seaport of Imeretinsky. There are enough objects for educational tourism for every taste. There is a dolphinarium and an oceanarium, several museums, and concerts, shows and sports 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 area unique in terms of climatic diversity: from humid subtropics to high-mountain alpine meadows.
Historical background
To learn more about Adler - which region or region, let's turn to history and remember 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-Chernomorsky Territory was created on its basis.
- When Sochi received city status in 1934, Adler was predominantly a dacha and agricultural settlement with many small collective farms.
- In 1937, Krasnodar Territory and Rostov Region were formed by dividing the Azov-Chernomorsky Territory into two parts.
- In 1961, the Adler district was included in the citySochi, Krasnodar Territory.
Thus, the question of which region Adler belongs to, which region or region, is historically clear and justified.
Fun 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" ("pier"). The Russian military during the Caucasian war pronounced it in their own way "Adler" - in German "eagle".
In the center of Adler is Bestuzhevsky Square and a monument to the Decembrist Alexander Bestuzhev-Marlinsky, who died in battle at Cape Adler in 1837.
Many famous films have been filmed here. For example, "Diamond Arm", where the fishing scene was filmed on the Mzymta River, trips to the dacha in Dubrovka - on the way to Krasnaya Polyana. Leonid Gaidai memorized the coloring of the local landscapes and subsequently filmed separate scenes of the “Prisoner of the Caucasus” here. 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 "I'm going into a thunderstorm." Of the films of the post-Soviet period, one can note “The 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?", And also provide basic information about the geography, history, sights of this most interesting place in southern Russia.
