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Solvychegodsk (Russian: Сольвычегодск, lit. "salt on the Vychegda River") is a town in the southern part of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located on the right-hand bank of the Vychegda River some 25 km northeast of Kotlas. Geographic coordinates: 61°20′N, 46°55′E. Population: 2,843 (2002 Census).
Solvychegodsk was founded in the 14th century on the shores of the Lake Solyanoye. The town was called Usolsk in the 15th century. It had been the home of the Stroganov family since the early 16th century, who used to own local saltworks. In the 16th–17th centuries, Solvychegodsk was a big commercial, handicraft, and cultural hub of Northern Russia. It was especially famous its enamel industry. In 1796, the town became a part of Vologda guberniya. It was also known as a place of political exile. In 1937, Solvychegodsk was transferred to the jurisdiction of Arkhangelsk Oblast.
The town is home to a number of balneological resorts, where they use mineral springs and silt mud from the Lake Solyanoye.
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