Yessentuki (Ессентуки́), Russia

Yessentuki (Russian: Ессентуки́) is a city at the base of the Caucasus Mountains in southwestern Russia. It covers 54 sq km (21 sq mi) and has a population of 101,000 people (2012 estimate). One of the nearest city to it is Pyatigorsk 17 km (11 mi) away.

Mud bath spa in Yessentuki, Russia
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Yessentuki dates from 1798, when the Russians built a military outpost on the right bank of the Bolshoy Yessentuchok River, near the confluence with the Podkumok River. Then in 1810, the mineral waters of Yessentuki was discovered for their therapeutic properties, helping the town develop as a health resort.

By the mid 19th century, waters from the Yessentuki springs were being bottled and sold to many cities in the country. The construction of a railway line linking it with Rostov-on-Don helped to bring more visitors to Yessentuki.

Facilities at Yessentuki's health resorts fell into disrepair during the Russian Civil War (1918-1923). It was restored after the war, but the resort was again damaged when the Nazis occupied Yessentuki from 10 August 1942 until 11 January 1943, during the Second World War. Today the sanatoria of Yessentuki are once again popular with well-to-do and middle-class Russians. They offer a number of treatments including mud baths and physical therapy.

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