In 1676 a fortress named Tor was built at the confluence of the Kazenyy Torets and Sukhyy Torets rivers where they form the Torets river, a tributary of Donets river. Shortly thereafter the town of Tor grew up next to the fortress.
As several salt lakes were located close by, the town became a producer of salt. During the sixteenth century, salt production was the principal local industry, but during the eighteenth century it became unprofitable and ceased on December 21, 1782.
In 1784 the city was renamed Sloviansk.
Religious organisations
Christian churches:
- Cathedral of Novomuchenikov of Confessors (Russian Orthodox)
- Svyatovoskresenskiy Church
- Church of the Apostle Andrey Pervozvannogo;
- Church of Oleksandr Nevsky;
- Church of Seraphim Sarovskogo;
- The “Kind New” Christian Center Church
- Church of Jesus Christ of the Protestant Church of Ukraine
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