Jelendol was an industrial settlement in the middle of a fir and beech forest.

It was established in 1934 as an urban-type settlement of Zavolzhye, conglomerated from several industrial settlements.

It was founded in 1958 as an industrial settlement.

However, it remained a cluster of industrial settlements and villages until the 1950s, when it was administratively united.

As part of the industrial settlement of the site the former cooling water discharge channel was converted to a port with the use of public funds.

At that time there were several industrial settlements in the region, especially at Serondela, where the timber industry proliferated.

The modern transportation promoted several industrial settlements, including the sugar factory in 1876, which had a long time national significance.

In the beginning of the 20th century Kostiantynivka developed into an industrial settlement, and was later raised into the rank of an urban type (1926).

The city was founded in 1932 as an industrial settlement for a Bromine factory located near the lake Stare.

But in just 150 years of industrial settlement, the runs of wild fish have been reduced to a mere fraction of their historical levels.