Solovka (Ukrainian: Соловка, Slovak: Saloka) is village in Chop urban hromada of Uzhhorod Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in Western Ukraine.[1]
Solovka
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Village | |
.svg)  Solovka  Solovka | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′21″N 22°16′19″E / 48.37250°N 22.27194°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zakarpattia Oblast |
| Raion | Uzhhorod Raion |
| Hromada | Chop urban hromada |
| Established | 1464 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman of the Village Council | Oleksandr Biro |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.16 km2 (0.06 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 896 |
| • Density | 5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 89462 |
| Area code | +380 312 |
The village's railway station is home to the Solovka border checkpoint on the border with Hungary.[2]
History
editThe village was first mentioned in a charter dated 1240, and then in 1464 it was referred to as Zalok.
The village was a royal estate in 1240, It presented by Stephen V of Hungary to Mykhailo I of the Rozd dynasty. According to oral tradition, it was a place for rafting across the Tysa River.
Most of the village's population adopted the Reformed faith. The Reformed Church was built in 1783 in the Baroque-Classical style to replace the old stone church.[2]
Demographics
editPopulation according to the 2001 census: 825 people.[1]
Population as of 2020: 896 people.[2]
Government and politics
editA village has a Village Council from 16 deputies and the Chairman. Since 2006 Chairman of Village Council is Oleksandr Biro. As of 2024, 14 deputies are independent and 2 are members of Batkivshchyna party.[3][4]
Notes
edit- ^ a b "Village's profile on the website of the Ukrainian Parliament". w1.c1.rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian).
- ^ a b c "Соловка". Чопська міська рада (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Список селищних, сільських голів та секретарів рад Ужгородського району — Ужгородська районна рада". uzh-rajrada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
- ^ "Соловківська сільська рада". Результати виборів депутатів ради в одномандатних виборчих округах. Retrieved 9 February 2024.