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Solovka

Coordinates: 48°22′21″N 22°16′19″E / 48.37250°N 22.27194°E / 48.37250; 22.27194
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Solovka
Соловка (Ukrainian)
Saloka (Slovak)
Village
Solovka is located in Ukraine
Solovka
Solovka
Solovka is located in Zakarpattia Oblast
Solovka
Solovka
Coordinates: 48°22′21″N 22°16′19″E / 48.37250°N 22.27194°E / 48.37250; 22.27194
Country Ukraine
OblastZakarpattia Oblast
RaionUzhhorod Raion
HromadaChop urban hromada
Established1464
Government
 • Chairman of the Village CouncilOleksandr Biro
Area
 • Total0.16 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total896
 • Density5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
89462
Area code+380 312

Solovka (Ukrainian: Соловка, Slovak: Saloka) is village in Chop urban hromada of Uzhhorod Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in Western Ukraine.[1]

The village's railway station is home to the Solovka border checkpoint on the border with Hungary.[2]

History

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The 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

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Population according to the 2001 census: 825 people.[1]

Population as of 2020: 896 people.[2]

Government and politics

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A 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

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  1. ^ a b "Village's profile on the website of the Ukrainian Parliament". w1.c1.rada.gov.ua (in Ukrainian).
  2. ^ a b c "Соловка". Чопська міська рада (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  3. ^ "Список селищних, сільських голів та секретарів рад Ужгородського району — Ужгородська районна рада". uzh-rajrada.gov.ua. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  4. ^ "Соловківська сільська рада". Результати виборів депутатів ради в одномандатних виборчих округах. Retrieved 9 February 2024.