Bilky, Khust Raion Explained

Bilky
Native Name:Білки
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:village
Flag Alt:Flag village Bilky
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Zakarpattia Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Label Position:inline,title
Coordinates:48.3294°N 23.1397°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2: Khust Raion
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1245
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4,4
Elevation Footnotes:/(average value of)
Elevation M:175
Population Total:8064
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:90132
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 3144
Website:селище Білки, райцентр Іршава (Ukrainian)

Bilky (Ukrainian: Бі́лки; Hungarian: [[:hu:Bilke|Bilke]]) is a village in Khust Raion of Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. The village covers an area of 4,4 km2.[1] The population of the village is about 8 064.[2]

Geography

Village Bilky located in the center of the Transcarpathian region (Zakarpattia Oblast) on the altitude of 175m (574feet) above sea level, that is situated in the river valley Borzhava.
It is at a distance 93km (58miles) from the regional center of Uzhhorod, 11km (07miles) from Irshava, and 52km (32miles) from Mukachevo.

History

The first written record of village Bilky dates back to the 17th century. By King Béla IV of Hungary, King of Hungary and Croatia, was made a present and gave royal charter in 1245.
But there have been found remains of three settlements in of the Neolithic (IV-III millennium BC) in the village. It has preserved remains of the Slavic of the settlement 8th-9th century AD.

Religious organizations

In the village there are religious community of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and Ukrainian Orthodox Church. There are two temples.

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://drymba.net/uk/1026010-selo-bilky-zakarpatska Село Білки (Закарпатська обл.): карта вулиць
  2. http://rada.info/rada/04349449/ Білківська сільська рада