Solotvyno Explained

Solotvyno
Other Name:
Settlement Type:Rural settlement
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Tiachiv Raion
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Zakarpattia Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:47.9556°N 23.8711°W
Area Total Km2:11.10
Elevation M:283
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:8391
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Postal Code:90575—90578
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 3134
Code1 Name:KOATUU
Code1 Info:2124455900
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Wikidata:yes
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Solotvyno (also Solotvina; Ukrainian: Солотвино; Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Slatina; Hungarian: Aknaszlatina or Hungarian: Faluszlatina; Солотвино; Yiddish: סעלאָטפֿינע, Yiddish: Selotfine; Slovak: Slatinské Doly) is a rural settlement in Tiachiv Raion in Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine, located adjacent to Romania, on the right bank of the Tisza River opposite the Romanian city of Sighetu Marmației. The village's name comes from the nearby salt mine. The current population is .

History

Solotvyno was first mentioned (the former one was burned down by the Tatars in 1241). In 1910, the town had a population of 2,330, the majority of whom were Hungarian. In 1920, the town became part of the newly formed Czechoslovakia, in 1939 it returned to Hungary. Many of the large Jewish population died in the Holocaust. After World War II, Solotvino became part of Ukraine in the Soviet Union. According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census, the majority of the population in the city is Romanian. In 2001, 56.97% of the 8,956 inhabitants spoke Romanian as their native language, while 14.54% spoke Ukrainian, 24.3% Hungarian, and 3.18% Russian.[1]

Until 26 January 2024, Solotvyno was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Solotvyno became a rural settlement.[2]

The settlement is the final stop of the Ukrainian section of the railway, which runs from Lviv to Transcarpathia. Solotvyno has a museum of salt miners.

Notable residents

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України .
  2. News: Что изменится в Украине с 1 января . glavnoe.in.ua . ru. 1 January 2024.
  3. Марк Штейнберг. Евреи в войнах тысячелетий. p. 227.
  4. Иван Мащенко. September 7–13, 2002. ru:Медиа-олигарх из Солотвина. Зеркало недели.
    1. 34 (409)
    . http://www.zn.ua/3000/3760/35999/. ru. dead. https://archive.today/20121222202133/http://zn.ua/SOCIETY/media-oligarh_iz_solotvina-29458.html. 2012-12-22.