Solonka, Ukraine Explained

Official Name:Solonka
Native Name:Солонка
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:village
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Lviv Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Solonka in Lviv Oblast##Location of Solonka in Ukraine
Coordinates:49.74°N 24.03°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2: Lviv Raion
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Solonka rural hromada
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:15th century
Population:7,476

Solonka (uk|Солонка; pl|Sołonka) is a village in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the capital of Solonka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 7,476 (as of 2024).[1]

Overview

Solonka was first mentioned in the 15th century. There was an anti-serfdom uprising led by peasants in the village during the 16th century. Following the Soviet annexation of Eastern Galicia and Volhynia in 1939, a sovkhoz was established in the village under the name "Victory".[2]

Solonka is home to multiple churches, belonging to both the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (such as the 2011 Church of the Holy Trinity)[3] and the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (including the 1939 Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary).[4] One such Orthodox church in the village, the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, was consecrated by Metropolitan Epiphanius I in 2022.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. Web site: Солонківська громада . Solonka hromada . 23 August 2024 . gromada.info . uk.
  2. Web site: 28 February 2017 . Солонка, Пустомитівський район, Львівська область . Solonka, Pustomyty Raion, Lviv Oblast . 23 August 2024 . History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR . uk.
  3. Web site: Церква Пресвятої Трійці . Church of the Holy Trinity . 23 August 2024 . . uk.
  4. Web site: Церква Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці . Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary . 23 August 2024 . Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church . uk.
  5. News: 9 August 2022 . Храм у Солонці освятив Митрополит Епіфаній і ще 100 священнослужителів . Church in Solonka consecrated by Metropolitan Epiphanius and 100 other priests . 23 August 2024 . DailyLviv.com . uk.