| Velykyi Bychkiv | |
| Native Name: | Ukrainian: Великий Бичків |
| Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Zakarpattia Oblast#Ukraine |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
| Subdivision Name2: | Rakhiv Raion |
| Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
| Subdivision Name3: | Velykyi Bychkiv settlement hromada |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Iosif Bozhuk |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1358 |
| Established Title1: | Urban-type settlement status |
| Established Date1: | 1947 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.235 |
| Elevation M: | 307 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Total: | 9114 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 47.9667°N 24.015°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Post code |
| Postal Code: | 90615 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380 3132 |
| Website: | http://www.bychkiv.com.ua/index.php |
Velykyi Bychkiv (Ukrainian: Вели́кий Бичкі́в; Великый Бичкôв; Hungarian: Nagybocskó, Nagybocska; Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan: Bocicoiu Mare; Czech: Velký Bočkov; Slovak: Veľký Bočkov, Bočková) is a rural settlement in Rakhiv Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It belongs to Velykyi Bychkiv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It lies 36km (22miles) east of Tiachiv, where the Sopurka River meets the Tisza River. Population:
The village was first mentioned in 1358, by the name Buchku. Its name is derived from a Slavic word meaning "bull". Before 1556 Bosckai family owned the village. From 1556 it belonged to the Báthory family. By 1711 a mansion already stood here. After the failed revolution led by Francis II Rákóczi, Germans settled in the area. The village had three parts: Nagybocskó and Kisbocskó ("Greater" and "Smaller" Bocskó), which form today's Velykyy Bychkiv, and Németbocskó ("German Bocskó") across the river (this forms today's Bocicoiu Mare in Romania).
In 1910 the village had 5955 inhabitants: 3078 Ruthenians, 1646 Hungarians and 1177 Germans by the primary language, or 3374 Greek Catholic, 1266 Roman Catholic and 1163 Jewish people by religion. It belonged to the Hungarian county of Máramaros. After World War I it belonged to Czechoslovakia, then since 1939 again became part of Hungary, before being ceded to the Ukrainian SSR in 1945.
Until 26 January 2024, Velykyi Bychki was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Velykyi Bychki became a rural settlement.[2]
Velykyi Bychkiv has a chemical, sulfuric acid and table salt factory, as well as a sawmill. In 1930 a forest railway line was built.