Solotvyno
{{Short description|Rural locality in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine}}
{{Distinguish|Solotvyn}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Solotvyno
| native_name = {{Lang|uk|Солотвино}}
| other_name = {{native name|ro|Slatina}}
{{native name|hu|Aknaszlatina}}
| settlement_type = Rural settlement
| image_skyline = Солотвинська селищна рада.jpg
| imagesize = 280
| image_caption = Solotvyno Settlement council building
| image_shield = Solotvino gerb.png
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{UKR}}
| subdivision_type1 = Oblast
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Zakarpattia Oblast}}
| subdivision_type2 = Raion
| subdivision_name2 = Tiachiv Raion
| pushpin_map = Ukraine Zakarpattia Oblast#Ukraine
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| pushpin_label_position = top
| coordinates = {{coord|47|57|20|N|23|52|16|E|region:UA|display=inline,title}}
|area_footnotes =
|area_total_km2 = 11.10
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|elevation_footnotes =
|elevation_m = 283
|population_footnotes =
|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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Solotvyno (also Solotvina; {{langx|uk|Солотвино}}; {{langx|ro|Slatina}}; {{langx|hu|Aknaszlatina}} or {{lang|hu|Faluszlatina}}; {{langx|rue|Солотвино}}; {{langx|yi|סעלאָטפֿינע}}, {{lang|yi-Latn|Selotfine}}; {{langx|sk|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 {{Ua-pop-est2022|8,391}}.
History
Solotvyno was first mentioned {{c.|1360}} (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.{{cite web | url=https://socialdata.org.ua/projects/mova-2001/ | title=Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України }}
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.{{cite news |title=Что изменится в Украине с 1 января |url=https://glavnoe.in.ua/ru/novosti/chto-yzmenytsya-v-ukrayne-s-1-yanvarya |work=glavnoe.in.ua |lang=ru| date=1 January 2024}}
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
- Robert Maxwell, British MP, business owner and fraudster (1923–1991), born here when the village was part of the First Czechoslovak Republic.Марк Штейнберг. Евреи в войнах тысячелетий. p. 227. {{ISBN|5-93273-154-0}} {{in lang|ru}}{{cite journal| author = Иван Мащенко| date = September 7–13, 2002| script-title = ru:Медиа-олигарх из Солотвина| journal = Зеркало недели| issue = #34 (409)| url = http://www.zn.ua/3000/3760/35999/| language = ru| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://archive.today/20121222202133/http://zn.ua/SOCIETY/media-oligarh_iz_solotvina-29458.html| archive-date = 2012-12-22}}
Gallery
file:Winding tower in Solotvyno (5659-61).jpg|A salt mine in the town of Solotvyno
file:Saltlake Solotwino.JPG|Recreation camp, "El dorado"
file:Ukraine-Zakarpayska oblast-Solotvuno.JPG
file:Solot02.JPG
file:Ukraine-Zakarpayska oblast-Solotvuno-Alergologicne pidzemne viddilenja.JPG|Underground office of the hospital
file:Solotvyno (Aknaszlatina),former synagogue.jpg|Former synagogue
file:Solotvyno,former synagogue.jpg|Former synagogue, now bakery
file:Solotvyno (Aknaszlatina). Old Jewish cemetery -01.jpg|Old Jewish cemetery
file:Solotvyno (Aknaszlatina). New Jewish cemetery -01.jpg|New Jewish cemetery
file:Solotvyno (Aknaszlatina),Jewish memorial plaque.jpg|Jewish memorial plaque
References
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External links
- [http://karpaty.prygl.net/solotvyno.php?lg=en Solotvyno] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122113057/http://karpaty.prygl.net/solotvyno.php?lg=en |date=2010-01-22 }}
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Category:Rural settlements in Tiachiv Raion
Category:Mining cities and regions in Ukraine
Category:Romanian communities in Ukraine
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