Velyki Luchky
{{distinguish|text = Velikiye Luki, Russia}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Velyki Luchky
| native_name = {{lang|uk|Великі Лучки}}
| other_name = {{lang|cs|Velké Loučky}}{{*}}{{lang|hu|Nagylucska}}{{*}}{{lang|sk|Veľké Lúčky}}
| settlement_type = Village
| nickname =
| motto =
| image_skyline = Великі_Лучки.jpg
| image_caption = Velyki Luchky
| image_shield = Velyki_Luchky_gerb.png
| seal_caption =
| pushpin_map = Ukraine Zakarpattia Oblast#Ukraine
| coordinates = {{coord|48|25|12|N|22|33|40|E|display=title|region:UA_type:city}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{UKR}}
| subdivision_type1 = Oblast
| subdivision_type2 = Raion
| subdivision_name1 = Zakarpattia Oblast
| subdivision_name2 = Mukachevo Raion
| subdivision_type3 = Hromada
| subdivision_name3 = Velyki Luchky rural hromada
| established_title = Founded
|unit_pref = Metric
|area_total_km2 = 8.23
|elevation_m = 110
|population_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=Linguistic composition of Ukraine 2001 |url=http://pop-stat.mashke.org/ukraine-census-2001-lang/zakarpatska.htm |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=pop-stat.mashke.org}}
|population_as_of = 2001
|population_total = 9028
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_note =
|population_demonym =
| timezone1 = EET
| utc_offset = +2
| timezone_DST = EEST
| utc_offset_DST = +3
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 89625
| area_code_type = Area code
| area_code = +380 3131
| iso_code =
| code1_name = KOATUU
| code1_info = 2122781201
| code2_name = KATOTTH
| code2_info = UA21040010010026102
| module ={{Infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |zoom=11 |frame-height=300 | stroke-width=1 |shape-fill-opacity=0.2 |coord={{WikidataCoord|display=i}}}}
}}
Velyki Luchky ({{langx|uk|Великі Лучки}}, {{langx|cs|Velké Loučky}}, {{langx|hu|Nagylucska}}, {{langx|sk|Veľké Lúčky}}) is a village in the Mukachevo Raion (district) in the Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in southwestern Ukraine.
History
Historically, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary. Between WWI and WWII, it was part of Carpathian Ruthenia, Czechoslovakia. After WWII, it was part of the Soviet Union.[https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/community.php?usbgn=-1057701 Velikiye Luchki, Ukraine], JewishGen
Velyki Luchky has been part of Ukraine since 1991.
= Jewish Life =
The Jewish population was decimated during WWII.[https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Velikiye_Luchki/ Velikiye Luchki, Ukraine], KehilaLinks The Jewish community of the village continued up to the mid 70s, when the majority were allowed to leave the Soviet Union and migrated to Israel and the USA.
Coat of arms
Velyki Luchky has its own coat of arms with three stalks of corn on a silver background.
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References
External links
- [https://kehilalinks.jewishgen.org/Velikiye_Luchki/ Velikiye Luchki, Ukraine], KehilaLinks