Solotvyno

Solotvyno (also Solotvina) (Ukrainian: Солотвино, Hungarian: Aknaszlatina and Hungarian: Faluszlatina, Romanian: Slatina, Rusyn: Солотвино, Yiddish: סעלאָטפֿינע (Selotfine), Slovak: Slatinské Doly) is an urban-type 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 Marmaţiei. The village's name comes from the nearby salt mine.

Not to be confused with Solotvyn.
Solotvyno
Солотвино
Aknaszlatina (in Hungarian)
Slatina (in Romanian)
Urban-type settlement
Solotvyno Settlement council building
Solotvyno Settlement council building
Coat of arms of Solotvyno
Coat of arms
Solotvyno is located in Zakarpattia Oblast
Solotvyno
Solotvyno
Solotvyno is located in Ukraine
Solotvyno
Solotvyno
Coordinates: 47°57′20″N 23°52′16″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast
RaionTiachiv Raion
Area
 • Total11.10 km2 (4.29 sq mi)
Elevation
283 m (928 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total8,391
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal codes
90575—90578
Area code+380 3134
KOATUU2124455900

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 2330, the grand majority of whom were Hungarians. Current population: 8,391 (2022 estimate)[1]. In 1920, the town became part of the newly formed Czechoslovakia, in 1939 it returned to Hungary. The large Jewish population died in the Holocaust, while the region belonged to the German occupied Hungary. After World War II, Solotvino became part of the Soviet Union. The town is the final stop of the Ukrainian section of the railway, which runs from Lviv to Transcarpathia. The village has an original museum of salt miners.

Notable residents
  • A salt mine in the town of Solotvyno
    A salt mine in the town of Solotvyno
  • Recreation camp, "El dorado"
    Recreation camp, "El dorado"
  • Underground office of the hospital
    Underground office of the hospital
  • Former synagogue
    Former synagogue
  • Former synagogue, now bakery
    Former synagogue, now bakery
  • Old Jewish cemetery
    Old Jewish cemetery
  • New Jewish cemetery
    New Jewish cemetery
  • Jewish memorial plaque
    Jewish memorial plaque

References
  1. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  2. Марк Штейнберг. Евреи в войнах тысячелетий. p. 227. ISBN 5-93273-154-0 (in Russian)
  3. Иван Мащенко (September 7–13, 2002). Медиа-олигарх из Солотвина. Зеркало недели (in Russian) (#34 (409)). Archived from the original on 2012-12-22.


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