Solontsi, Kherson Oblast
Village in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
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Solontsi (Ukrainian: Солонці) is a village in Kherson Raion, Kherson Oblast, southern Ukraine. The village is located eight kilometres (five miles) south-east of the city of Kherson and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south of Oleshky.[1] The village is located close to the Dnieper River and is two metres (6.6 feet) above sea level.
Solontsi
Солонці | |
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  Solontsi Location of Solontsi  Solontsi Solontsi (Kherson Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 46°34′29.4″N 32°40′12.9″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Kherson Oblast |
| Raion | Kherson Raion |
| Hromada | Oleshky urban hromada |
| Established | 1843 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| • Land | 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.1 km2 (0.039 sq mi) 2.5% |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2020) | 1,050 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (Eastern European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (Eastern European Summer Time) |
| Postal Code | 75109 |
| Telephone Area Code | +380 5542 |
History
The village was founded in the 1840s, and was named Solontsi due to the 10 small salt lakes that were previously extracted.[2] It is known that there is a burial site from the Late Bronze Age near the village.[2] In January 1918, the Soviet Union began its occupation of the city.[2] During the Great Patriotic War, 127 residents of the village went into combat against the Germans, of whom 80 did not return.[2] From September 1941 to November 1943 the village was occupied by German troops.[3]
As of June 2023, the village is under Russian occupation as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[4] Following the breach of the Kakhovka Dam due to Russian forces, the village was completely flooded.[5]
There is a monument located in the village in honor of soldiers and a memorial plaque in honor of Ruslan Bilenko, who lived in the city and was later killed in November 2014 while serving in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.[3]
Population
The distribution of population by their native language based on the 2001 Ukrainian census:[6]
| Language | Percentage of
Population |
|---|---|
| Ukrainian | 92.20% |
| Russian | 4.47% |
| Armenian | 2.95% |
| Belarusian | 0.19% |
It had a pre-war population of 1,050 inhabitants.[6] The Yezidis from Armenia began to move to the village following the 1988 Armenian earthquake in the Armenian SSR.[7] During a study from the 2000s, 9% of the Solontsi Secondary School's student body was composed of Yezidis.[7]