Solovka
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Solovka
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  Solovka  Solovka | |
| Coordinates: 48°22′21″N 22°16′19″E / 48.37250°N 22.27194°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zakarpattia Oblast |
| Raion | Uzhhorod Raion |
| Hromada | Chop urban hromada |
| Established | 1464 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman of the Village Council | Biro Sándor |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 896 |
| • Density | 5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 89462 |
| Area code | +380 312 |
Solovka (Ukrainian: Соловка, Hungarian: Szalóka) is a village in Chop urban hromada of Uzhhorod Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in Western Ukraine.[1]
The village's railway station is home to the Solovka border checkpoint on the border with Hungary.[2]
The village was first mentioned in a charter dated 1240, and then in 1464 it was referred to as Zalok.
The village was a royal estate in 1240, It presented by Stephen V of Hungary to Mykhailo I of the Rozd dynasty. According to oral tradition, it was a place for rafting across the Tysa River.
Most of the village's population adopted the Reformed faith. The Reformed Church was built in 1783 in the Baroque-Classical style to replace the old stone church.[2]