Vylok
Rural locality in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
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Vylok (Ukrainian: Вилок; Hungarian: Tiszaújlak) (formerly Ukrainian: Уйлок) is a rural settlement in Berehove Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (region) in western Ukraine.[2] Today, the population is 3,117 (2022 estimate)[3].
Vylok
Вилок | |
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 Coat of arms | |
  Vylok Location of Vylok in Zakarpattia Oblast  Vylok Location of Vylok in ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°06′53″N 22°49′55″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Zakarpattia Oblast |
| Raion |  Berehove Raion |
| Established | 1200 |
| Town status | 1959 |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Yosyp Kilb (József Kilb) |
| Elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total |  3,117 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 90351 |
| Area code | +380 3143 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
The village is located around 15 (by rail) / 16 (by highway)[2] km of Vynohradiv, and 22 km of Berehove along the right bank of the river Tisza.
History
Urban-type settlement since 1959. In 1968, its population was 3.5 thousand people. There was a lumber mill and a shoe factory.[4]
Population was 3,422 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] 80% of its population was Hungarian and mayor was Yosyp Kilb (József Kilb).
On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished the status of urban-type settlement, and Vylok became a rural settlement.[5]
Gallery
Synagogue
The building of the Tiszaújlak Business Bank in 1911
Memorial plaque to the heroes of the 1703-1711 War of Independence led by Ferenc Rákóczi on the wall of the former salt house
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