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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Location of Vylok in Zakarpattia Oblast Location of Vylok in ukraine | |
Coordinates: 48°06′53″N 22°49′55″E / 48.11472°N 22.83194°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Province | Zakarpattia Oblast |
District | 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
editUrban-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
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Synagogue
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The building of the Tiszaújlak Business Bank in 1911
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Memorial plaque to the heroes of the 1703-1711 War of Independence led by Ferenc Rákóczi on the wall of the former salt house
References
edit- ^ "Vylok (Zakarpattia Oblast, Vynohradiv Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ a b c "Vylok, Zakarpattia Oblast, Vynohradiv Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Вилок // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 5. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1971.
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.