Solotvyno
| Solotvyno | ||
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| Urban-type settlement | ||
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  Solotvyno | ||
| Coordinates: 47°57′20″N 23°52′16″E / 47.95556°N 23.87111°ECoordinates: 47°57′20″N 23°52′16″E / 47.95556°N 23.87111°E | ||
| Country |
 Ukraine | |
| Oblast | Zakarpattia Oblast | |
| Raion | Tiachiv Raion | |
Solotvyno (Ukrainian: Солотвино, Hungarian: Aknaszlatina, Romanian: Slatina, Rusyn: Солотвино, Slovak: Slatinské Doly) is an urban-type settlement in Tiachiv Raion in Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine, located close to the border with Romania, on the right bank of the Tisza River (across from the Romanian city of Sighetu Marmaţiei). The village's name comes from the nearby salt mine.
Solotvyno was first mentioned ca. 1360 (the former one was burned down by the Tatars in 1241). Population: 8,955 (2013 est.)[1].
Celebrities
- It was the birthplace of the late British press mogul Robert Maxwell.[2][3]
Gallery
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A salt mine in the town of Solotvyno
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Recreation camp, "El dorado"
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Underground office of the hospital
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Former synagogue
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Former synagogue, now bakery
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Old Jewish cemetery
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New Jewish cemetery
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Jewish memorial plaque
References
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ Марк Штейнберг. Евреи в войнах тысячелетий. p. 227. ISBN 5-93273-154-0 (Russian)
- ↑ Иван Мащенко (September 7–13, 2002). Медиа-олигарх из Солотвина. Зеркало недели (in Russian) (#34 (409)).
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