rural settlement
The definition of a rural settlement depends on the country, in some countries, a rural settlement is any settlement in the areas defined as rural by a governmental office, e.g., by the national census bureau. This may include even rural towns. ...
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Berehove Raion
Berehove Raion (; ) is a raions of Ukraine, raion (district) in Zakarpattia Oblast, in the westernmost corner of Ukraine. The administrative center is Berehove. For many centuries the territory of the district was part of Bereg County. Population: ...
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district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
) of
Zakarpattia Oblast
Zakarpattia Oblast (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Закарпатська область), also referred to as simply Zakarpattia (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Закарпаття; Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Kárpátalja'') or Transcar ...
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region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...
) in western
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...
. Today, the population is .
The village is located around 15 (by rail) / 16 (by highway) km of
Vynohradiv
Vynohradiv (, ; ; ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in western Ukraine, in Zakarpattia Oblast. It was the center of Vynohradiv Raion and since 2020 it has been incorporated into Berehove Raion. Population:
Names
There are multiple alte ...
, and 22 km of
Berehove
Berehove (, ; , ) is a city in Zakarpattia Oblast, western Ukraine. It is situated near the border with Hungary.
It is the cultural centre of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, and Hungarians constitute roughly half (a plurality) of its popula ...
along the right bank of the river
Tisza
The Tisza, Tysa or Tisa (see below) is one of the major rivers of Central and Eastern Europe. It was once called "the most Hungarian river" because it used to flow entirely within the Kingdom of Hungary. Today, it crosses several national bo ...
.
History
Urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...
since 1959. In 1968, its population was 3.5 thousand people. There was a lumber mill and a shoe factory.Вилок // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 5. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1971.
Population was 3,422 as of the
2001 Ukrainian Census
The 2001 Ukrainian census is to date the only census of the population of independent Ukraine. It was conducted by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine on 5 December 2001, twelve years after the last Soviet Union census in 1989.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.
Gallery
File:Vilok (Tiszaujlak) synagogue.jpg, Synagogue
File:Tiszaújlaki gazdasági bank épülete 1911-ben.jpg, The building of the Tiszaújlak Business Bank in 1911
File:A Rákóczi Ferenc vezette 1703-1711-es szabadságharc tiszaújlaki hőseinek állított emléktábla az egykori sóház falán.JPG, Memorial plaque to the heroes of the 1703-1711 War of Independence led by Ferenc Rákóczi on the wall of the former salt house