Solonka, Ukraine
Solonka Солонка | |
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village | |
The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Solonka | |
Coat of arms | |
49°44′24″N 24°01′48″E / 49.74000°N 24.03000°E / 49.74000; 24.03000 | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Lviv Oblast |
Raion | Lviv Raion |
Hromada | Solonka rural hromada |
First mentioned | 15th century |
Population | 7,476 |
Solonka (Ukrainian: Солонка; Polish: Sołonka) is a village in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the capital of Solonka rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 7,476 (as of 2024).[1]
Overview
Solonka was first mentioned in the 15th century. There was an anti-serfdom uprising led by peasants in the village during the 16th century. Following the Soviet annexation of Eastern Galicia and Volhynia in 1939, a sovkhoz was established in the village under the name "Victory".[2]
Solonka is home to multiple churches, belonging to both the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (such as the 2011 Church of the Holy Trinity)[3] and the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (including the 1939 Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary).[4] One such Orthodox church in the village, the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, was consecrated by Metropolitan Epiphanius I in 2022.[5]
Notable people
- Yaroslav Kendzior, journalist, human rights activist, and politician.
- Stepan Kovalchuk [uk], botanist.
References
- ^ "Солонківська громада" [Solonka hromada]. gromada.info (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Солонка, Пустомитівський район, Львівська область" [Solonka, Pustomyty Raion, Lviv Oblast]. History of Cities and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR (in Ukrainian). 28 February 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Церква Пресвятої Трійці" [Church of the Holy Trinity]. Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Церква Різдва Пресвятої Богородиці" [Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary]. Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Храм у Солонці освятив Митрополит Епіфаній і ще 100 священнослужителів" [Church in Solonka consecrated by Metropolitan Epiphanius and 100 other priests]. DailyLviv.com (in Ukrainian). 9 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
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