Vylok
Native nameВилок
Coordinates48°06′53″N 22°49′55″E
OblastZakarpattia Oblast
Raion Berehove Raion
Established1200
Town status1959
Town HeadYosyp Kilb (József Kilb)
Unit prefMetric
Elevation118 m
Population total3,117
Population as of2022
Time zoneEET (UTC+2)
Time zone (DST)EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code90351
Area code+380 3143
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

Vylok (Ukrainian: Вилок; Hungarian: Tiszaújlak) (formerly Ukrainian: Уйлок) is a rural settlement in Berehove Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (region) in western Ukraine.[1] Today, the population is .

The village is located around 15 (by rail) / 16 (by highway)[1] 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.[2]

Population was 3,422 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[1] 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.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Vylok, Zakarpattia Oblast, Vynohradiv Raion" (in Ukrainian). Regions of Ukraine and their Structure. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
  2. ^ Вилок // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 5. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1971.
  3. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января" (in Russian). glavnoe.in.ua. 1 January 2024.