Village in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
| Solonka Солонка | |
|---|---|
| village | |
 The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Solonka | |
 Coat of arms | |
  SolonkaLocation of Solonka in Lviv OblastShow map of Lviv Oblast SolonkaLocation of Solonka in UkraineShow map of Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 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).
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".
Solonka is home to multiple churches, belonging to both the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (such as the 2011 Church of the Holy Trinity) and the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (including the 1939 Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary). One such Orthodox church in the village, the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, was consecrated by Metropolitan Epiphanius I in 2022.
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.