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Solotvyno

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Country
  
Ukraine

Raion
  
Tiachiv Raion

Oblast
  
Zakarpattia Oblast

Local time
  
Sunday 11:55 AM

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind NE at 16 km/h, 46% Humidity

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Solotvyno (Ukrainian: Солотвино, Hungarian: Aknaszlatina, Romanian: Slatina, Rusyn: Солотвино, Yiddish: סלאטפינא‎, 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 (Sol' (соль) in Russian means salt and Vyno means wine)

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Map of Solotvyno, Zakarpatska, Ukraine

Solotvyno was first mentioned ca. 1360 (the former one was burned down by the Tatars in 1241). Population: 8,791 (2016 est.).

Solotvyno


Notable residents

  • It was the birthplace of the late British press mogul Robert Maxwell.
  • References

    Solotvyno Wikipedia