The Uzhhorod—Solotvyno railroad line runs through Batiovo, with a station located in the town that serves as a border control between Ukraine with Hungary. The railway in Batiovo is the largest employer for the town's residents.[3]
A ChME3 locomotive leaving the rail yard of Batiovo
History
The place was first mentioned in 1205 as Bátyú (Ukrainian: Батьу).[4] During that time, the settlement was located on the banks of the Tisza river, however, frequent floods forced the town's residents to relocate to a further location from the river's banks.[3] In 1816, Batiovo had a total of 310 residents and 54 houses.[5] In 1910, the settlement was part of the Kingdom of Hungary and had a total of 1,490 inhabitants, the majority of which were Hungarians. In 1921, the local arm of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia was established in Batiovo.
During World War II, about 40 families from the town were sent to Nazi concentration camps and an additional 90 people were sent to do forced labor. Batiovo became part of the Soviet Union after WWII. In Autumn of 1944, 140 residents were taken prisoner by Soviet forces.[3] In 1946, the settlement's name was changed to Vuzlove (Ukrainian: Вузлове) or Uzlovoe (Russian: Узловое), which it kept until it was renamed back to "Batiovo" on April 1, 1995.[6]
In 1971, the settlement was granted the status of an urban-type settlement. In 2001, Batiovo survived a large flood from the Tisza largely in part thanks to the railway line's embankment which stopped the coming waters.[3]
On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished the status of urban-type settlement, and Batiovo became a rural settlement.[7]
The town houses a couple of attractions, including the Reformed Church, which was originally built in 1910, but rebuilt in 1988, and renovated in 2003; as well as the Lónyay Estate, which was nationalized during the Soviet times.[3][9]
^"Settlement of Batiovo". Agency Rusininform Ltd. (in Russian). karpattour.narod.ru. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
^"№137/95-ПВ". Organs of self-government: laws regarding the administrative structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
