Velykyi Bychkiv

"Nagybocskó" redirects here. For the nearby Romanian commune that bears this name in Hungarian, see Bocicoiu Mare.
Velykyi Bychkiv
Великий Бичків
Великый Бичкôв (in Rusyn)
Nagybocskó (in Hungarian)
Bocicoiu Mare (in Romanian)
Velký Bočkov (in Czech)
Veľký Bočkov (in Slovak)
Rural settlement
Greek Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
Greek Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin
Flag of Velykyi Bychkiv
Flag
Coat of arms of Velykyi Bychkiv
Coat of arms
Velykyi Bychkiv is located in Zakarpattia Oblast
Velykyi Bychkiv
Velykyi Bychkiv
Velykyi Bychkiv is located in Ukraine
Velykyi Bychkiv
Velykyi Bychkiv
Coordinates: 47°58′00″N 24°00′54″E / 47.9667°N 24.015°E / 47.9667; 24.015
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zakarpattia
RaionRakhiv Raion
HromadaVelykyi Bychkiv settlement hromada
First mentioned1358
Urban-type settlement status1947
Government
 • MayorIosif Bozhuk
Area
 • Total
5.235 km2 (2.021 sq mi)
Elevation
307 m (1,007 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
9,114
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Post code
90615
Area code+380 3132
Websitehttp://www.bychkiv.com.ua/index.php

Velykyi Bychkiv (Ukrainian: Вели́кий Бичкі́в; Rusyn: Великый Бичкôв; Hungarian: Nagybocskó, Nagybocska; Romanian: Bocicoiu Mare; Czech: Velký Bočkov; Slovak: Veľký Bočkov, Bočková) is a rural settlement in Rakhiv Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It belongs to Velykyi Bychkiv settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] It lies 36 kilometres (22 miles) east of Tiachiv, where the Sopurka River meets the Tisza River. Population: 9,114 (2022 estimate).[2]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1358, by the name Buchku. Its name is derived from a Slavic word meaning "bull". Before 1556 Bosckai family owned the village. From 1556 it belonged to the Báthory family. By 1711 a mansion already stood here. After the failed revolution led by Francis II Rákóczi, Germans settled in the area. The village had three parts: Nagybocskó and Kisbocskó ("Greater" and "Smaller" Bocskó), which form today's Velykyy Bychkiv, and Németbocskó ("German Bocskó") across the river (this forms today's Bocicoiu Mare in Romania).

In 1910 the village had 5955 inhabitants: 3078 Ruthenians, 1646 Hungarians and 1177 Germans by the primary language, or 3374 Greek Catholic, 1266 Roman Catholic and 1163 Jewish people by religion. It belonged to the Hungarian county of Máramaros. After World War I it belonged to Czechoslovakia, then since 1939 again became part of Hungary, before being ceded to the Ukrainian SSR in 1945.

Until 26 January 2024, Velykyi Bychki was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Velykyi Bychki became a rural settlement.[3]

Velykyi Bychkiv has a chemical, sulfuric acid and table salt factory, as well as a sawmill. In 1930 a forest railway line was built.

People from Velykyi Bychkiv

References

  1. ^ "Великобичківська громада" (in Ukrainian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Collections Search - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum". collections.ushmm.org. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
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