Batiovo

Batiovo
Батьово
Bátyú
Rural settlement
Commercial and residential buildings in the center of Batiovo
Commercial and residential buildings in the center of Batiovo
Coat of arms of Batiovo
Coat of arms
Batiovo is located in Zakarpattia Oblast
Batiovo
Batiovo
Location of Batiovo in Zakarpattia Oblast
Batiovo is located in Ukraine
Batiovo
Batiovo
Batiovo (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°21′43″N 22°23′24″E / 48.36194°N 22.39000°E / 48.36194; 22.39000
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast
Raion Berehove Raion
First mentioned1205
Town status1971
Government
 • Town HeadFerenc Beregszászi
Area
 • Total
5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
105 m (344 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
Decrease 2,914
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
90212
Area code+380 3141
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/

Batiovo (Ukrainian: Батьово; Hungarian: Bátyú; Slovak: Baťovo) is a rural settlement in Berehove Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, western Ukraine. Population: 2,914 (2022 estimate).[2]

Geography

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]

Demographics

The town's population was 3,046 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census[4] and 3,046 in 2011.[8] Two-thirds of the town's population consists of ethnic Hungarians, with the remaining population consisting of Ukrainians and Russians.[3]

Attractions

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bat'ovo (Zakarpattia Oblast, Berehove Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  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. ^ a b c d e f "Bátyú". KárpátSzállás.net (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Batiovo, Zakarpattia Oblast, Berehove Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Settlement of Batiovo". Agency Rusininform Ltd. (in Russian). karpattour.narod.ru. Archived from the original on 5 September 2006. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  6. ^ "№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.
  7. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Actual Population of Ukraine on January 1, 2011". State Statistics Committee of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Main Statistical Office in L'viv region. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Bat'ovo (Bátyú), Lónyay-kastély". Central European Historic Garden Database. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  • "Batiovo". Castles and churches of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 18 April 2012.