Solovka (Ukrainian: Соловка, Slovak: Saloka) is village in Chop urban hromada of Uzhhorod Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in Western Ukraine.^[1]

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Solovka Соловка (Ukrainian) Saloka (Slovak)
Village
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Coordinates: 48°22′21″N 22°16′19″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zakarpattia Oblast
Raion	Uzhhorod Raion
Hromada	Chop urban hromada
Established	1464
Government
• Chairman of the Village Council	Oleksandr Biro
Area
• Total	0.16 km2 (0.06 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	896
• Density	5,600/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	89462
Area code	+380 312

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The village's railway station is home to the Solovka border checkpoint on the border with Hungary.^[2]

The village was first mentioned in a charter dated 1240, and then in 1464 it was referred to as Zalok.

The village was a royal estate in 1240, It presented by Stephen V of Hungary to Mykhailo I of the Rozd dynasty. According to oral tradition, it was a place for rafting across the Tysa River.

Most of the village's population adopted the Reformed faith. The Reformed Church was built in 1783 in the Baroque-Classical style to replace the old stone church.^[2]

Population according to the 2001 census: 825 people.^[1]

Population as of 2020: 896 people.^[2]

A village has a Village Council from 16 deputies and the Chairman. Since 2006 Chairman of Village Council is Oleksandr Biro. As of 2024, 14 deputies are independent and 2 are members of Batkivshchyna party.^[3][4]