Batiovo Батьово
—  Urban-type settlement  —
Coat of arms
Batiovo Location of Batiovo in Ukraine
Batiovo Location of Batiovo in Zakarpattia Oblast
Coordinates: 48°21′43″N 22°23′24″E / 48.36194°N 22.39°E / 48.36194; 22.39Coordinates: 48°21′43″N 22°23′24″E / 48.36194°N 22.39°E / 48.36194; 22.39
Country	Ukraine
Province	Zakarpattia Oblast
District	Berehove Raion
First mentioned	1205
Town status	1971
Government
• Town Head	Ferenc Beregszászi
Area
• Total	5 km2 (2 sq mi)
Elevation[1]	105 m (344 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	3,046
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	90212
Area code	+380 3141
Website	https://rada.gov.ua/

Batiovo (Ukrainian: Батьово, translit. Bat’ovo; Hungarian: Bátyú) is an urban-type settlement in the Berehove Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine.

Geography [link]

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.^[2]

History [link]

The place was first mentioned in 1205 as Bátyú (Ukrainian: Батьу).^[3] 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.^[2] In 1816, Batiovo had a total of 310 residents and 54 houses.^[4] 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. After the Soviet annexation of Western Ukraine in 1939-1940, Batiovo became part of the Soviet Union. In Autumn of 1944, 140 residents were taken prisoner by Soviet forces.^[2] 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.^[5]

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.^[2]

Main sights [link]

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.^[2][6]

Ethnic groups [link]

The town's population was 3,046 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census^[3] and 3,046 in 2011.^[7] Two-thirds of the town's population consists of ethnic Hungarians, with the remaining population consisting of Ukrainians and Russians.^[2]

See also [link]

• Hungarians in Ukraine

References [link]

External links [link]

• "Batiovo" (in Ukrainian). Castles and churches of Ukraine. https://www.castles.com.ua/bty.html. Retrieved 18 April 2012. 

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