Yarok (Ukraine)

Yarok (Ukrainian: Ярок; Hungarian: Árok) is a village in the Uzhhorodskyi Raion in the Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. The village is located near Uzhhorod, northeast of it.

 History 
The village was founded in the late 15th century by a village leader. It was first mentioned in writing in 1499 as Arok. A 16th-century record lists mostly Hungarian family names in the village, but it later became mostly Rusyn. Before the Treaty of Trianon, it belonged to Hungary. In 1910, it had 680 residents: 50 were Hungarian speakers, and 630 were Rusyn speakers. By religion, there were 18 Roman Catholics, 647 Greek Catholics, 1 Reformed, and 14 Jewish people.

References

Category:Settlements of Uzhhorod District
Category:Villages in Ukraine