Velyki Luchky

• Name — Velyki Luchky • Native Name — Великі Лучки • Other Name — Velké LoučkyNagylucskaVeľké Lúčky • Settlement Type — Village • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Oblast • Subdivision Type2 — Raion • Subdivision Name1 — Zakarpattia Oblast • Subdivision Name2 — Mukachevo Raion • Subdivision Type3 — Hromada • Subdivision Name3 — Velyki Luchky rural hromada • Established Title — Founded • Established Date — 1400 • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 8.23 • Elevation M — 110 • Population As Of — 2001 • Population Total — 9028 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Timezone1 — EET • Utc Offset — +2 • Timezone Dst — EEST • Utc Offset Dst — +3 • Postal Code Type — Postal code • Postal Code — 89625 • Area Code Type — Area code • Area Code — +380 3131 • Code1 Name — KOATUU • Code1 Info — 2122781201 • Code2 Name — KATOTTH • Code2 Info — UA21040010010026102

Historically, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary. Between WWI and WWII, it was part of Carpathian Ruthenia, Czechoslovakia. After WWII, it was part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, which was one of the republics of the Soviet Union. Velyki Luchky has been part of independent Ukraine since 1991.

The Jewish population was decimated during WWII. The Jewish community of the village continued up to the mid 70s, when the majority were allowed to leave the Soviet Union and migrated to Israel and the USA.

The village has Preschool №1, Preschool №2, the Velykoluchkivska Gymnasium, and the Velykoluchkivska Secondary School I-III. There are also libraries, a cultural center, a club, many shops (for a village), and many other cultural and entertainment facilities. In addition, there is the Velykoluchkivska Children's School of Arts. The village also has a 100-hectare plantation where Blueberry varieties "Bluecrop" and "Liberty" are grown, which are considered resistant to any diseases and have a very long shelf life. The products are certified according to the international standards GlobalGAP and Halal.

According to the 1989 Ukrainian SSR census, the village had a population of 8,778, of which 4,191 were men and 4,587 were women. According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the village had a population of 9,029 people.

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census: • Language || Percentage • Ukrainian — 95,99 % • Hungarian — 3,48 % • Russian — 0,35 % • Belarusian — 0,06 % • Romanian — 0,03 % • Slovak — 0,01 % • Romani — 0,01 %

• Illustration — Velyki Luchky's coat of arms Velyki Luchky has its own coat of arms with three stalks of corn on a silver background.