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'''Berehovo |
'''Berehovo''' ({{lang-uk|Берегове}}; {{lang-hu|Beregszász}}; {{lang-yi|בערעגסאז}} ''Beregsaz'') is a [[city]] located in [[Zakarpattia Oblast]] ([[Oblast|province]]) in western [[Ukraine]], near the border with [[Hungary]]. Population: {{Ua-pop-est2016|24,038}}. It's the cultural centre of the Hungarian ethnicity living in Ukraine. |
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Serving as the [[Capital city|administrative center]] of [[Berehove Raion]] ([[Raion|district]]), the city itself is also designated as a [[city of regional significance (Ukraine)|city of oblast significance]], with a status equal to a separate raion. It was the capital of the [[Kingdom of Hungary]]'s [[Bereg County]] until 1919 and between 1938–1944. From 1919 until 1938 it was part of [[Czechoslovakia]]. |
Serving as the [[Capital city|administrative center]] of [[Berehove Raion]] ([[Raion|district]]), the city itself is also designated as a [[city of regional significance (Ukraine)|city of oblast significance]], with a status equal to a separate raion. It was the capital of the [[Kingdom of Hungary]]'s [[Bereg County]] until 1919 and between 1938–1944. From 1919 until 1938 it was part of [[Czechoslovakia]]. |
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Berehove
Берегове Template:Uk icon Beregszász Template:Hu icon | |
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Country | ![]() |
Incorporated | 1945 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Zoltán Babiák |
Area | |
• Total | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) |
Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 24,038 |
• Density | 1,371.05/km2 (3,551.0/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 90200 |
Area code | +380-3141 |
Climate | Cfb |
Website | http://www.bereg.net.ua/ |
Berehovo (Ukrainian: Берегове; Hungarian: Beregszász; Yiddish: בערעגסאז Beregsaz) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, near the border with Hungary. Population: 24,038 (2016 est.)[1]. It's the cultural centre of the Hungarian ethnicity living in Ukraine.
Serving as the administrative center of Berehove Raion (district), the city itself is also designated as a city of oblast significance, with a status equal to a separate raion. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary's Bereg County until 1919 and between 1938–1944. From 1919 until 1938 it was part of Czechoslovakia.
Name
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The city has many different variations of spelling its name: Romanian: Bereg, Rusyn: Берегово (translit. Berehovo), Russian: Берегово (translit. Beregovo), Czech and Slovak: Berehovo, [בערעגסאז, Beregsaz] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), German: Bergsaß, Polish: Bereg Saski.
Residents of Berehovo voted on October 31, 2010 in a referendum on renaming the town to Beregszász, its Hungarian-language name.[2][3] Voter turnout was less than 52%, with 4,688 voting for renaming, 4,358 against, and 1,016 invalid ballots.[4]
Administrative division
Part of the city is also a near adjacent village of Zatyshne of 504 people that has its representation in the city's council.
Hungarian has been made a regional language in Berehovo in September 2012; meaning it will now be used in the town's administrative office work and documents.[5] This was made possible after new legislation on languages in Ukraine was passed in the summer of 2012.[5]
Climate
Berehove has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb).
Climate data for Berehove | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.1 (68.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
4.9 (40.8) |
0.3 (32.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45 (1.8) |
38 (1.5) |
39 (1.5) |
46 (1.8) |
69 (2.7) |
86 (3.4) |
74 (2.9) |
68 (2.7) |
48 (1.9) |
44 (1.7) |
51 (2.0) |
58 (2.3) |
666 (26.2) |
Source: Climate-Data.org[6] |
Demographics
In 1910, out of 12,933 inhabitants 12,432 were Hungarians (96.1%), 221 Ukrainians (Ruthenians) and 140 Germans.[7]
The current estimated population is around 26,100 (as of 2005[update]).
In 2001, ethnic groups included:[8]
- 48.1% Hungarians 12.8 thousands
- 38.9% Ukrainians 10.3 thousands
- 6.4% Romani people 1.7 thousands
- 5.4% Russians 1.5 thousands
Prior to World War II, the city had a significant Jewish population, estimated at 8,000 persons. Only four returned, following the war.[9]
Notable citizens
- Rabbi Hugo Gryn (1930–1996) was born here on June 25, 1930 and became well known as a broadcaster in Britain.
- The parents of Nobel Prize–winning economist Milton Friedman lived there before emigrating to the United States.
- Julius Rebek (born April 11, 1944), American chemist and expert on molecular self-assembly was born here.
- Csaba Czébely (born December 3, 1975), the drummer of Hungarian heavy metal band Pokolgép.
- Géza Kalocsay (born May 30, 1913, died September 26, 2008), former Hungarian and Czechoslovak footballer, football manager e.g. Standard Liège, FK Partizan, Górnik Zabrze.
- Aranka Siegal (born June 10, 1930) is a writer, Holocaust survivor, and recipient of the Newbery Honor and Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, both awarded to her in 1982.
- Andrea Bocskor (born August 11, 1978[10]), politician who in the 2014 European Parliament election in Hungary was elected into the European Parliament.[11] Hence, Bocskor became the first elected Ukrainian citizen in the European Parliament.[11]
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Berehove is twinned with:
References
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Information by Fedir Shandor, the Head of the Carpathian Polling Research Center according to Ukrainian Radio website
- ^ Берегсас вместо Берегово (GLAVRED: Beregszász instead of Berehove) November 5, 2010
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b Romanian becomes regional language in Bila Tserkva in Zakarpattia region, Kyiv Post (24 September 2012)
- ^ "Climate: Berehove". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ (Hungarian) Szarka László. "A városi magyar népesség a Magyarországgal szomszédos országokban (1910-2000)" (PDF). p. 201. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ "Ukraine population census 2001". Rebek.
- ^ Jim Bawden, "Auschwitz twin confronts past". Toronto Star, March 5, 2001: C7.
- ^ Andrea BOCSKOR, European Parliament
- ^ a b Template:Uk icon A citizen of Ukraine has become a Member of European Parliament, Ukrayinska Pravda (3 July 2014)
External links
- City of Berehove official website (Ukrainian)
- City of Bereghovo official website (English Version)]
- Berehove in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- Berehove - Shtetlink