Vyshkovo
Vyshkovo
Вишкове | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Province |  Zakarpattia Oblast |
| District |  Khust Raion |
| First mentioned | 1281 |
| Town status | 1976 |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Karlo Soikov |
| Elevation | 190 m (620 ft) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total |  8,351 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 90454 |
| Area code | +380 3142 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Vyshkovo (Ukrainian: Вишкове; Hungarian: Visk) is an urban-type settlement in Khust Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine.[2] The town's population was 8,142 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 8,351 (2016 est.)[3]. In 2001 45% of the population was of ethnic Hungarian origin.
Vyshkovo is located in the historic region of Northern Maramuresh, along the banks of the Tysa River near modern-day Romania. In the past, its location was suited for a castle, although almost nothing remains of it today except for some fortification remnants.[4]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vyshkovo.
- ^ "Vyshkovo (Zakarpattia Oblast, Khust Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ a b "Vyshkovo, Zakarpattia Oblast, Khust Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "Vyshkovo Castle in the town of Vyshkovo". Zamki-Kreposti.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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