Elevation 115 m (377 ft) Postal code 90200 Area 19 km² Local time Friday 4:16 PM | Incorporated 1945 Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area code(s) +380-3141 Population 24,038 (2016) Team SC Beregvidek Berehove | |
Weather 13°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 39% Humidity |
Berehovo or Beregovo (Ukrainian: Берегове; Russian: Берегово; 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.). It's the cultural centre of the Hungarian ethnicity living in Ukraine.
Contents
- Map of Berehove Zakarpatska Ukraine
- Name
- Administrative division
- Climate
- Demographics
- Notable citizens
- Twin towns Sister cities
- References
Map of Berehove, Zakarpatska, 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
The city has many different variations of spelling its name: Romanian: Bereg, Rusyn: Берегово (translit. Berehovo), Russian: Берегово (translit. Beregovo), Czech and Slovak: Berehovo, Yiddish: בערעגסאז, Beregsaz, 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. Voter turnout was less than 52%, with 4,688 voting for renaming, 4,358 against, and 1,016 invalid ballots.
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. This was made possible after new legislation on languages in Ukraine was passed in the summer of 2012.
Climate
Berehove has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb).
Demographics
In 1910, out of 12,933 inhabitants 12,432 were Hungarians (96.1%), 221 Ukrainians (Ruthenians) and 140 Germans.
The current estimated population is around 26,100 (as of 2005).
In 2001, ethnic groups included:
Prior to World War II, the city had a significant Jewish population, estimated at 8,000 persons. Only four returned, following the war.
Notable citizens
Twin towns — Sister cities
Berehove is twinned with: