Vyshkovo
Vyshkovo Вишкове | ||
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Urban-type settlement | ||
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Coordinates: UA 48°01′44″N 23°25′55″E / 48.02889°N 23.43194°ECoordinates: UA 48°01′44″N 23°25′55″E / 48.02889°N 23.43194°E | ||
Country | Ukraine | |
Province | Zakarpattia Oblast | |
District | Khust Raion | |
First mentioned | 1281 | |
Town status | 1976 | |
Government | ||
• Town Head | Karlo Soikov | |
Elevation[1] | 190 m (620 ft) | |
Population (2013) | ||
• Total | 8,351 | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
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
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- ↑ "Vyshkovo (Zakarpattia Oblast, Khust Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- 1 2 "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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