Vyshkovo
| Vyshkovo Вишкове | ||
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| Urban-type settlement | ||
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  Vyshkovo Location of Vyshkovo in Zakarpattia Oblast | ||
| Coordinates: 48°01′44″N 23°25′55″E / 48.02889°N 23.43194°ECoordinates: 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 |
 8,375 | |
| 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: 8,375 (2013 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]
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- ↑ "Vyshkovo (Zakarpattia Oblast, Khust Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "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)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Vyshkovo Castle in the town of Vyshkovo". Zamki-Kreposti.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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