Berehove
| Berehovo Берегово (Ukrainian) Beregszász (Hungarian) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| City of regional significance | |||
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  Berehovo Location of Berehovo | |||
 Berehovo Map of Ukraine with Berehovo. | |||
| Coordinates: 48°12′20″N 22°38′50″E / 48.20556°N 22.64722°ECoordinates: 48°12′20″N 22°38′50″E / 48.20556°N 22.64722°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine | ||
| Incorporated | 1945 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Zoltan Babiak | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 24,458 | ||
| • Density | 1,371.05/km2 (3,551.0/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 90200 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380-3141 | ||
| Climate | Cfb | ||
| Website | http://www.bereg.net.ua/ | ||
Berehovo (Ukrainian: Берегово; Hungarian: Beregszász; Yiddish: בערעגסאז Beregsaz) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, near the border with Hungary. Population: 24,458 (2013 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 up 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.[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 (1.77) |
38 (1.5) |
39 (1.54) |
46 (1.81) |
69 (2.72) |
86 (3.39) |
74 (2.91) |
68 (2.68) |
48 (1.89) |
44 (1.73) |
51 (2.01) |
58 (2.28) |
666 (26.23) |
| 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 2004).
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
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[9]), politician who in the 2014 European Parliament election in Hungary was elected into the European Parliament.[10] Hence, Bocskor became the first elected Ukrainian citizen in the European Parliament.[10]
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Berehove is twinned with:
References
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ 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 2 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.
- ↑ Andrea BOCSKOR, European Parliament
- 1 2 (Ukrainian) 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
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