Vyshkovo

Vyshkovo
Вишкове
Urban-type settlement

Coat of arms
Vyshkovo

Location of Vyshkovo in Zakarpattia Oblast

Coordinates: UA 48°01′44″N 23°25′55″E / 48.02889°N 23.43194°E / 48.02889; 23.43194Coordinates: UA 48°01′44″N 23°25′55″E / 48.02889°N 23.43194°E / 48.02889; 23.43194
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 Increase 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]

References

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  1. ↑ "Vyshkovo (Zakarpattia Oblast, Khust Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Vyshkovo, Zakarpattia Oblast, Khust Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Vyshkovo Castle in the town of Vyshkovo". Zamki-Kreposti.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 4 January 2013.


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