Vyshkovo

Vyshkovo (Ukrainian: Вишкове; Hungarian: Visk) is an urban-type settlement in Khust Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine.,[2] firstly mentioned in the year 1281.[3] The town's population was 8,142 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 8,243 (2021 est.)[4]. In 2001 45% of the population was of ethnic Hungarian origin.

Vyshkovo
Вишкове
Urban-type settlement
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°01′44″N 23°25′55″E
Country Ukraine
Province Zakarpattia Oblast
District Khust Raion
First mentioned1281
Town status1976
Government
 • Town HeadKarlo Soikov
Elevation
[1]
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 8,243
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
90454
Area code+380 3142
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/
Vyshkovo Central Park

Vyshkovo is located in the historic region of Northern Maramureș, 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.[5]

References
  1. "Vyshkovo (Zakarpattia Oblast, Khust Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. "Vyshkovo, Zakarpattia Oblast, Khust Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. Ivanciuc, Teofil. "Primele atestări ale târgurilor de coroană maramureşene (The earliest mentions of the Maramureş Royal Market Towns)". Revista Arhivei Maramureşene.
  4. Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2021 / Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2021 (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine.
  5. "Vyshkovo Castle in the town of Vyshkovo". Zamki-Kreposti.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 4 January 2013.


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