Which country is Uzhhorod?
Ukraine
Uzhhorod, Russian Uzhgorod, Czech Užhorod, Hungarian Ungvár, city, western Ukraine. It is situated along the Uzh River just east of the Slovak border. For centuries Uzhhorod has been an important cultural, educational, religious, and economic centre of the Carpathian Mountains region.
Is Uzhhorod a state?
Uzhhorod (Ukrainian: У́жгород, pronounced [ˈuʒɦorod]), historically known as Ungvár (Hungarian: Ungvár; German: Ungwar), is a city and municipality on the river Uzh in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary.
What language is spoken in Uzhgorod?
Uzhhorod Raion (Ukrainian: Ужгородський район, Hungarian: Ungvári járás) is one of the raions (districts) of Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is located in the city of Uzhhorod. Over 30% of population in the raion speak the Hungarian language according to the latest census.
Where is Zakarpattia Oblast located?
Zakarpattia Oblast is a region located in the south-west of Ukraine within the western part of the Ukrainian Carpathians and the Transcarpathian Lowland. In the south it borders with Romania, in the southwest with Hungary, in the west with Slovakia, in the northwest with Poland. Uzhhorod is the capital city of the region.
What is the coat of arms of Zakarpattia?
The coat of arms of Zakarpattia was originally created in the end of the 1910s in the then Czechoslovakia. The Zakarpattia Oblast has a total area of 12,800 km 2 (4,942 sq mi) and is located on southwestern slopes and foothills of the Carpathian Mountains covering around 80% of area in the region.
Are there any Gypsies in Zakarpattia?
Zakarpattia is home to approximately 14,000 ethnic Roma (Gypsies), the highest proportion of Roma in any oblast in Ukraine. The first Hungarian College in Ukraine is in Berehovo, the II. Rákoczi Ferenc College . Beside the major ethnic groups, Zakarpattia is home to several ethnic sub-groups such as Boykos, Lemky, Hutsuls, and others.
What are the major rivers in Zakarpattia Oblast?
The Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians, part of which are located within Zakarpattia Oblast, were recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007. The largest rivers that flow through the oblast include the Tysa, Borzhava, and the Tereblia.