Berehovo Beregovo Берегове (Ukrainian) Beregszász (Hungarian) |
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City of regional significance | |||
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Location of 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 | Zoltán Babiák | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 19 km2 (7 sq mi) | ||
Elevation | 115 m (377 ft) | ||
Population (2016) | |||
• Total | 24,038 | ||
• 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 or Beregovo (Ukrainian: Берегове; Russian: Берегово; Hungarian: Beregszász; Yiddish: בערעגסאז Beregsaz) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, near the border with Hungary. Population: 24,038 (2016 est.). 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 until 1919 and between 1938–1944. From 1919 until 1938 it was part of Czechoslovakia.
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.