Khust
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Khust Хуст |
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Panorama of Khust from the Castle Hill
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 Khust
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| Coordinates: 48°10′53″N 23°17′52″E / 48.18139°N 23.29778°ECoordinates: 48°10′53″N 23°17′52″E / 48.18139°N 23.29778°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Oblast |
 Zakarpattia Oblast
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| Council | Khust city council | ||
| Founded | 1090 | ||
| Incorporated | 1329 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Volodymyr Kashchuk | ||
| Elevation | 164 m (538 ft) | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • City of regional significance | 28,448 | ||
| • Density | 1,298.140/km2 (3,362.17/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 31,864 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 90400 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380-3142 | ||
| Climate | Cfb | ||
| Website |
Khust City Portal Official Website |
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Khust (Ukrainian: Хуст) is a city located on the Khustets River in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is near the confluence of the Tisa and Rika Rivers. Serving as the administrative center of Khust Raion (district), the city itself does not belong to the raion and is designated as a city of oblast significance, with the status equal to that of a raion. Population: 28,448 (2016 est.).
Khust was the capital of the short-lived republic of Carpatho-Ukraine.
The name is most possibly related to the name of the stream Hustets or Husztica, whose meaning is "kerchief". It is also conceivable that the name of the city comes from a Romanian traditional food ingredient - husti.
There are several alternative names used for this city: Russian and Rusyn: Хуст, Romanian: Hust, Hungarian: Huszt, Czech and Slovak: Chust, Yiddish: חוסט, German: Chust.
The settlement was first mentioned as Huszth, in 1329. Its castle was built in 1090 by king St. Ladislaus of Hungary as a defence against the Cumans, was destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Hungary and was rebuilt around 1318. The town got privileges in 1329.
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