Uzhhorod (, ; , ; , ) is a

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and

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on the

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in western

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, at the border with

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and near the border with

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. The city is approximately equidistant from the Baltic, the Adriatic and

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(650–690 km) making it the most inland city in this part of

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. It is the

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Zakarpattia Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Закарпатська область), also referred to as simply Zakarpattia (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Закарпаття; Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Kárpátalja'') or Transcar ...

(

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), as well as the administrative center of

Uzhhorod Raion Uzhhorod Raion (, ) 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 Ukraini ...

(

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) within the oblast.

Name

The city's earliest known name is ''Ungvár'', from Hungarian ''Ung'' ( River Uzh) and ''vár'' "castle, fortress", originally referring to a castle outside the city (probably Nevytske Castle). The name ''Uzhhorod'' was coined in early 19th century Slavophile circles as a literal translation of the name ''Ungvár''. The city officially adopted this name some time after 1920, under

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administration. The names of the city also include: (before 1996); , (historically); ; ; , ; ; ; ; ; .

History

Early history

White-Croat Ungvar (677)

Uzhhorod was founded by

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, one tribe of whom were the

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, who settled the area of the modern Uzhhorod under

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in the second half of the first millennium AD.Warriors from Ukraine established the Ungvar fortress in 677 according to the

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. The settlement was the center of a new Slavic principality headed by a dynasty descended from Porga's nephew

Kubrat Kubrat (; ) was the ruler of the Onogur–Bulgars, credited with establishing the confederation of Old Great Bulgaria in 632. His name derived from the Turkic words ''qobrat'' — "to gather", or ''qurt'', i.e. "wolf". Origin In the '' Nomi ...

. In the 9th century, the fortified castle changed into a fortified early

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town-settlement which according to

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was originally subject to the

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Prince

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until falling to Laborec (ruler), Laborec, a ruler who was loyal to

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Magyar conquest (895)

Almos's

Magyars Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common culture, language and history. They also have a notable presence in former parts of the Kingdom of Hungary. The Hungarian language belongs to the ...

who had arrived in the region from

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stormed the Hunguar fortress in 895 AD. Having taken over the castle, Almos appointed his son

Árpád Árpád (; 845 – 907) was the head of the confederation of the Magyar tribes at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries. He might have been either the sacred ruler or '' kende'' of the Hungarians, or their military leader or '' g ...

as prince of Hunguaria and from Ungvar his warriors were called Hungarians. As this may be viewed as naive folk etymology by a medieval writer (as magyars were called ”ungri” by chroniclers decades before 895), for further information on the ethnonym of the Hungarians see the article

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. In the Kingdom of Hungary, the small town began to extend its borders. King Saint Stephen made it the centre (castrum) of Ung County with a strong military presence to protect the north east border of Hungary. In 1241–1242, the

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burnt the settlement. In 1248 the city was granted town privileges by King Béla IV of Hungary. In the early 14th century, Uzhhorod was involved in the civil wars in the interregnum between Hungarian barons when the dynasty of Árpád died out. Finally

Charles I of Hungary Charles I, also known as Charles Robert (; ; ; 128816 July 1342), was King of Hungary and Croatia in the union with Hungary, Croatia from 1308 to his death. He was a member of the Capetian House of Anjou and the only son of Charles Martel of A ...

from the Anjou dynasty, descendant of the

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by his mother occupied the throne. The Anjou House also ruled the

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and the Hungarian king Charles I invited the

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s into Hungary and gave the town to them. The Drugeth family became a member of the

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. During that period

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built

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. Together with the castle, the city began to grow. From 1430, Uzhhorod became a free royal town.

Under Habsburg rule

During the 16–17th centuries, the Kingdom of Hungary fell into three parts. The middle was occupied by the

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, the northwest was ruled by the

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, the eastern part became the Principality of Transylvania, that hold the independent Hungarian statehood. During this period, the city was engaged in the religious and political fight between primarily Hungarian

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and the German

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. Each one wanted to reunite the Kingdom of Hungary under their rule. In 1646 the Union of Ungvár was proclaimed and the

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church was established, in a ceremony held in the Ungvár castle by the

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Aegis. In 1707 Ungvár was the residence of Ferenc II Rákóczi, leader of the national liberation war of Hungarians against Habsburgs. From 1780 the city became the capital of the Greek Catholic Eparchy and from 1776 the center of a newly created school district. The beginning of the 19th century was characterized by economic changes, including the first factories in the city. The greatest influence on Ungvár among the political events of the 19th century was made by the

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-1849, during which the native Hungarian nobility sought both to shake off the suzerainty of the

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and to have authority over their own people. 27 March 1848 was officially celebrated in the city as the overthrow of the monarchy in Hungary. It is now celebrated in Hungary on 15 March. In 1872 the first railway line opened, linking the city to the important railway junction of Chop, then known as Csap. According to the 1910 census, the city had 16,919 inhabitants, of which 13,590 (80.3%) were

, 1,219 (7.2%)

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, 1,151 (6.8%)

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, 641 (3.8%)

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and 1.6%

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. By religion, 5,481

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, 5,305

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, 4,473

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, 1,368

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. At the same time, the municipal area of the city had a population composed of 10,541 (39.05%) Hungarians, 9,908 (36.71%) Slovaks, and 5,520 (20.45%) Rusyns.

During the World Wars

The

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slowed down the tempo of city development. On 10 September 1919, Subcarpathia was officially allocated to the Republic of

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. Uzhhorod became the administrative center of the territory. During these years Uzhhorod developed into an architecturally modern city, with

Malyi Galagov Malyi Galagov (, ; ) is a neighborhood in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. It is located to the west of the historic centre of the city. It functions as a government and residential quarter. Etymology means small or minor in Ukrainian. The word Galagov origi ...

, a new government quarter, being built from scratch. After the

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in 1938, Uzhhorod was given back to

from which it was separated after World War I. In 1941 the Jewish population reached 9,576. On 19 March 1944, German troops entered the city. They established a ''

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'' (

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) and set up two ghettos, at the Moskovitz brickyard and Gluck lumberyard. During May 1944, all Jews were deported to Auschwitz in five different transports and subsequently murdered. Only a few hundred Jews survived.

Soviet Union

On 27 October 1944, the city was captured by the troops of the

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of the

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. This period brought significant changes. On the outskirts of Uzhhorod new enterprises were constructed and old enterprises were renewed. On 29 June 1945, Subcarpathian Ukraine was annexed by the

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and became a westernmost part of the

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. This followed the assumption of local authority by the People's Committee of Transcarpathian Ukraine based in Uzhhorod and headed by a local Communist. That year the Uzhhorod State University (now

Uzhhorod National University The Uzhhorod National University ( UzhNU, ) is a Ukrainian state-sponsored university in the city of Uzhhorod in Ukraine. General information It was founded on October 18, 1945. It is one of the classic universities of Ukraine, accredited at ...

) was also opened. Since January 1946 Uzhhorod was the center of newly formed Zakarpatska oblast.

In Ukraine

Since 1991 Uzhhorod has been one of 24 regional capitals within independent Ukraine. Of these, Uzhhorod is the smallest and westernmost. In 2002, a bust of

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, Czechoslovakia's first president, was unveiled in a main square of the city. A similar bust was unveiled in 1928 on the 10th anniversary of Czechoslovak independence, but was removed by the Hungarians when they took over the region in 1939. On 15 April 2022, as part of the derussification campaign that swept through Ukraine following the February 2022

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, the Uzhhorod City Council decided to rename 58 streets connected to Russian figures. United States First Lady

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visited the city on 8 May 2022, which was not announced to the public until after the visit.

Geography

Climate

Uzhhorod has a

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(

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: ''Dfb'') with cool to cold winters and warm summers. The coldest month is January with an average temperature of while the warmest month is July with an average temperature of . The coldest temperature ever recorded is and the warmest temperature was . Average annual precipitation is , which is evenly distributed throughout the year though the summer months have higher precipitation. On average, Uzhhorod receives 2133 hours of sunshine per year.

Demographics

According to the Ukrainian 2001 census, the population of Uzhhorod included: *

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(including

) (77.8%) *

Russians Russians ( ) are an East Slavs, East Slavic ethnic group native to Eastern Europe. Their mother tongue is Russian language, Russian, the most spoken Slavic languages, Slavic language. The majority of Russians adhere to Eastern Orthodox Church ...

(9.6%) *

Hungarians Hungarians, also known as Magyars, are an Ethnicity, ethnic group native to Hungary (), who share a common Culture of Hungary, culture, Hungarian language, language and History of Hungary, history. They also have a notable presence in former pa ...

(6.9%) *

(2.2%) *

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(1.5%)

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census: According to a survey conducted by the

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in April–May 2023, 85% of the city's population spoke Ukrainian at home, 9% spoke Russian, and 1% spoke Hungarian.

Transportation

The city is served by Uzhhorod railway station and has railway connections with Chop and

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. It is also served by

Uzhhorod International Airport Uzhhorod International Airport, (; ) is an international airport located in the city of Uzhhorod, in the western Ukraine, Ukrainian oblast, province of Zakarpattia Oblast, Zakarpattia. The airport is situated in the westernmost part of the city, ...

.Flights to resume at Uzhgorod Airport as Ukraine, Slovakia reportedly settle border issues

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(19 August 2020) The airport is situated near the Ukraine Slovakia border.

Government

The territory of the city of Uzhhorod is coterminous with Uzhhorod urban hromada, one of the

hromada In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third level Administrative divisions of Ukraine, local self-government in Ukraine. The current hromadas were established by the Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine, Government of Uk ...

s of Ukraine which was established on 12 June 2020.

Sport

The city was home to the SC Rusj Užhorod football club from 1925. Contemporary side

FC Hoverla Uzhhorod Football Club Hoverla Uzhhorod ( ) was a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club based in Uzhhorod. Following the end of the 2015–16 Ukrainian Premier League, 2015–16 season it was expelled from the Ukrainian Premier Leagu ...

made their debut in the

Ukrainian Premier League The Ukrainian Premier League ( ) or UPL is a professional association football league in Ukraine and the highest level of the Ukrainian football league system. Originally known as the Vyshcha Liha ( , ) it was formed in 1991 during the 1992 in ...

in 2001, but dissolved in 2016 due to money issues. In 2020 professional football matches at the highest levels of Ukraine returned to Uzhhorod since the 2020–21 season

FC Mynai FC Mynai () is a Ukrainian professional association football, football club from Mynai, a suburb of Uzhhorod in Zakarpattia Oblast. History The club was founded in 2015 by former customs officials in one of the Uzhhorod suburbs Mynai and played ...

plays its home matches in the Avanhard Stadium.

FC Uzhhorod Football Club Uzhhorod is a Ukraine, Ukrainian professional association football, football club from Uzhhorod previously competing in the regional competitions of Zakarpattia Oblast and Ukrainian amateur competitions. Reactivated in 2024, FC Uzhhor ...

currently in

Ukrainian Second League The Ukrainian Second League (, ''Druha Liha'') is a professional football league in Ukraine which is part of the Professional Football League of Ukraine, a collective member of the Ukrainian Association of Football. As the third tier it was establ ...

also plays its matches at Avanhard Stadium.

International relations

Uzhhorod is currently twinned with: *

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* Corvallis,

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, US *

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, since 1992 *

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, since 1993 *

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, since 2008' *

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, since 2002' *

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* Arieh Atzmoni (1926–2005) an Israeli soldier rewarded with the Hero of Israel *

János Erdélyi János Erdélyi (1 April 1814 – 23 January 1868) was a Hungarian poet, critic, author, philosopher and ethnographist. He was born 1 April 1814 at Nagykapos, in the county of Ung, and educated at the Protestant college of Sárospatak. In 1833 ...

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(1804–1886), an

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of Ungvar and

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in the US; carried out covert operations in

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1938/39. *

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hierarch for

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. * Jonathan Markovitch (born 1967) a Ukrainian rabbi and the

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of Kyiv *

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. * Odarka Sopko (born 1955), a Ukrainian artist and graphic painter. *

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in the US.

Sport

Matviy Bobal Matviy Bobal (; born 27 May 1984) is a Ukrainian former football forward. Career He has played for Zakarpattia Uzhhorod, CSKA Kyiv, Tavriya Simferopol, and FC Krymteplitsia Molodizhne in the past. He has been in Ihroservice since 2006. Boba ...

(born 1984) a Ukrainian football forward with ca. 300 club caps *

Juraj Demeč Juraj Demeč (born 29 January 1945 in Uzhhorod, Carpathian Ruthenia, Russian occupied Ruthenia, present-day Ukraine) is a Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovak former track and field athlete who competed in the 100 metres. He represented Czechoslovakia at t ...

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(born 1989), a footballer with nearly 300 club caps and 36 for

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Yozhef Sabo Yozhef Yozhefovich Sabo (; ; born 29 February 1940) is a Ukrainian former football player and manager. Club career Sabo began to play in 1954 for a team of Uzhhorod bread factory and his first coach was Zoltan Gyorfi (). Later until August ...

(born 1940), a former football player with 347 club caps and 76 for the

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(born 1984) a

n footballer with 370 club caps and 9 for

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Tetyana Trehubová Tetyana Trehubová (born 14 March 1989) is a Ukrainian-born Slovak handball player who plays for IUVENTA Michalovce and the Slovakia women's national handball team, Slovak national team. References

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References

External links

Official website of the City

Official website of Uzhhorod National University

Uzhhorod in old postcards

Uzhhorod Modernism Architectural Manual
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