Vyshkovo

Rural locality in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine

Rural settlement in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine

Vyshkovo Вишкове
Rural settlement

Coat of arms
48°01′44″N 23°25′55″E / 48.02889°N 23.43194°E / 48.02889; 23.43194
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zakarpattia Oblast
Raion	Khust Raion
First mentioned	1281
Town status	1976
Government
• Town Head	Karlo Soikov
Elevation ^[1]	190 m (620 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	8,193
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	90454
Area code	+380 3142
Website	http://rada.gov.ua/

Vyshkovo (Ukrainian: Вишкове; Hungarian: Visk) is a rural settlement in Khust Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, western Ukraine.^[2] It is first mentioned in the year 1281.^[3] The town's population was 8,142 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.^[2] Current population: 8,193 (2022 estimate).^[4] In 2001 45% of the population was of ethnic Hungarian origin.

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]

History

Until 26 January 2024, Vyshkovo was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Vyshkovo became a rural settlement.^[6]

References

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^ "Vyshkovo (Zakarpattia Oblast, Khust Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Vyshkovo, Zakarpattia Oblast, Khust Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
^ Ivanciuc, Teofil. "Primele atestări ale târgurilor de coroană maramureşene (The earliest mentions of the Maramureş Royal Market Towns)". Revista Arhivei Maramureşene.
^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
^ "Vyshkovo Castle in the town of Vyshkovo". Zamki-Kreposti.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 4 January 2013.
^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.