Berehove
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Berehove (Ukrainian: Берегове, Rusyn:Берегово, translit. Berehowo, Hungarian:Beregszász, Russian: , translit. Beregowo, Czech and Slovak:Berehovo, German:Bergsaß) is a city located in the Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, near the border with Hungary. Serving as the administrative center of the Berehivsky Raion (district), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast.
The current estimated population is around 26,100 (as of 2004).
48% of its inhabitants are Hungarians, 38% Rusyns, 6% Gypsies and 5% are Russians.
The parents of Nobel Prize winning economist Milton Friedman lived there before emigrating to the United States.
See also
External links
- [Berehove] in the [Encyclopedia of Ukraine]
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| Subdivisions of Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine |
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| Raions: |
Berehove City |
Berehivsky Raion |
Chop City |
Irshavsky Raion |
Khust City |
Khustsky Raion |
Mizhhirsky Raion |
Mukacheve City |
Mukachivsky Raion |
Perechynsky Raion |
Rakhivsky Raion |
Svaliavsky Raion |
Tiachivsky Raion |
Uzhhorod City |
Uzhhorodsky Raion
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| Cities: |
Berehove |
Chop |
Irshava |
Khust |
Mukacheve |
Rakhiv |
Svaliava |
Tiachiv |
Uzhhorod |
Vynohradiv
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| Towns: |
Mizhhiria |
Perechyn
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