Rural locality in Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine
Rural settlement in Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine
Berehomet (Ukrainian : Берегомет ; Romanian : Bеrhomet pe Siret ; German : Berhometh ) is a rural settlement in Vyzhnytsia Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast , western Ukraine . It hosts the administration of Berehomet settlement hromada , one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[ 3] The settlement lies on the Siret River . As of the 2001 census , the settlement's population was 8,513.[ 4] Population: 7,514 (2022 estimate). [ 2]
One village is administered by the settlement, Zarichchia (Заріччя ).
History
The first mention of the village was in 1696.[ 5]
Starting in 1963, Berehomet was designated an urban-type settlement .[ 5] This status lasted until 26 January 2024, when a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Berehomet became a rural settlement.[ 6]
Notable people
References
Coat of arms of Vyzhnytsia Raion