Mizhhiria

Not to be confused with Mezhyhirya.
Mizhhiria
Міжгір'я
Rural settlement
Flag of Mizhhiria
Flag
Coat of arms of Mizhhiria
Coat of arms
Location of Mizhhiria
Location of Mizhhiria
Mizhhiria
Location of Mizhhiria
Location of Mizhhiria
Mizhhiria
Coordinates: 48°31′43″N 23°30′07″E / 48.52861°N 23.50194°E / 48.52861; 23.50194
Country Ukraine
Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast
RaionKhust Raion
First mentioned1415
Town status1947
Government
 • Town HeadVasyl Schur
Area
 • Total
4.58 km2 (1.77 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
437 m (1,434 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
Decrease 9,432
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
90000
Area code+380 3146
Websitehttp://rada.gov.ua/
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Mizhhiria (Ukrainian: Міжгір'я; Hungarian: Ökörmező; Romanian: Boureni) is a rural settlement in Khust Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, western Ukraine. The town is also the administrative center of Mizhhiria Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. The town's population was 9,656 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 9,432 (2022 estimate).[3]

History

The settlement was first mentioned in 1415 as a possession of the Hungarian feudal lords. It was part of the Kingdom of Hungary (from the 11th century to 1918 and from 1938 to 1944) as the settlement of Ökörmező in the Máramaros County and Ökörmező District. From 1918 to 1938, the settlement was a part of Czechoslovakia as Volove (However Ruthenians used Mežhorje).[4] In 1947, its status was upgraded to that of an urban-type settlement.[2] It was renamed "Mizhhiria" in 1953.

On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished the status of urban-type settlement, and Mizhhiria became a rural settlement.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Kol'chyno (Zakarpattia Oblast, Mukachevo Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Mizhhiria, Zakarpattia Oblast, Mizhhiria Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 18 May 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Mizhhirya, Ukraine". KehilaLinks. JewishGen. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
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