Berehove
Berehove (,
Rusyn:Берегово, translit.
Berehowo,
HungarianBeregszász, ,
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.
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Carpathian Ruthenia*
Berehove in the
Encyclopedia of Ukraine
