Mishhirja
Mishhirja | ||
Міжгір'я | ||
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Oblast : | Zakarpattia Oblast | |
Rajon : | Mishhirja Rajon | |
Height : | 430 m | |
Area : | 6.63 km² | |
Residents : | 9,421 (2004) | |
Population density : | 1,421 inhabitants per km² | |
Postcodes : | 90000 | |
Area code : | +380 3146 | |
Geographic location : | 48 ° 32 ' N , 23 ° 30' E | |
KOATUU : | 2122455100 | |
Administrative structure : | 1 urban-type settlement | |
Mayor : | Vasyl Shchur | |
Address: | вул. Шевченка 77 90,000 смт. Міжгір'я |
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Mishhirja ( Ukrainian Міжгір'я ; Russian Межгорье Meschgorje , Hungarian Ökörmező , Slovak Volové ) is the name of an urban-type settlement in the Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine . The Carpathian town is located east of the district capital Uzhhorod on the Rika , a tributary of the Tisza , and is the administrative center of the Mishhirja district .
history
In 1415 the place is mentioned for the first time in writing as Ukurmezew , until 1953 it was called Wolowe (Ukrainian Волове) or Russian Wolowo / Волово, the Hungarian name Ökörmező is the analogous translation and means "Ochsenwiese" in German. On May 30, 1947, Mishhirja, which had previously only existed as a village, was elevated to an urban-type settlement.
There is a 19th century Greek Catholic church in the parish.