Vyshkovo

Vyshkovo Вишкове
Urban-type settlement
Coat of arms
Vyshkovo Location of Vyshkovo in Zakarpattia Oblast
Coordinates: UA 48°01′44″N 23°25′55″E / 48.02889°N 23.43194°ECoordinates: UA 48°01′44″N 23°25′55″E / 48.02889°N 23.43194°E
Country	Ukraine
Province	Zakarpattia Oblast
District	Khust Raion
First mentioned	1281
Town status	1976
Government
• Town Head	Karlo Soikov
Elevation[1]	190 m (620 ft)
Population (2013)
• Total	8,375
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	90454
Area code	+380 3142
Website	http://rada.gov.ua/

Vyshkovo (Ukrainian: Вишкове; Hungarian: Visk) is an urban-type settlement in Khust Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine.^[2] The town's population was 8,142 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.^[2] Current population: 8,375 (2013 est.)^[3]. In 2001 45% of the population was of ethnic Hungarian origin.

Vyshkovo is located in the historic region of Northern Maramuresh, along the banks of the Tysa River near modern-day Romania. In the past, its location was suited for a castle, although almost nothing remains of it today except for some fortification remnants.^[4]

References

1. "Vyshkovo (Zakarpattia Oblast, Khust Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
2. "Vyshkovo, Zakarpattia Oblast, Khust Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
3. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
4. "Vyshkovo Castle in the town of Vyshkovo". Zamki-Kreposti.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 4 January 2013.