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Vasyl Dovhovych
Vasyl Dovhovych (1783, Zolotarovo - December 13, 1849, Khust ) () is a Ukrainian and Rusyn philosopher, linguist, poet, Transcarpathian academic, and Priest of the Greek Catholic Church. Biography He was born in the village of Zolotarovo, Khust district, in March 1783, (the exact date of birth has not yet been established) in the family of peasants. He received his secondary education in the city of Velikiy Varadyn (now Oradea in Romania). Here he tutored, and his student was the daughter of the late chief notary of the city, Agnes Wieser. With her help, the talented student mastered the Hungarian language and dedicated a number of lyrical poems to Agnes. But the poet's love was hopeless, and it is not by chance that philosophical notes burst into his work. Along with poems in Hungarian, he continued to write in Latin, and here for the first time he created the poem "Union of Love". Dovhovych received his higher theological education in the city of Trnava in Slovakia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zolotarovo
Zolotarovo (, , ), is a village located in the Khust Raion of Zakarpattia Oblast (Oblasts of Ukraine, province) of western Ukraine. The population at the 2001 census was 4,266 people. The village is governed by a council. The head of the council is Valery Vasyliovych Patskan, The village used to have a fruit factory. Zolotarovo has been twinned with Newport-on-Tay since 2002. Name According to one legend, the first goldsmiths in the village were good masters, made various dishes from the plates, and hammered for weaving. They also performed carpentry and blacksmithing works, for which they were called "goldsmiths", which means they had "golden hands". History The first written mention of the village dates was 1616. This was described by a village teacher Omelyan Belinsky in 1938 in his historical chronicle of the village. He wrote, "It is spread over the picturesque multi-level landscapes of the gray smoky Carpathians: hills, valleys, hills and many streams. In spring it sink ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzhhorod
Uzhhorod (, ; , ; , ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality on the Uzh, Uzh River in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. The city is approximately equidistant from the Baltic, Adriatic Sea, the Adriatic and the Black Sea (650–690 km) making it the most inland city in this part of Europe. It is the Capital (political), administrative center of Zakarpattia Oblast (oblast, region), as well as the administrative center of Uzhhorod Raion (raion, district) within the oblast. Name The city's earliest known name is ''Ungvár'', from Hungarian language, Hungarian ''Ung'' (Uzh, River Uzh) and ''vár'' "castle, fortress", originally referring to a castle outside the city (probably Nevytske Castle). The name ''Uzhhorod'' was coined in early 19th century Slavophilia, Slavophile circles as a literal translation of the name ''Ungvár''. The city officially adopted this name some time after 1920, unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Carpathian Ruthenia
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khust Castle
The Khust Castle (; ) is an abandoned castle located in the city of Khust in Zakarpattia Oblast (Oblasts of Ukraine, province) in western Ukraine. The former Hungarian castle lies on a 150-meter high mountain near the center of the city. The construction of the castle is believed to have started around 1090, during the reign of the Hungarian King St. Ladislaus I of Hungary, Ladislaus I and it was finished in 1191, under the Béla III of Hungary, Béla III. The castle was built as a fortress to protect the salt road from Solotvyno, including the Khust Gate, and the border areas. The Turkish people, Turkish traveler Evliya Çelebi mentions the castle: "The Khust castle is located at the top of Mount Hassan. Its walls are high and thick, and with its power it is similar to the Iskander fortress, because its height already reaches the sky. Residential buildings facing east face one above the other. The roofs of the palaces are covered with colored tiles, the roofs of the churches - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svidník
Svidník (, , , ) is a town in eastern Slovakia, the capital of the Svidník District in the Prešov Region. It has a population of around 11,000. There is a monumental Soviet Army Memorial in the city, in memory of Battle of the Dukla Pass. Geography It is located in the Ondava Highlands, at the confluence of Ondava and Ladomírka rivers, located around from the Dukla Pass (Poland, Polish border) and around north-east of Prešov. History The town arose in 1944 by merger of two formerly independent municipalities of Nižný Svidník and Vyšný Svidník. The first written mention stems from 1355 as ''Scyuidnyk''. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Nižný Svidník and Vyšný Svidník were part of Sáros County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, they were part of the Slovak Republic (1939–1945), Slovak Republic. On 19 January 1945, the Red Army dislodged the Wehrmacht from Svidník in the course of the Western Carpathian offensive a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungarian Academy Of Sciences
The Hungarian Academy of Sciences ( , MTA) is Hungary’s foremost and most prestigious learned society. Its headquarters are located along the banks of the Danube in Budapest, between Széchenyi rakpart and Akadémia utca. The Academy's primary functions include the advancement of scientific knowledge, the dissemination of research findings, the support of research and development, and the representation of science in Hungary both domestically and around the world. History The origins of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences date back to 1825, when Count István Széchenyi offered one year's income from his estate to establish a ''Learned Society''. He made this offer during a session of the Diet in Pressburg (Pozsony, now Bratislava), then the seat of the Hungarian Parliament. Inspired by his gesture, other delegates soon followed suit. The Society’s mission was defined as the development of the Hungarian language and the promotion of sciences and the arts in the Hungarian l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mukachevo
Mukachevo (, ; , ; see name section) is a city in Zakarpattia Oblast, western Ukraine. It is situated in the valley of the Latorica River and serves as the administrative center of Mukachevo Raion. The city is a rail terminus and highway junction, and has beer, wine, tobacco, food, textile, timber, and furniture industries. During the Cold War, it was home to Mukachevo air base and a radar station. Mukachevo lies close to the borders of four neighbouring countries: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. Today, the population is The city is a traditional stronghold of the Rusyn language, and the population of Mukachevo is officially reported as 77.1% ethnic Ukrainian.Ukraine Census There are also significant minorities of: |
Velyki Luchky
Velyki Luchky (, , , ) is a village in the Mukachevo Raion (district) in the Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in southwestern Ukraine. History Historically, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary. Between WWI and WWII, it was part of Carpathian Ruthenia, Czechoslovakia. After WWII, it was part of the Soviet Union. Velyki Luchky has been part of Ukraine since 1991. Jewish Life The Jewish population was decimated during WWII. KehilaLinks The Jewish community of the village continued up to the mid 70s, when the majority were allowed to leave the Soviet Union and migrated to Israel and the USA. Coat of arms Velyki Luchky has its own coat of arms with three Maize, stalks of corn on a silver background. {{clr, leftReferences External links |
Uzhhorod Theological Seminary
Uzhhorod (, ; , ; , ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality on the Uzh, Uzh River in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. The city is approximately equidistant from the Baltic, Adriatic Sea, the Adriatic and the Black Sea (650–690 km) making it the most inland city in this part of Europe. It is the Capital (political), administrative center of Zakarpattia Oblast (oblast, region), as well as the administrative center of Uzhhorod Raion (raion, district) within the oblast. Name The city's earliest known name is ''Ungvár'', from Hungarian language, Hungarian ''Ung'' (Uzh, River Uzh) and ''vár'' "castle, fortress", originally referring to a castle outside the city (probably Nevytske Castle). The name ''Uzhhorod'' was coined in early 19th century Slavophilia, Slavophile circles as a literal translation of the name ''Ungvár''. The city officially adopted this name some time after 1920, unde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
