Beregszász

Berehove or Beregovo is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine, near the border with Hungary. Population:. It's the cultural centre of the Hungarian ethnicity living in Ukraine.Serving as the administrative center of Berehove Raion, the city itself is also designated as a city of oblast significance, with a status equal to a separate raion. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary's Bereg County until 1919 and between 1938–1944. From 1919 until 1938 it was part of Czechoslovakia.NameThe city has many different variations of spelling its name: Bereg,, Берегово, Czech and Slovak: Berehovo, בערעגסאז, Beregsaz, Bergsaß, Bereg Saski.Residents of Berehovo voted on October 31, 2010 in a referendum on renaming the town to Beregszász, its Hungarian-language name. Voter turnout was less than 52%, with 4,688 voting for renaming, 4,358 against, and 1,016 invalid ballots.Administrative divisionPart of the city is also a near adjacent village of Zatyshne of 504 people that has its representation in the city's council.Hungarian has been made a regional language in Berehovo in September 2012; meaning it will now be used in the town's administrative office work and documents. This was made possible after new legislation on languages in Ukraine was passed in the summer of 2012.