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Perechyn

Coordinates: 48°44′03″N 22°28′27″E / 48.73417°N 22.47417°E / 48.73417; 22.47417
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Perechyn
Перечин
Flag of Perechyn
Coat of arms of Perechyn
Perechyn is located in Zakarpattia Oblast
Perechyn
Perechyn
Location of Perechyn in Zakarpattia Oblast
Perechyn is located in Ukraine
Perechyn
Perechyn
Location in Ukraine
Coordinates: 48°44′03″N 22°28′27″E / 48.73417°N 22.47417°E / 48.73417; 22.47417
Country Ukraine
OblastZakarpattia Oblast
RaionUzhhorod Raion
HromadaPerechyn urban hromada
Founded1427
City Status4 March 2004
Government
 • MayorIvan Pohorilyak[1]
Area
 • Total7.45 km2 (2.88 sq mi)
Elevation
149 m (489 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total6,477
 • Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
89200
Area code+380 3145
ClimateDfb
Websiteperechyn.com.ua[dead link]

Perechyn (Ukrainian: Перечин; Hungarian: Perecseny; Rusyn: Перечин) is a city in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. It was the administrative centre of the former Perechyn Raion (district). It is now part of the Uzhhorod Raion. Today the population is 6,477 (2022 estimate).[2]

Names

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There are several alternative names used for this city: Hungarian: Perecseny, German: Peretschyn, Slovak: Perečín, Romanian: Perecin, Russian: Перечин, romanizedPerečin, Belarusian: Пярэчын, romanizedPiarečyn.

Demographics

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In 2001, the population included: [1][dead link]

  • Ukrainians (96.3%)
  • Russians (1.3%)
  • Slovaks (1.0%)

About the city

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The city of Perechyn is nestled between the Carpathian Mountains some twenty kilometers north of Uzhhorod. With a population of around 7000 people, this small city swells to larger numbers on the weekends when people from neighboring villages come to shop in this rayon center and during summer when tourists traverse the lovely mountain road on their way North to Lviv. There are many different nationalities living in harmony with one another including Ukrainians, Russians, Belarusians, Slovaks, and Hungarians.

In the main square is a statue built in honor of Fedor Feketa who traveled 30 kilometers by foot each week carrying the mail to villages throughout the region. Legend has it he started his route, while waiting for a letter from his parents.

Schools

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Perechyn has three schools -a regional school (specializing in language studies), a middle/high school, and a boarding school (orphanage).

The Perechyn Humanitarian Gymnasium (a regional high school) is housed in the Palace of Culture, centrally-located and distinguished by its highly visible castle-like architecture. In addition to preparing students for university, the gymnasium has a special focus on the development of specialized language skills including Ukrainian, Russian, Slovakian, German, and English. Foreign visitors are very likely to find English-speakers here who will gladly help provide advice and information about the region.

Also distinguished by its architecture, the Perechyn Boarding School or "shkoli internat" sits in a U-shaped building on the outskirts of Perechyn on the road to Uzhgorod. It houses some 135 students. In partnership with the Charitable Foundation Opika (which means "guardian" in Ukrainian), students from this school regularly perform traditional dances, music concerts and shows, including "Perechyn Day" which is celebrated each year on the 28th of June. The school houses a culture museum with one of the best displays of vyshyvanki (embroidery) in Zakarpattia. Children who attend the school are taught ancient embroidery techniques and their work is often on display and for sale in the museum.

Industry

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One of the largest industries in town is a factory that makes charcoal and other products. Perechyn also has a metal recycling plant.

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References

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  1. ^ "Виконавчий апарат Перечинської міської ради" [Executive Office of Perechyn City Council] (in Ukrainian). Perechyn City Council. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.