Pyiterfolvo
Pyiterfolvo (Ukrainian: Пийтерфолво; Hungarian: Tiszapéterfalva; Romanian: Petriș) is a village in Berehove Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Pyiterfolvo rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Pyiterfolvo's population is 2,016 (as of 2023).
History
The village of Pyiterfolvo was founded circa 1500. According to a local legend, the village was separated from Tysobyken after a Hungarian king divided the lands making up the present-day villages among his sons; Pyiterfolvo was named for the son who inherited it, Peter, while Tysobyken was named for the cultivation of beans on the land. In the present day, Pyiterfolvo's primary attraction is its art gallery, housed in the former summer palace of Endre György.
Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, Pyiterfolvo has a population of 2,064. Of this population, 96.08% speaks Hungarian, 3.47% speaks Ukrainian, 0.30% speaks Russian, and 0.05% each speak German and Romani.
References
- ^ "Пийтерфолвівська громада" [Pyiterfolvo hromada]. gromada.info (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Пийтерфолво (Петрове)" [Pyiterfolvo (Petrove)]. karpaty.info (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Закарпатське Пийтерфолво має власну картинну галерею" [Zakarpattian Pyiterfolvo has own art gallery]. depo.zakarpattia (in Ukrainian). 18 May 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
- ^ "Перепис населення" [Population census]. State Statistics Service of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
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