Zakarpattia, Ukraine · Europe
Mukachevo is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Kolchyno, 3km from Palanok Castle.
Mukachevo is a town located in Zakarpattia, Ukraine. With a population of 85,569, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Mukachevo sits in Ukraine, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Kyiv time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Mukachevo to your route.
Mukachevo (Ukrainian: Мукачево, IPA: [mʊˈkɑtʃewo] ; Hungarian: Munkács, IPA: [ˈmuŋkaːtʃ]; 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,Read more
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 85,569 (2022 estimate). The city is a traditional stronghold of the Rusyn language, and the population of Mukachevo is officially reported as 77.1% ethnic Ukrainian. There are also significant minorities of: Russians (9.0%); Hungarians (8.5%); Germans (1.9%); and Roma (1.4%).
While Uzhhorod is the main administrative city in the region, Mukachevo is a historic spiritual center of the region and center of the former Eastern Orthodox eparchy of Kyivan Metropolis. In the 17th century it united with the Catholic church by the Union of Uzhhorod, similar to the Union of Brest. Up until World War II and the Holocaust, Mukachevo was primarily a Jewish town, and half the population was Jewish (see below). The population comprised Rusyns, Hungarians, Slovaks, and other minorities. Formerly in Czechoslovakia, and before that in Hungary, it was incorporated into Soviet Ukraine after World War II.
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Mukachevo is located in Zakarpattia, Ukraine, Europe. The coordinates are 48.4425 latitude, 22.7180 longitude.
Mukachevo has a population of approximately 85,569 people, making it a town in Ukraine.
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
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A 14th-century fortress stacked in three terraces up an extinct 68 m volcanic cone above Mukachevo, key stronghold of the Rákóczi princes and site of a legendary three-year siege defence led by Ilona Zrínyi.
3 km · about 5 min drive
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