Rakhiv (, ; ; ) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Part of the historical region of Hutsulshchyna, it is the administrative center of Rakhiv Raion (district). Population:
Names There are several alternative names used for this city: ; ; ; ; ; or Rakhyv; ; ; .
History First mentioned in the 15th century, Rakhiv's date of the foundation is often taken to be 1447, although a written mentions of this settlement are attested since AD 910.
Economy Rakhiv has traditionally been specialized on paper industry and production of furniture. It is also a notable centre of tourism.
Demographics According to the 2001 census, Rakhiv had a population of 14,969 inhabitants. The overwhelming majority of Rakhiv's population were Ukrainians, followed by Hungarians, Russians, Gypsies and Germans. In terms of spoken languages, Ukrainian was the most common language (92.08%), followed by speakers of the respective Hungarian (4.8%) and Russian (2.28%) languages. As of 2017, the city population was inhabitants.Statistical Collection "Population of Ukraine" as of January 1, 2017 (PDF(zip))
Geography Features Located where the and join to form the Tysa river, Rakhiv, or more precisely, the nearby village of Dilove, is one of several European locations vying for the symbolic right to be Geographical centre of Europe. The sign in Dilove, the point calculated in 1887 by the Austro-Hungarian geographers, carries a Latin inscription: "Locus Perennis Dilicentissime cum libella librationis quae est in Austria et Hungaria confectacum mensura gradum meridionalium et paralleloumierum Europeum. MD CCC LXXXVII."Center of Europe next to Rakhiv()
There was Thomas Garrigue Masaryk in his stay to study a situation on the Romanian front during World War I in Hotel "Ukraina" on the winter 1917 - 1918, which remind the memorial desk there.PRECLÍK, Vratislav. Masaryk a legie (Masaryk and legions), váz. kniha, 219 str., vydalo nakladatelství Paris Karviná, Žižkova 2379 (734 01 Karviná, CZ) ve spolupráci s Masarykovým demokratickým hnutím (Masaryk Democratic Movement, Prague), 2019, , pp.17 - 25, 33 - 45, 70 – 96, 100- 140, 159 – 184, 187 - 199
The Headquarters of Carpathian Biosphere ReserveCarpathian Biosphere Reserve are located in Rakhiv.
With an elevation of 430 meters above sea level, Rakhiv is Ukraine's highest city.
Climate The climate in Rakhiv is a mild/cool summer subtype (Köppen: Dfb) of the humid continental climate.
Twin town Bielsk Podlaski, Poland Szeged, Hungary
Notable people Mickola Vorokhta, the Ukrainian artist was born here. Bonkáló Sándor/Alexander Bonkáló, Rusyn-Hungarian linguist and slavicist was born here István Altorjay, the first full professor of pediatric surgery of Hungary was born here
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References
External links
City of Rakhiv Informational portal Rakhiv in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine