Pyiterfolvo
Piyterfolvo
Пийтерфолво Tiszapéterfalva · Petriș | |
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 The Continental Reformed church in Piyterfolvo | |
Interactive map of Piyterfolvo | |
  Piyterfolvo Location of Piyterfolvo in Zakarpattia Oblast  Piyterfolvo Location of Piyterfolvo in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°03′42″N 22°56′03″E / 48.06167°N 22.93417°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Zakarpattia Oblast |
| Raion | Berehove Raion |
| Established | c. 1500 |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 2,016 |
Piyterfolvo (Ukrainian: Пийтерфолво; until 1985 Petrove (Ukrainian: Петрове); Hungarian: Tiszapéterfalva; Romanian: Petriș) is a village in Berehove Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Piyterfolvo rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Piyterfolvo's population is 2,016 (as of 2023).[1]
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.[2] In the present day, Pyiterfolvo's primary attraction is its art gallery, housed in the former summer palace of Endre György.[3]
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.[4]
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.