Vynohradiv
town in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine
Vynohradiv (Ukrainian: Виноградів, IPA: [wɪnoˈɦrɑd⁽ʲ⁾iu̯] ; Hungarian: Nagyszőlős; Romanian: Seleușu Mare; Slovak: Vinohradov) is a city in western Ukraine, in Zakarpattia Oblast. Since 2020 it has been incorporated into Berehove Raion. Population: 25,317 (2022 estimate).
Names
There are multiple alternative names used for this city due to its location and history: Hungarian: Nagyszőlős, Romanian: Seleușu Mare, Rusyn: Cивлюш (Syvlyush), Ukrainian: Cевлюш (Sevlyush), Russian: Виноградов (Vinogradov), Belarusian: Вінаградаў (Vinahradaŭ), Yiddish: סעליש (Seylesh, Selish), Slovak: Vinohradov (Veľká Sevljuš during Czechoslovak rule), German: Wynohradiw, Polish: Wynohradiw (hist. Sewlusz).
Geography
Location
The city lies at the foothills of Carpathian Mountains near the river Tisza on the border with Romania. It is 35 kilometres (22 mi) from Berehove.
History
It was first mentioned in 1262 by the name Zceuleus. Its Hungarian name, Nagyszőlős ("Great Vineyard"), stems from the area being an important wine district. The city was called Sevlush (the Rusyn transliteration of the Hungarian word szőlős, meaning vineyard).
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as town in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 27, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q752334. VIAF identifies the subject as 134890544. The Library of Congress control number is n82085211. Authority coordinates are 48.140, 23.033. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 2022 and 1262.
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