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Pyiterfolvo

Village in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine

Pyiterfolvo Пийтерфолво Tiszapéterfalva · Petriș
village
The Continental Reformed church in Pyiterfolvo
48°02′09″N 24°20′35″E / 48.03583°N 24.34306°E / 48.03583; 24.34306
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zakarpattia Oblast
Raion	Berehove Raion
Population (2023)	2,016

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^[update]).^[1]

History

The village of Pyiterfolvo was founded circa 1500. According to a local legend, the village was separated from Tysobyken [uk] 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.