Uzhgorod

Uzhgorod - border town , the historic center of Subcarpathian Rus . Located on the border with Slovakia, on the banks of the river Oh .

The administrative center of the Transcarpathian region of Ukraine and Uzhgorod district . One of the oldest Slavic cities , the first settlements in the area of ​​the city were created before the IX century.

In 1241 the town was burned and destroyed by the Tatar-Mongols. In 1318 began a 360- year reign in Uzhgorod Drugets , Italian aristocrats designed the Hungarian king . At this time, the city built a new castle , which has been preserved to this day.In 1430 Uzhgorod, received a number of privileges from the crown, was named the Preferred city of Uzhgorod.

In the XVI-XVII centuries Uzhhorod , who after the Battle of Mohacs extreme eastern outpost of the Hapsburg of Austria on the border of Transylvania, was booming economically, but at the same time , become an arena of confrontation between Orthodoxy, Catholicism and Protestantism.As a result, in 1646 was proclaimed Uzhgorod union that gave rise to grekokatolitsizmu in Transcarpathia. After the opening of the railway - liniiUzhgorod Chopv 1872. in actively growing timber industry .

After the First World War, under the terms of Saint-Germain peace treaty with Zakarpattya Uzhgorod as the administrative center passed the Czechoslovak Republic .Planned to make the center of Uzhgorod autonomous Carpathian Ruthenia , so the Czechoslovak government pursued an active construction that transformed the city into an example of modern architecture, and encourage the economic development of the city.

In 1938, Uzhhorod went to the Horthy of Hungary, which abolished the liberal and democratic Czechoslovakia and initiatives introduced during the Second World War strict regime of wartime.

After the Second World War under the agreement with Czechoslovakia on June 29, 1945 Trans-Carpathian Ukraine was a part of the Ukrainian SSR and the USSR.

Today Uzhgorod attractive and friendly town , where tourists come to admire the monuments of history and architecture. These include such systems as Uzhgorod castle (known from the XI century ), Bishop's Palace (now the University Library , 1646) , a Catholic church in the Baroque style (1762-1767 ).

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