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  Uzhhorod: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
Uzhhorod became a bishopric of the Ukrainian Catholic Uniate Church in 1775 and was the center of the Ukrainian national and Russophile movements in the 19th and early 20th cent.
Uzhhorod became a bishopric of the Ukrainian Catholic Uniate Church...
Uzhhorod (the capital), Mukacheve, and Khust are the chief cities.
www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/uzhhorod.jsp?l=U&p=1   (826 words)

  
 Uzhhorod - Wikitravel
Uzhhorod (Ukrainian, Russian: Ужгород, Hungarian: Ungvar, German: Ushhorod) is a city in western Ukraine, the administrative center of Zakarpatska Oblast (Transcarpthian Region).
Uzhhorod is the administrative centyer of the youngest region in Ukraine - Transcarpathia, which was annexed to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1945.
Anyway, Uzhhorod is a very interesting place to visit because thre cultures (the European West and the Ukrainian and Russian East) cross here.
wikitravel.org /en/Uzhhorod   (412 words)

  
 UA-REPORTER.COM — Uzhhorod and Moscow are ready to collaborate — hot news
Signing up of the Agreement about Friendship and Collaboration between Uzhhorod and Northeast district of Moscow, which population is 1 million 300 thousands and is corresponded to population of Transcarpathia, is the main result of Uzhhorod team visit.
It a pity, but before the visit of Uzhhorod delegation for people of Moscow and for Russians in general, tourist Transcarpathia was mainly a white spot on the map of tourism.
Uzhhorod delegation had a meeting with archbishop of Kaluga Kliment at the Department of Foreign Ecclesiastical Relations.
www.ua-reporter.com /eng/4449   (788 words)

  
  AllRefer.com - Uzhhorod (CIS And Baltic Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Uzhhorod was founded in the 8th or 9th cent.
Uzhhorod became a bishopric of the Ukrainian Catholic Uniate Church in 1775 and was the center of the Ukrainian national and Russophile movements in the 19th and early 20th cent.
Uzhhorod has a university, a 15th-century castle, and an 18th-century cathedral.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/U/Uzhhorod.html   (296 words)

  
  Uzhhorod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Uzhhorod (Ukrainian and Russian: Ужгород; in Ruthenian: Уґоград; Slovak and Czech: Užhorod; Hungarian: Ungvár; German: Ungwar; Yiddish: אונגװיר, Ungvir, Ingver, Yngvyr) is a city located in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary.
It is the administrative center of the Zakarpattia Oblast (province), as well as the administrative center of the surrounding Uzhhorodsky Raion (district) within the oblast.
The city is spelled Ужгород in both Ukrainian and Russian, transliterated "Uzhhorod" from Ukrainian, "Uzhgorod" from Russian.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Uzhhorod   (833 words)

  
 My Favorite City, Uzhgorod : A contest for eighth-graders   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The tombstone of the enigmatic enuch, Constantine Matezowsky (died 1858), the founder of the multi-vocal choir Harmony in Uzhhorod, is nearby.
Uzhhorod is situated in the pre-mountainous area of the Carpaths on both banks of the Uzh river where it enters the northeastern part of Danube Valley.
Uzhhorod is a regional centre situated in the Transcarpathian region, the loveliest part of western Ukraine.
oregonstate.edu /Dept/hort/faculty/Cantus/ContestForEighthGraders.html   (5491 words)

  
 Uzhhorod - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Uzhhorod was founded in the 8th or 9th cent.
Uzhhorod became a bishopric of the Ukrainian Catholic Uniate Church in 1775 and was the center of the Ukrainian national and Russophile movements in the 19th and early 20th cent.
Uzhhorod has a university, a 15th-century castle, and an 18th-century cathedral.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-uzhhorod.html   (333 words)

  
 Government portal :: About 600 M. USD to be invested by Ukraine in 2006 - 2007 in construction of Bohorodchany - ...
Government portal :: About 600 M. USD to be invested by Ukraine in 2006 - 2007 in construction of Bohorodchany - Uzhhorod gas pipeline
Ministry Portal » Other items » About 600 M. USD to be invested by Ukraine in 2006 - 2007 in construction of Bohorodchany - Uzhhorod gas pipeline
To this end in 2006 - 2007 about 600 M. USD will be invested in implementing the Bohorodchany - Uzhhorod gas pipeline construction project.
www.kmu.gov.ua /control/en/publish/article?art_id=29486706&cat_id=2291893   (363 words)

  
 Uzhhorod (Transcarpathia Oblast, Ukraine)
Seven blue and yellow descending stripes, parallel to a central diagonal.
On the 14-th of June 1990 Town council session of Uzhhorod confirmed a modern CoA- in an azure field a vine bush with three or vines grows from the earth.
The city use its historical CoA as in 1990 and 1941.
www.hampshireflag.co.uk /world-flags/allflags/ua-zk-uz.html   (147 words)

  
 BRAMA Travel - 6 Days in Ukraine
Uzhhorod - Lying close to the Slovak border (in fact just four kilometers away), Uzhhorod enjoys a great deal of cross-border trade with its neighbours in the new "West", reviving to some degree the strong links that formerly existed within the region.
Uzhhorod's fine buildings are reminiscent of those to be found in Eger or Veszprem in Hungary, though its tidy streets could easily be mistaken for the streets of Bratislava.
And among Uzhhorod's fine churches, one will find irresistibly cute the candy-coloured Russian Orthodox, while the impressive twin-towered 17th century Cathedral up on the castle hill and huge red brick building on the east side of the old town square, formerly a Jewish synagogue, prove attractions also not to be missed.
www.brama.com /travel/simpson.html   (7565 words)

  
 John Paul II  18 April 1996  Apostolic Letter
The joyful occasion of the 350th anniversary of the Union of Uzhhorod constitutes an important moment in the history of a Church which by that act reestablished full union with the Bishop of Rome.
The facts themselves are well known: on 24 April 1646, in the church of the Castle of Uzhhorod, 63 Byzantine-rite priests of the Eparchy of Mukacheve, led by the Basilian monk Parthenius Petrovyc and in the presence of the Bishop of Eger, George Jakusics, were received into full communion with the See of Peter.
Rightly therefore the faithful of the Churches linked to the Union of Uzhhorod are proud to be sharers in the heritage of Cyril and Methodius.
www.ewtn.com /library/PAPALDOC/JP2UZHHO.HTM   (2090 words)

  
 The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Wedding dress was piece of cake for chef
UZHHOROD, Ukraine —; Valentyn Shtefano's pastries were known for attracting stares and giggles as well as lip-smacking murmurs.
But even his fiancée was surprised when Shtefano told her he was making her wedding dress — out of flour, eggs, sugar and caramel.
The dress — made of 1,500 cream puffs and weighing 20 pounds — took the baker two months to make, and by the end of the wedding reception, bride Viktoriya said she didn't want to take it off.
seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/nationworld/2003302229_weddingcake13.html?syndication=rss   (585 words)

  
 Uzhhorod, Ukraine, The
Uzhhorod (Ukrainian and Russian: У́жгород; Slovak and Czech: Užhorod; Hungarian: Ungvár; German: Ungwar; Yiddish: אונגװיר, Ungvir, Ingver, Yngvyr) is a city in Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia.
Uzhhorod is the centre city of Zakarpattia Oblast, the westernmost oblast of Ukraine.
Uzhgorod became the administrative centre of the territory.
creekin.net /c7186-n191-uzhhorod-ukraine-the.html   (617 words)

  
 Apostolic Letter of His Holiness Pope John Paul II
It was part of that process of reunification between the Churches which had had its culminating moment in the Council of Florence (1439), when the decrees re-establishing full communion between the Churches of the East and the Church of Rome were signed.
Sown in the fertile soil of Mukacheve, it was the mustard seed of the Gospel which grew with time into a tree under the shade of which a vast group of faithful of the Byzantine tradition gathered.
The joyful commemoration of the Union of Uzhhorod provides a favourable opportunity for giving thanks to the Lord who has dried the tears of his children at the end of a tragic period of severe persecution.
www.catholic-ew.org.uk /briefing/9605/9605005.htm   (1495 words)

  
 Chef makes wedding gown with cream puffs - Boston.com
But even his fiancee was surprised when Shtefano told her he was making her wedding dress -- out of flour, eggs, sugar and caramel.
UZHHOROD, Ukraine --Valentyn Shtefano's pastries were known for attracting stares and giggles as well as lip-smacking murmurs.
Shtefano, whose fingernails are stained with food coloring, is eager to introduce new sweets to this city of 125,000, which has a center full of new businesses and cafes but is otherwise dominated by gray Soviet-era apartment buildings.
www.boston.com /news/odd/articles/2006/10/12/chef_makes_wedding_gown_with_cream_puffs   (574 words)

  
 Workshops in Ukraine Focus on Journalism Education   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Journalism educators from universities in Western Ukraine joined in workshops held in the cities of Lviv and Uzhhorod in April to discuss curricular trends in journalism education around the world, the difficulty of finding funds to equip laboratories for broadcast journalism and approaches to teaching journalism.
Considerable time was spent both in Lviv and Uzhhorod talking about the difficulties of offering broadcast journalism, which is expensive because of equipment needs, demands for specialized space, and the requirement that the journalism department hire trained technicians.
At Uzhhorod, the journalism program has made arrangements to use the studios of the local broadcast media, but several faculty said the directors of these studios were reluctant to let students actually use the equipment, which is expensive and can be easily damaged.
www.grady.uga.edu /coxcenter/activities/activities0102/act045.htm   (1215 words)

  
 Cayman Islands - Cay Compass News Online - Bride’s dress is edible
UZHHOROD, Ukraine (AP) – Valentyn Shtefano’s pastries were known for attracting stares, giggles and lip–smacking murmurs of "yum" in this western Ukrainian city.
But even his bride–to–be was surprised when Shtefano told her he was making her wedding dress – out of flour, eggs, sugar and caramel.
Uzhhorod’s city center has experienced an explosion of new businesses and cafes.
www.caycompass.com /cgi-bin/CFPnews.cgi?ID=1017141   (774 words)

  
 The Hindu News Update Service
Uzhhorod, Oct. 12(AP): Valentyn Shtefano's pastries were known for attracting stares, giggles and lip-smacking murmurs of ``yum'' in this western Ukrainian city.
But even his bride-to-be was surprised when Shtefano told her he was making her wedding dress _ out of flour, eggs, sugar and caramel.
``At first, it was even a little embarrassing,'' Viktoriya Shtefano said of the dress she wore to the couple's reception at Uzhhorod's 1,200-year-old castle, attracting a rush of local media attention in August.
www.hindu.com /thehindu/holnus/003200610121861.htm   (723 words)

  
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The junction of "Uzhhorod" railway station consists of the separate parks (stations): Uzhhorod-1 (pass.), Uzhhorod-2, Uzhhorod-3, Pavlovo, Domanyntsi, Domanyntsi freight yard.
Uzhhorod International Airport (graded class 4 (H)) can admit planes such as An-24, 26, 32, Yak-40, 42, Il-18, An-12 and helicopters.
Uzhhorod post office and its 16 branches offer the consumers the basic, additional and facultative services of post communication.
uzhgorod.westportal.net /en/transport.htm   (251 words)

  
 news | uzhhorod: lost plane lands safely :.: 5 Kanal :.: First News Channel of Ukraine
The lights of the Uzhhorod airport proved to be lifesavers for two foreign pilots: A Pole and a Frenchman lost heir way over the Carpathian Mountains when their radio equipment failed.
Fog complicated their journey and was cited as the cause for the failure of their communications equipment.
Luckily, they spotted the bright lights of the Uzhhorod airport that were intended for another airplane that was coming in for a landing.
5tv.com.ua /eng/newsline/184/0/31679   (214 words)

  
 Ukraine Border Town Awaits End Of Corruption After Davos' Promise (BosNewsLife In-Depth) | Ukraine | CIS (ex-USSR)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
UZHHOROD, UKRAINE (BosNewsLife)-- Hundreds of outspoken allegedly persecuted residents, including devoted Christians, in the Ukrainian border town of Uzhhorod anxiously awaited the end of high-level corruption Saturday, January 27, after Ukraine's prime minister promoted his country as a haven for investments to the world's rich and famous in the snow clad mountains of Davos, Switzerland.
Yet here in Uzhhorod, located in a strategic region sandwiched between EU nations, a group of residents known as 'The Concerned Citizens of Uzhhorod', still await results from their appeal to stop corruption to the pro-Western President Victor Yushchenko.
He was treated at Uzhhorod's Regional Hospital with severe injuries, including a concussion of the brain, broken teeth, and torn lips, seen as a sign from the underworld that he should be silent.
www.bosnewslife.com /news/2744-ukraine-border-town-awaits-end-of-corruption   (1371 words)

  
 Uzhhorod. IATP in Ukraine.   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The IATP staff started to teach this group in July, working together with sign language interpreter and gradually introducing the children to the basics of computers and Internet and then to the basics of web design, preparation of graphic material for a website and scanning pictures.
They take care of disabled children in Uzhhorod as well as organize capable children and grown-ups in far away districts of the region.
By now he is also a Director of a resort place “Mountainous Tysa” in the village of Kvasy and welcomes people who are suffering from different bones diseases to visit this unique and sanative place.
www.iatp.org.ua /_uzh/news2002.html   (2419 words)

  
 RISU /English /Religion and Society /Interview /“The particularity of Transcarpathia is that something which would ...
With that, a new era began for the eparchy with Bishop Ivan Bradach at the head, and, later, Andrii Bachynski, who was the ruling bishop of the Mukachevo Greek Catholic Eparchy from 1772 to 1809.
During his rule, the eparchy received a big present, a church which formerly belonged to the Jesuits and their school in Uzhhorod, which now could be used as a cathedral and the bishops’ residence.
At that time, it was located in the center of the eparchy, which also spread its influence to eastern Slovakia, which now includes the Presov eparchy, the Kosice exarchate, part of Hungary, part of Romania, the modern Hajdudorog eparchy, and one Romanian eparchy in Transylvania.
www.risu.org.ua /eng/religion.and.society/interview/article;3324   (4872 words)

  
 Uzhhorod State University honors Siena College dean (07/07/96)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The honor was bestowed on Dr. Sanders for her entrepreneurial zeal and courage in bringing Western management education to Ukraine.
She was instrumental in establishing the International Business Studies Institute, an educational partnership between Siena and Uzhhorod where Siena professors teach Western business theory and practice to university students in Ukraine.
Sanders at Siena in a ceremony attended by three Uzhhorod students and a professor from the university.
www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/1996/279619.shtml   (173 words)

  
 Jewish Sites of Transcarpathia
Situated in southwestern Ukraine, within Zakarpatska (Transcarpathia) are the cities of Berehovo, Mukachevo, and Uzhhorod.
In addition to this page of Jewish sites, there is a general Transcarpathia page that includes photos of wooden churches, the Uzhhorod skansen, and the scenic countryside.
The capital of the Transcarpathian oblast, Uzhhorod is on the border with Hungary and has a definite Hungarian feel to it in its architecture and painted buildings.
laderafrutal.com /berehovo.html   (783 words)

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