Pyiterfolvo

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]

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

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]