Rakhiv

Rakhiv (Ukrainian: Рахів, IPA: [ˈrɑxiu̯] ^ⓘ; Hungarian: Rahó; Romanian: Rahău) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Rakhiv Raion (district). Population: 15,536 (2022 estimate).^[1]

Rakhiv Рахів
City
From top, clockwise: View of Rakhiv Administrative Building Amphitheater Train at the railway station Church of the Holy Spirit
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°03′00″N 24°12′00″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zakarpattia Oblast
Raion	Rakhiv Raion
Hromada	Rakhiv urban hromada
Founded	1477
Incorporated	1958
Government
• Mayor	Viktor Medvid
Area
• Total	5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Elevation	430 m (1,410 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	15,536
• Density	2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	90600
Area code	+380-3132
Climate	Dfb

Rakhiv's date of the foundation is often taken to be 1447, although a written mentions of this settlement are attested since AD 910.

Names

There are several alternative names used for this city: Rusyn: Рахово; Hungarian: Rahó; Romanian: Rahău; Russian: Рахов, romanized: Rakhov; Belarusian: Рахаў, romanized: Rachaŭ; Yiddish: ראחוב, romanized: Rakhev or Rakhyv; Slovak: Rachov; German: Rachiw; Polish: Rachów.

Demographics

According to the 2001 census, the majority of Rahau's population spoke Ukrainian (92.08%), with Hungarian (4.8%) and Russian (2.28%) speakers in the minority.^[2] As of 2017, the city population was 15,489 (2017 est.)^[3] inhabitants.^[4]

Geography

Features

Rakhiv, or more precisely, the village Dilove located close to it, is one of several European locations vying for the symbolic right to be Geographical centre of Europe. The sign in Dilove, the point calculated in 1887 by the Austro-Hungarian geographers, carries a Latin inscription: "Locus Perennis Dilicentissime cum libella librationis quae est in Austria et Hungaria confectacum mensura gradum meridionalium et paralleloumierum Europeum. MD CCC LXXXVII."^[5]

There was Thomas Garrigue Masaryk in his stay to study a situation on the Romanian front during World War I in Hotel "Ukraina" on the winter 1917 - 1918, which remind the memorial desk there.^[6]

The Headquarters of Carpathian Biosphere Reserve^[7] are located in Rakhiv.

With an elevation of 430 meters above sea level, Rakhiv is Ukraine's highest city.

Climate

The climate in Rakhiv is a mild/cool summer subtype (Köppen: Dfb) of the humid continental climate.

Climate data for Rakhiv
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Daily mean °C (°F)	−4.2 (24.4)	−2.1 (28.2)	2.6 (36.7)	8.4 (47.1)	13.4 (56.1)	16.4 (61.5)	17.9 (64.2)	17.4 (63.3)	13.7 (56.7)	8.6 (47.5)	3.0 (37.4)	−1.6 (29.1)	7.8 (46.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	44 (1.7)	40 (1.6)	40 (1.6)	57 (2.2)	83 (3.3)	105 (4.1)	94 (3.7)	79 (3.1)	51 (2.0)	43 (1.7)	49 (1.9)	56 (2.2)	741 (29.1)
Source: Climate-Data.org[8]

Twin town

• Bielsk Podlaski, Poland
• Szeged, Hungary

Notable people

• Mickola Vorokhta, the Ukrainian artist was born here.
• Bonkáló Sándor/Alexander Bonkáló, Rusyn-Hungarian linguist and slavicist was born here
• István Altorjay, the first full professor of pediatric surgery of Hungary was born here

Gallery

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  Church of Saint John Nepomucene
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  Hotel Europa
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  Hutsul festival in Rakhiv