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Kliucharky

Coordinates: 48°25′00″N 22°39′00″E / 48.41667°N 22.65000°E / 48.41667; 22.65000
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Kliucharky
Kliucharky is located in Zakarpattia Oblast
Kliucharky
Kliucharky is located in Ukraine
Kliucharky
Coordinates: 48°25′00″N 22°39′00″E / 48.41667°N 22.65000°E / 48.41667; 22.65000
Country Ukraine
OblastZakarpattia Oblast
RaionMukachevo Raion
HromadaMukachevo urban hromada
Elevation
558 m (1,831 ft)
Population
 (2001)
 • Total
2,632
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Kliucharky (Ukrainian: Ключарки; Hungarian: Várkulcsa) is a village in Ukraine located about 4 miles south west of Mukacheve in Zakarpattia Oblast.[1][2] Other spellings/names for Klyucharki are: Kluĉárky, Kljucsarki, Klyucharky, and Pavsino. In Yiddish, Kliucharky was referred to as Klicherkes. In 2001, its population was 2,632.[1]

History

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The town was part of the Kingdom of Hungary (11th century - 1918 and 1938–1944) with the name of Várkulcsa in the Bereg megyé (county) and Munkácsi járás (district), next part of Czechoslovakia (1918–1938) with the name of Klucsárka in Podkarpatská Rus (Sub-Carpathia), then part of the Soviet Union (Ukraine) (1945–1991) with the name of Klyucharki and since 1991 known as Klyucharki in the Mukachevskiy (Mukachivs'kyy) rayon (district) and the Zakarpats'ka oblast (county) of Ukraine.[1]

The first mention of the village is in 1773.[3]

In March-April 1919, the village was part of the Hungarian Soviet Republic.[3]

During the World War II, over 50 residents joined the Soviet Red Army.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Klyucharki (Várkulcsa), Ukraine KehilaLink". kehilalinks.jewishgen.org. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  2. ^ "Village Kliucharky: travel guide online to Kliucharky". travels.in.ua. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  3. ^ a b c Ключарки, Мукачівський район, Закарпатська область. ukrssr.com.ua
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