Rakhiv (Ukrainian: Рахів, pronounced [ˈrɑxiu̯]; Yiddish: ראַכעוו, Hungarian: Rahó, Romanian: Rahău, Rusyn: Рахово; see below) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Rakhiv Raion (district). Population: 15,596 (2021 est.)[1].
Rakhiv
Рахів | |
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City of district significance | |
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Coordinates: 48°03′00″N 24°12′00″E | |
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Raion | Rakhiv Raion |
Founded | 1477 |
Incorporated | 1958 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Viktor Medvid |
Area | |
• Total | 5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi) |
Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 15,596 |
• Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 90600 |
Area code(s) | +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.
There are several alternative names used for this city: Rusyn: Рахово; Hungarian: Rahó; Romanian: Rahău; Russian: Рахов, romanized: Rakhov; Yiddish: ראחוב, romanized: Rakhev or Rakhyv; Slovak: Rachov; German: Rachiw; Polish: Rachów.
As of 2017, the city population was 15,489 (2017 est.)[2] inhabitants.[3]
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."
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. [4]
The Headquarters of Carpathian Biosphere Reserve[5] are located in Rakhiv.
With an elevation of 430 meters above sea level, Rakhiv is Ukraine's highest city.
The climate in Rakhiv is a mild/cool summer subtype (Köppen: Dfb) of the humid continental climate.
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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[6] |
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