Dovhe, Zakarpattia Oblast

Dovhe (Ukrainian: Довге) is a village in the Dovzhanska rural hromada of the Khust Raion of Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine.[1]

Dovhe
Довге
Coat of arms of Dovhe
Dovhe is located in Zakarpattia Oblast
Dovhe
Dovhe
Location in Zakarpattia Oblast
Coordinates: 48°22′3″N 23°17′13″E / 48.36750°N 23.28694°E / 48.36750; 23.28694
CountryUkraine
OblastZakarpattia Oblast
RaionKhust Raion
HromadaDovzhanska rural hromada
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
90154

History

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The first written mention of the village was in 1383.[2]

On 19 July 2020, as a result of the administrative-territorial reform and liquidation of the Irshava Raion, the village became part of the Khust Raion.[3]

Religion

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  • Calvinist church (rebuilt from a chapel in the 18th century),[2]
  • Two Greek Catholic churches (1911; 2003),[2][4]
  • Roman Catholic Church (1990s).[2][4]

Monuments

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Notable residents

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  • Vasyl Nimchuk [uk] (1933–2017), Ukrainian linguist, Doctor of Philology, professor, head of the Department of History and Grammar at the Institute of the Ukrainian Language of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
  • Ivan Lednei (born 1959), former professional football midfielder and coach

The village was visited by the poet Mariika Pidhirianka.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Довжанська територіальна громада". Децентралізація.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Німчук В. В. Довге // Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine / редкол.: В. А. Смолій та ін. ; Інститут історії України НАН України. — К. : Наукова думка, 2004. — Т. 2 : Г — Д. — 518 с. : іл. — ISBN 966-00-0405-2. — S. 425—426.
  3. ^ Постанова Верховної Ради України від 17 липня 2020 року No. 807-IX "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів"
  4. ^ a b c d Нитка, Василь. "Сім чудес Довгого". Голос України. 2021-01-26.