| Vámosoroszi | |
| Pushpin Map: | Hungary |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Vámosoroszi in Hungary |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Hungary |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg}} |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Area Total Km2: | 13.16 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postal Code: | 4966 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Area Code: | +36 44 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Total Type: | Total |
| Population Total: | 517 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | auto |
| Population As Of: | 2015 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Vámosoroszi is a village in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. It is located in the eastern part of the county, on the Satu Mare Plain, near the Ukrainian border, and is inhabited by the Tapolnok stream.
It covers an area of 13.150NaN0 and has a population of 517 people (2015).[2]
The name of the settlement was first mentioned in the deeds in 1324, when its name was written in the form of Uruczy (Russian). The village was inhabited by Ukrainian (Russian) settlers and was a customs post.
In the 14th century it was owned by the Kölcsey and Matucsynai families.
In 1419, part of the village was donated by King Sigismund to István Báthori and his brother, Benedek, while the other half was given to István Jakus Kusalyi.
In 1524, János Drágffy became its judge.
In 1633 it was considered the property of István and Peter Bethlen.
From 1810 it had several owners, including the Domahidy, Tolnai, Szenichey, Mándy and Gulácsy families.
In the second half of the 17th century, the Luby, Maróthy, Fábri and Rédhey families owned the village.
During the Rákóczi War of Independence, the village was completely destroyed.
Until 1945, it was even owned by the Staudinger and Chisteph families.