Vary | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Ukraine |
Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
Subdivision Name1: | Zakarpattia Oblast |
Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
Subdivision Name2: | Berehove Raion |
Pushpin Map: | Ukraine#Ukraine Zakarpattia Oblast |
Coordinates: | 48.125°N 22.7106°W |
Vary (Ukrainian: Вари, Hungarian: Vári or Mezővári) is a village in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is located around 17km (11miles) southeast of Berehove at the confluence of the rivers Tisza and Borzsova, not far from the Ukrainian-Hungarian border. Administratively, the village belongs to the Berehove Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast. Historically, the name originates from the Hungarian word vár meaning castle. The village was first mentioned as Vári in 1320 and was previously known as Borsovavára.
In 1921, the village had a population of 2,625, mostly Hungarians., the population includes 3,302 inhabitants, of which 3008 are Hungarians.