Bohdan, Zakarpattia Oblast
Bohdan
Богдан Tiszabogdány | |
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Coordinates: 48°02′09″N 24°20′35″E / 48.03583°N 24.34306°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Zakarpattia Oblast |
Raion | Rakhiv Raion |
First mentioned | early 18th century |
Population (2023) | 3,971 |
Bohdan (Ukrainian: Богдан; Hungarian: Tiszabogdány) is a village in Rakhiv Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. It is the centre of Bohdan rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is 3,971 (as of 2023[update]).[1]
History
Mentions of Bohdan date back to the early 17th century. The village's original population largely comprised runaway criminals and ethnic Ukrainians whose homes had been taken over by German colonists, as well as others who had migrated to be closer to their work.[2] The village also contains the remains of a Jewish cemetery.[3]
Demographics
According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, 3,277 people lived in Bohdan. 97.03% of this population spoke Ukrainian, with another 2.29% speaking Hungarian, 0.48% speaking Russian, 0.12% speaking German, and 0.03% each speaking Belarusian and Romanian (under the name of Moldovan).[4]
Notable residents
- Mykhailo Marfich , Ukrainian senior sergeant killed during the War in Donbas
- Vágner Lajos , Hungarian botanist
References
- ^ "Богданська громада" [Bohdan hromada]. gromada.info (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Богдан" [Bohdan]. zakarpattyachko.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Богдан" [Bohdan]. Karpaty.info (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Перепис населення" [Population census]. State Statistics Service of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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