What is "vyshkovo"

Vyshkovo is an urban-type settlement in Khust Raion ( district) of Zakarpattia Oblast ( province) in western Ukraine. The town's population was 8,142 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population: . In 2001 45% of the population was of ethnic Hungarian origin.

Vyshkovo is located in the historic region of Northern Maramuresh, along the banks of the Tysa River near modern-day Romania. In the past, its location was suited for a castle, although almost nothing remains of it today except for some fortification remnants.