Liuta

Lyuta
Люта
Havasköz

Map of Ukraine with Zakarpattia Oblast highlighted.
Lyuta

Location of Lyuta

Coordinates: 48°54′0″N 22°46′0″E / 48.90000°N 22.76667°E / 48.90000; 22.76667Coordinates: 48°54′0″N 22°46′0″E / 48.90000°N 22.76667°E / 48.90000; 22.76667
Country
Oblast
Raion
 Ukraine
Zakarpattia Oblast
Velykyi Bereznyi Raion
Elevation 540 m (1,770 ft)
Population
  Total 2,412
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EET (UTC+3)

Liuta, also Ljuta (Ukrainian and Rusyn: Люта; Hungarian: Havasköz) is a small village located in the Velykyi Bereznyi Raion of Zakarpattia Oblast of Ukraine.

Lyuta lies at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains, about 25 miles (40 km) northeast of Uzhhorod and 362 miles (583 km) West-SouthWest of Kiev. It is on the bank of the Lyutanka River. The name of the village means snowyside/snowycorner because of the cold winters in the area. Its history dates back to 1599. The estimated population is under 4000 people.

See also

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/12/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.