In the 15th century the area was given to monks of the Franciscan order, they built a monastery there, which was inhabited until 1558. There is a small 14th century chapel south of the ruins. Perényi Castle. It was built by the Perényi noble family from 1399, later rebuilt in baroque style into a mansion. Franciscan church and monastery (built in 1744, rebuilt in 1889). Our Lady's Church (13th century, rebuilt in the 15th century in Gothic style, restored in the early 20th century. Its furniture was destroyed after 1945. The Church got it back in 1989. Franciscan monastery (founded in the 15th century). In 1556 local Protestants attacked the monastery, killed the monks and threw the body of St. John Capistrano into a well. The Perényi family invited monks of the order to the town again, but the monastery burnt down in 1747. Its current building was erected in 1889. Protestant church (Neoclassical, 1828). Old county hall (now the building of the Zsigmond Perényi Secondary School) and statue of Perényi (1906). Famous people In alphabetical order: Composer Béla Bartók (born 1881) lived in the house opposite the mansion in 1889–92; his mother worked as a teacher. Bartók held his first recital here in the county hall. Ethella Chupryk, pianist and assistant professor of piano at the Mykola Lysenko National Music Academy József Csorba, doctor and physicist, was born here in 1789. Gábor Döbrentei, philologist and antiquarian, was born here in 1786. Mykhaylo Koman, footballer and coach of Dynamo Kyiv, was raised here. János Majos (died 1810), Kuruc captain, was born here. Edvin Marton, born Lajos Csűry in 1974, composer and violinist. Endre Nagy, writer and stage director, was born here in 1877. Eleanor Perenyi, American author, lived here in 1937–40 as the wife of a Hungarian nobleman. Imre Révész, painter, was born here in 1859 and is buried in the local cemetery. Other names Rusyn: Cивлюш (Syvlyush), Севлюш (Sevlyush) -- before 1946 , Yiddish: סעליש (Seylesh, Selish) Economy One of the biggest employers in Vynohradiv is the Gentherm. International relations Twin towns — Sister cities Vynohradiv is twinned with: Nyírbátor in Hungary Fehérgyarmat in Hungary Dynów in Poland Vranov nad Topľou in Slovakia Celadas in Spain References External links Panoramio Maps Wikimapia Maps Gentherm Cities in Zakarpattia Oblast Cities of district significance in Ukraine Holocaust locations in Ukraine