Berehove (; ) is a city located in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine, near the border with Hungary. It is the cultural centre of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of Berehove Raion (district), the city itself is also designated as a city of oblast significance, with a status equal to a separate raion, with a population of . Name The city has many different variations of spelling its name: , (translit. Berehovo), (translit. Beregovo), (Łacinka Bierahava), Czech and Slovak: Berehovo, , , , . Residents of Berehovo voted on October 31, 2010, in a referendum on renaming the town to Beregszász, its Hungarian-language name. Voter turnout was less than 52%, with 4,688 voting for renaming, 4,358 against, and 1,016 invalid ballots. Administrative division Part of the city is also a near adjacent village of Zatyshne of 504 people that has its representation in the city's council. Hungarian has been made a regional language in Berehovo in September 2012; meaning it will now be used in the town's administrative office work and documents. This was made possible after new legislation on languages in Ukraine was passed in the summer of 2012. Climate Berehove has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb). History In 1910, out of 12,933 inhabitants 12,432 were Hungarians (96.1%), 221 Ukrainians (Ruthenians) and 140 Germans. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary's Bereg County until 1920 and between 1940 and 1945. From 1920 until 1938 it was part of Czechoslovakia. Prior to World War II, the city had a significant Jewish population, estimated at 8,000 persons. Only four returned following the war. A local newspaper has been published here since December 1945. In January 1989 the population was 30,157 people. In 2001, ethnic groups included: 48.1% Hungarians 12.8 thousand 38.9% Ukrainians 10.3 thousand 6.4% Romani people 1.7 thousand 5.4% Russians 1.5 thousand The first Hungarian-language college in Ukraine is in Berehovo, the II. Rákoczi Ferenc College. Notable citizens Rabbi Hugo Gryn (1930–1996) was born here on June 25, 1930, and became well known as a broadcaster in Britain. The parents of Nobel Prize–winning economist Milton Friedman lived there before emigrating to the United States. Julius Rebek (born April 11, 1944), American chemist and expert on molecular self-assembly was born here. Csaba Czébely (born December 3, 1975), the drummer of Hungarian heavy metal band Pokolgép. Géza Kalocsay (born May 30, 1913, died September