Velykyy Bychkiv

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Velykyy Bychkiv (Ukrainian: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿; Rusyn: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ô¿; Hungarian: Nagybocskó or Nagybocska; Romanian: Bocicoiu Mare; Slovak: Ve¿ký Bökov, Böková) is a town in the Rakhiv Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (Transcarpathian province), in the west-most part of Ukraine. It has a population of 9,423 and lies 36 kilometres east of Tiachiv, where the river Sopurka meets the Tisza River.The village was first mentioned in 1358, by the name Buchku. Its name is derived from a Slavic word meaning "bull". Before 1556 Bosckai family owned the village. From 1556 it belonged to the Báthory family. By 1711 a mansion already stood here. After the failed revolution led by Francis II Rákóczi, Germans settled down in the area. The village had three parts: Nagybocskó and Kisbocskó ("Greater" and "Smaller" Bocskó), which form today's Velykyy Bychkiv, and Németbocskó ("German Bocskó") across the river (this forms today's Bocicoiu Mare in Romania).

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