UZHHOROD

Russian Uzhgorod, also spelled Uzgorod, Hungarian Ungvr, city and administrative centre of Zakarpattya oblast (province), western Ukraine. It is situated along the Uzh River just east of the Slovakian border. It was first mentioned in 903, and its position has long given it trading and military significance. Formerly in Austria-Hungary, it passed to Czechoslovakia in 1919, to Hungary in 1938, back to Czechoslovakia in 1945, and to the Soviet Union in the same year. Uzhhorod's industries include the manufacture of machine tools, furniture, veneer, and margarine. It also has a university, founded in 1945. Pop. (1993 est.) 126,000.