Vynohradiv

Vynohradiv (Ukrainian: Виноградів, IPA: [wɪnoˈɦrɑdiu̯] ⓘ; Hungarian: Nagyszőlős; Romanian: Seleușu Mare; Slovak: Vinohradov) is a city in western Ukraine, in Zakarpattia Oblast.

[1] There are multiple alternative names used for this city due to its location and history: Hungarian: Nagyszőlős, Romanian: Seleușu Mare, Rusyn: Cивлюш (Syvlyush), Ukrainian: Cивлюш (Syvlyush), Russian: Виноградов (Vinogradov), Belarusian: Вінаградаў (Vinahradaŭ), Yiddish: סעליש (Seylesh, Selish), Slovak: Vinohradov (Veľká Sevljuš during Czechoslovak rule), German: Wynohradiw, Polish: Wynohradiw (hist.

In 1329, Hungarian King Charles Robert granted privileges to the town, which became the seat of the Comitatus (the city held this rank until the Treaty of Trianon was signed in 1920).

At its height from May to June 1944, most of the Jews of this section of northern Transylvania were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp to be gassed shortly after arrival.

Conditions were extremely cramped with many families housed in a single room, a deliberate arrangement meant to cause suffering and disease.

Street map of Vynohradiv and surrounding area (in Ukrainian).
Ugocsa Castle
Perényi Castle
Franciscan church and monastery