Bedevlia

Bedevlia (Ukrainian: Бедевля, Hungarian: Bedőháza, Romanian: Bedeu) is a village in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. As of 2001, its population was 3,971.[1]

Bedevlia
Бедевля
Village
Bedevlia
Coordinates: 48°00′14″N 23°39′51″E
Country Ukraine
OblastZakarpattia Oblast
RaionTiachiv Raion
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total3,971

Geography

The village is located around 7 km south of Tiachiv. Administratively, the village belongs to the Tiachiv Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast.

History

Bedevlia was first mentioned in 1336 by the name of Bedeuhaza.

In 1336, Charles I of Hungary donated possession of the land boundary of Bedeuhaza to his royal servants the brothers Drag and Dragoş, the diploma refers to them as "servants of the king".[2]

Bedőháza belonged to Máramaros County until the Treaty of Trianon of 1920.

Population

According to the official census of 2001, the population included 5423 inhabitants.

  • Former synagogue
  • Jewish cemetery in Bedevlia

References
  1. 2001 census results for Zakarpattia oblast
  2. Spinei, Victor. Moldavia in the 11th-14th Centuries.
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