City Mukachevo has a long and glorious history. This is one of the most interesting pages of Transcarpathia. 1108 years have passed since the first written mention of the city.
Palanok castle
Mukachevo based on the crossroads of trade routes historically formed in the XIV century it was granted city status. The main attraction of the town is beautiful castle Palanok (XIV-XVII centuries). The name of the castle comes from one of his defenses. In ancient castle hill surrounded by a water moat, over the inner shore of which stood a palisade of sharpened logs – Palanok. In 1633 the former residence of Prince Koryatovicha passed into the possession of the princes Rakoczy. This is where the ideologue of the Hungarian independence Ferenc II Rákóczi in the XVIII century led revolt against the Austrian emperor. His “city apartment” Ferenc II arranged in the center. Palace of the White House (XV-XVIII century) is easily found inside the tourist area. His masters were the last column Schoenborn. This distinguished German race has left a distinctive mark on the history of the region. For two centuries, until the arrival of Soviet power, he owned huge estates, palaces and major industrial enterprises. In particular, Count Friedrich Schönborn lifted and made famous throughout Europe Mukachevskij brewery in Podgoryanah. Pearl inheritance Schonborn is in the mountains above the village Chynadiyevo that next to Mukachevo. This picturesque area they have chosen for his country residence. Once in the surrounding forests staged lavish hunting, which would come to know from all over the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and is now home to visit the sanatorium “Carpathians”. Inside the building, which has become one of the dormitory buildings, partly to preserve the rich interiors. In the center of the park – man-made lake. A small lawn in the shade of oaks, it seems specifically designed to lie on them in the autumn sun.
Near the town of Mukachevo, Mount Red Hill is the northernmost area in the world where tea is grown. And, incidentally, the origin of the name of the city of Surrey: the word “flour” (as the tormented people in the building of the castle “Palanok”); from the word “flour” (on the Latorytsya was huge at that time a mill) from the words “earth pans Munkachi “(this is the Hungarian version of the name of the city).