kab. 214, pl. Narodnaya 4

The city gets its name from the Uzh River, which divides the city into two parts (the old and new sections), while horod is Rusyn for city, coming from Old Slavonic grad. However, this name is a recent construct, and has been used only since the beginning of the 20th century. Before then, the city was known as Ungvar, also spelled Ongvar, Hungvar, and Unguyvar, a name derived from Ung, the Hungarian name for the Uzh (as well as the surrounding county) and var, meaning castle, fort.