Klyucharki  was part of the Kingdom of Hungary (11th century - 1918 and 1938-1944) with the name of Várkulcsa in the Bereg megyé (county) and Munkácsi járás (district), next part of Czechoslovakia (1918-1938) with the name Klučsárka in Podkarpatská Rus (Sub-Carpathia), then part of the Soviet Union (Ukraine) (1945-1993) with the name of Kljuĉárky and since 1993 known as Klyucharki in the Mukachevskiy (Mukachivs'kyy) rayon (district) and the Zakarpats'ka oblast (county) of Ukraine.
Other spellings/names for Klyucharki are: Kluĉárky, Kljucsarki, Klyucharky, and Pavsino. In Yiddish, Klyucharki was referred to as Klicherkes .
Klyucharki is located about 4 miles SW of Mukacheve.
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~ Zakarpats'ka oblast, Ukraine ~
Map: Copyright ©2008 by Marshall J. KATZ
permission for use on this shtetl page given.
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~ History ~
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The first Jews probably settled in Klyucharki early in the 19th century. The population of Klyucharki in 1877 was 592 made up of Hungarians, Rusyns and Jews and comprised the following religions: Roman Catholic (76); Greek Orthodox (461); Reformed (1), and Jewish (54). In 1877, the Jews of Klyucharki attended the Uj-Dávidháza synagogue.
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In 1944, Klyucharki was still a small village of only a couple streets, bordering the main road from Mukacheve to Chop (Csap), the border crossing point to Hungary. By this time, the village was home mainly to Hungarians, Germans (Schwabs), some Czech and Jewish families numbering approximately 120 people that attended a small synagogue with a mikvah bordering the main road.
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Today, Klyucharki is a rather large village of about 2,500 inhabitants with a large number of Hungarians, Ukrainians, Russians or Ruthenians. Most of the Germans (Schwabs) and Czechs have gone back to their countries. A great number of the Jews of Klyucharki were murdered in the Holocaust and no Jews live there today.
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~ Palanok Castle ~
Photo: Copyright ©2008 by Marshall J. KATZ
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The name Klyucharki (and, earlier, Várkulcsa) means "Keys to the Castle" as the village is located just west of Palanok Castle (photograph below) near Mukacheve (Munkács) where the keys to the castle were kept.
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| Briefly, the founding cornerstone for Palanok Castle was laid sometime in the 14th century. Through the centuries, the castle served as a residence to many people. The extremely revered Hungarian patriot, Prince Ferenc Rakoczi, lived there, as well as his mother, Ilonya Zrini and was a residence of the Koriatovych family for almost 200 years. It, then, was used as a prison and agricultural college; today, it is a museum. The castle was surrounded by a deep ditch that contained a high wooden fence called "Palanok" and that is why it was given the name of Palanok. There is a room in the castle set aside for Jewish history from the Mukacheve area and to remember all of the Jews who were murdered in Auschwitz. |
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Compiled and Created by: Marshall J. KATZ
with assistance from
Genealogy Indexer
Rudolf (Milu) KATZ, b. 1927 in Klucsárka, Czechoslovakia
Anton SEKERESH Family (residents of Klyucharki)
Photo: Copyright ©2008 by Marshall J. KATZ
and the following
JewishGen members/descendants and contributors of Klyucharki Jewish families:
Marshall J. KATZ, USA
Henry SCHWARTZ, USA
Amos Israel ZEZMER, France.
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Updated: 04 Jun 09
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