Stare Davydkovo  is a small farming village in the suburbs of Mukachevo (Munkács) in Transcarpathian Ukraine. Historically, it was part of the Kingdom of Hungary from the 11th century until 1918, when it was called Ó-Dávidháza . The administrative disctrict center was in the nearby village of Palanok and all events of birth, marriage and death were recorded there. It was located in Bereg megyé (county) and Munkácsi járás (district). It then became part of Czechoslovakia (1918-1938) when the region was referred to as Podkarpatská Rus (Sub-Carpathia) and was called Staré Davidkovo . The region reverted to Hungary during World War II.
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In 1945, it was annexed to the Soviet Union and called Staroye Davidkovo until Ukrainian independence in 1991, when it became part of Mukachevskiy (Mukachivs'kyy) rayon (district) and the Zakarpats'ka oblast (county) of Ukraine and today is called Stare Davidkovo.
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Other spellings/names for Stare Davydkovo are: Staroye Davidkovo, Stare Davydkove, Davikova Sztaroje, Sztaroje Davidovo. In Yiddish, Stare Davydkovo was referred to as Kleina Davidkif .
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Stare Davydkovo was and still remains a small village of only a couple streets, bordering the road from Mukacheve to Uzhhorod, about 4 miles W 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 likely settled in Nove Davydkovo after 1711, when the anti-Hapsburg uprising, led by Francis II Rákóczi, had been defeated and order had been restored to the region. The new arrivals migrated from Galicia southwards across the Carpathian Mountains and settled the many villages along the Latorytsa River. In 1787 the Jewish head of households were Salamon ACKERMANN, Maria FLEISCHER, and Israel GRUNMAN.
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In 1877 had there were 94 Jews living amoung a total of a total population of 345. Rusyns comprised the majority of the population, with a small Jewish and smaller Hungarian minority. Relations among Jews and non-Jews were good in the village.
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Those Jews who survived left for Israel and the USA and the few who remained, migrated to larger cities like Mukachevo. There are no Jews left in Stare Davydkovo today.
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Created by: Marshall J. Katz, USA / Compiled by: Adam SMITH, USA
with assistance from
Ruth (née SALAMON) ABRAMSKY, USA
Jean-Luc EMENT, France
Marshall J. Katz, USA
Rudolf (Milu) Katz, USA
Rose (née KLEIN) SCHWARTZ, USA
Hesed Shpira Organization, Ukraine
Ari TESLER, Belgium
Amos Israel ZEZMER, France
and the following
JewishGen members/descendants and contributors of Stare Davydkovo Jewish families:
Adam SMITH, USA
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Updated: 18 Oct 09
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