Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition/Ungvar

UNGVAR, chief town of the county Ung, in the north east of Hungary, stands on the river Ung. It is the seat of the bishop of Munkacs, and has a fine Greek cathedral, an episcopal seminary, a lyceum, a gymnasium, and also a teachers college, a county hall, and an interesting ancient castle. The town and district produce good wine in large quantity, and abound in mineral springs. There is a good trade in timber and china clay. The population in 1886 was 13,460.