Pylypets

Also known as Pilipec

Pylypets () is a village located in Khust Raion of Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Pylypets
Settlement.native_name: Пилипець
Settlement.native_name_lang: uk
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Pylypets 4.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of Pylypets
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ukraine Zakarpattia Oblast#Ukraine
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Zakarpattia Oblast##Location in Ukraine
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Ukraine
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Zakarpattia Oblast

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Pylypets () is a village located in Khust Raion of Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine.

== History == thumb|left|Wintery view of the Church of the Virgin Pylypets was first mentioned in Hungarian written sources in 1463 under the name of Verelepets, which was founded by fugitive settlers from lower-lying villages who wanted to escape persecution by their feudal lords. According to legend, the current name of the village derives from a shepherd named Philip, who first settled here.