The town was the second largest settlement (after Uzhhorod) of the Ung County and frequently served as a temporary or permanent station for migrants (Germans, Rusyns, Poles, Hungarians etc.) from the east to the west.
Grad je bio drugi po veličini nakon Uzhhoroda u Ung županiji i često je služio kao privremena ili stalna stanicu za migrante (Nijemce, Rusine, Poljake, Mađare, itd.) od istoka prema zapadu.