Bushtyno
| Bushtyno Буштино | |||
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| Urban-type settlement | |||
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  Bushtyno Location of Bushtyno in Zakarpattia Oblast | |||
| Coordinates: UA 48°03′13″N 23°28′36″E / 48.05361°N 23.47667°ECoordinates: UA 48°03′13″N 23°28′36″E / 48.05361°N 23.47667°E | |||
| Country |
 Ukraine | ||
| Province |
 Zakarpattia Oblast | ||
| District |
 Tiachiv Raion | ||
| First mentioned | 1373 | ||
| Town status | 1957 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town Head | Ivan Sabadosh | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[1] | 207 m (679 ft) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total |
 8,643 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 90556 | ||
| Area code | +380 3134 | ||
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ | ||
Bushtyno (Ukrainian: Буштино, Hungarian: Bustyaháza, Romanian: Buştea, Yiddish: בישטינא) is an urban-type settlement in Tiachiv Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (region) in western Ukraine.[2] The town's population was 8,506 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: Population: 8,643 (2013 est.)[3]. Bushtyno is located in a small valley where the Tereblia and the Tisza rivers meet.[4]
The settlement was first mentioned in 1373 as the village of Bushta.[4] In 1910, the settlement belonged to the Máramaros County of the Kingdom of Hungary. At the time the settlement was known as Bustyaháza, a Hungarian variant of the name, and contained a total of 2,056 inhabitants, the majority of which were Ruthenians.
In 1930, the settlement's Jewish population was 1,042.[5] In 1957, the settlement was granted the status of an urban-type settlement.[2] In 1995, the settlement was renamed from Bushtyna (Ukrainian: Буштина) to the current "Bushtyno."[6]
References
- ↑ "Bushtyno (Zakarpattia Oblast, Tiachiv Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- 1 2 3 "Bushtyno, Zakarpattia Oblast, Tiachiv Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Bushtyno". Reference on the Carpathians and more (in Ukrainian). КАРПАТИ.INFO. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑ "Bushtyno, Ukraine". JewishGen Locality Page. JewishGen. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
- ↑ "Zakarpattia Oblast decree". Organs of self-government: laws regarding the administrative structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
External links
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Media related to Bushtyno at Wikimedia Commons - "Bushtino". Karpatinfo.net.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 20 April 2012.
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