Bushtyno
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: 8,620 (2016 est.)[3]. Bushtyno is located in a small valley where the Tereblia and the Tisza rivers meet.[4]
Bushtyno Буштино | |
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Coordinates: 48°03′13″N 23°28′36″E | |
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First mentioned | 1373 |
Town status | 1957 |
Government | |
• Town Head | Ivan Sabadosh |
Area | |
• Total | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 207 m (679 ft) |
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Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 90556 |
Area code | +380 3134 |
Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
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.
- "Bushtyno, Zakarpattia Oblast, Tiachiv Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- "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
Media related to Bushtyno at Wikimedia Commons - "Bushtino". Karpatinfo.net.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on 19 April 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2012.