Zastavna

City in Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine
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::summary City in Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Zastavna |
| native_name | Заставна |
| native_name_lang | uk |
| settlement_type | City |
| image_skyline | Заставна.jpg |
| image_caption | Sign at the entrance of the city |
| image_flag | Zastav_h.png |
| image_shield | Zastav_s.png |
| pushpin_map | Ukraine Chernivtsi Oblast#Ukraine |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | |
| subdivision_type1 | Oblast |
| subdivision_name1 | Chernivtsi Oblast |
| subdivision_type2 | Raion |
| subdivision_name2 | Chernivtsi Raion |
| established_title | First chronicled |
| established_date | 1589 |
| leader_title | Mayor |
| leader_name | Yaroslav Tsurkan |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| population_as_of | 2022 |
| population_total | 7750 |
| timezone | EET |
| utc_offset | +2 |
| timezone_DST | EEST |
| utc_offset_DST | +3 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | Postal code |
| postal_code | 59400-05 |
| area_code | +380 3737 |
| subdivision_type3 | Hromada |
| subdivision_name3 | Zastavna urban hromada |
| :: |
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Zastavna (, ; , ) is a small city in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine. Zastavna is located 26 km to the north of the city of Chernivtsi, in the historical region of Bukovina. It hosts the administration of Zastavna urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
Etymology
The name of Zastavna most likely origins from its location surrounded by ponds (ukr. "stav"). There is also a theory that the name comes from the turnpike (застава, uk) which once stood on the road to Chernivtsi .
Between 1941 and 1944, while part of Romania, it was known in Romanian as Târgu Nistrului, .
History
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|title=Historical affiliations |fontsize=85% |quote=Moldavia 1589–1775 Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Habsburg monarchy 1775–1804 Austrian Empire 1804–1918 Kingdom of Romania 1918–1940 Soviet Union (Ukrainian SSR) 1940–1941 Kingdom of Romania 1941–1944 Soviet Union (Ukrainian SSR) 1944–1991 Ukraine 1991–present The first mention in chronicles is dated to 1589.
Zastavna has the status of town since 1940.
A local newspaper is published here since January 1945.
In January 1989 the population was 9438 people.
In January 2013 the population was 8063 people.
Until 18 July 2020, Zastavna served as an administrative center of Zastavna Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernivtsi Oblast to three. The area of Zastavna Raion was merged into Chernivtsi Raion.
Transport
The city has a railway station (Lviv Railways)
Notable people
- Eliyahu Temler (1919–1948) - Irgun senior commander
Gallery
file:Zastavna,synagogue.jpg|Great synagogue
References
References
- "Заставненская громада". Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- Заставна // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 9. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1972.
- Заставна // Советский энциклопедический словарь. редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. 4-е изд. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1986. стр.453
- Заставна // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.452
- № 3268. Знамя победы // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.427
- [http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng89_reg2.php Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу]
- "Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.108".
- (2020-07-18). "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.".
- "Нові райони: карти + склад". Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
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