Bushtyno

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Bushtyno
Буштино
Urban-type settlement
Flag of Bushtyno
Flag		 Coat of arms of Bushtyno
Coat of arms
Bushtyno is located in Zakarpattia Oblast
Bushtyno
Bushtyno
Location of Bushtyno in Zakarpattia Oblast
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Country  Ukraine
Province  Zakarpattia Oblast
District UKR Тя́чівський райо́н flag.jpg 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 Decrease 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]

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External links

  • Media related to Bushtyno at Wikimedia Commons
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