Bushtyno
Bushtyno
Буштино Bustyaháza | |
|---|---|
 Bushtyno center | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Bushtyno  Bushtyno | |
| Coordinates: 48°03′13″N 23°28′36″E / 48.05361°N 23.47667°E / 48.05361; 23.47667 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Zakarpattia Oblast |
| Raion |  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 (2022) | |
| • Total |  8,444 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 90556 |
| Area code | +380 3134 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Bushtyno (Ukrainian: Буштино [ˈbuʃteno]; Hungarian: Bustyaháza; Romanian: Bustea; Slovak: Buštín; Yiddish: בישטינא) is an urban-type settlement in Tiachiv Raion, Zakarpattia Oblast, western Ukraine.[2] The town's population was 8,506 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: Population: 8,444 (2022 estimate).[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]
Rabbi Mordechai Leifer of Nadvorna is buried there.
People from Bushtyno
- Alina Pash (born 1993), Ukrainian singer and rapper
References
- ^ "Bushtyno (Zakarpattia Oblast, Tiachiv Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ a b c "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 на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ a b "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.[permanent dead link]
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.
