Zastavna (, ; ) is a small
city
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in
Chernivtsi Raion,
Chernivtsi Oblast
Chernivtsi Oblast (), also referred to as Chernivechchyna (), is an oblast (province) in western Ukraine, consisting of the northern parts of the historical regions of Bukovina and Bessarabia. It has an international border with Romania and Moldo ...
of
Ukraine
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. Zastavna is located to the north of the city of
Chernivtsi
Chernivtsi (, ; , ;, , see also #Names, other names) is a city in southwestern Ukraine on the upper course of the Prut River. Formerly the capital of the historic region of Bukovina, which is now divided between Romania and Ukraine, Chernivt ...
, in the historical region of
Bukovina
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. It hosts the administration of
Zastavna urban hromada, one of the
hromada
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s 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 (, ) which once stood on the road to Chernivtsi .
Between 1941 and 1944, while part of Romania, it was known in Romanian as , .
History
The first mention in chronicles is dated to 1589.
Zastavna has the status of town since 1940.
[Заставна // Большая Советская Энциклопедия. / под ред. А. М. Прохорова. 3-е изд. том 9. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1972.][Заставна // Большой энциклопедический словарь (в 2-х тт.). / редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. том 1. М., "Советская энциклопедия", 1991. стр.452]
A local newspaper is published here since January 1945.
In January 1989 the population was 9438 people.
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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
Notable people
* Eliyahu Temler (1919–1948) - Irgun
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senior commander
Gallery
file:Zastavna,synagogue.jpg, Great synagogue
References
External links
Zastavna on the web-site of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (official website)
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Cities in Chernivtsi Oblast
Bukovina
Cities of district significance in Ukraine
Duchy of Bukovina