Zastavna ( uk, Заставна ; ro, Zastavna) is a town in
Chernivtsi Raion,
Chernivtsi Oblast
Chernivtsi Oblast ( uk, Черніве́цька о́бласть, Chernivetska oblast), also referred to as Chernivechchyna ( uk, Чернівеччина) is an oblast (province) in Western Ukraine, consisting of the northern parts of the regio ...
of
Ukraine
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. Zastavna is located 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:
History
The first mention in chronicles is dated to 1589.
The name of Zastavna most likely origins from its location surrounded by ponds (ukr. "stav"). There is also a version that the name goes from the turnpike (ukr. "zastava") on the road to Chernivtsi existed in old times.
Zastavna has 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] Between 1941-1944, it was known as ''Târgu Nistrului''.
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
Zastavna Raion ( uk, Заставнівський район) was an administrative raion (district) in the southern part of Chernivtsi Oblast in western Ukraine, on the Romanian border. Most of its territory lied in the historical region of Buko ...
. 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
* a railway station
(
Lviv Railways
Lviv Railways (abbreviated as LR) ( uk, Львівська залізниця) is a territorial branch company of Ukrzaliznytsia headquartered in Lviv.
General description
Lviv Railways administers all railroads of Lviv Oblast, Zakarpattia Obl ...
)
References
External links
Zastavna on the web-site of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (official website)
Gallery
file:Zastavna,synagogue.jpg, Great synagogue
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Cities in Chernivtsi Oblast
Bukovina
Cities of district significance in Ukraine
Duchy of Bukovina