Tiachiv
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| Tyachiv Тячів |
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| Coordinates: 48°00′41″N 23°34′20″E / 48.01139°N 23.57222°E | |||
| Country Oblast Raion |
 Ukraine Zakarpattia OblastTiachiv Raion |
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| Founded | 1329 | ||
| Incorporated | 1961 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Іvan Kovach (Ivan Kovacs) | ||
| Population (2001) | |||
| • City | 9,519 | ||
| • Density | 1,839.780/km2 (4,765.01/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 11,074 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 90500 | ||
| Area code(s) | +380-3134 | ||
| Website | http://tyachiv.in.ua/ | ||
Tyachiv (Ukrainian: Тячів, Rusyn: Тячево, German: Groß-Teutschenau, Hungarian: Técső, Romanian: Teceu Mare, Slovak: Tyachovo) is a city located on the Tisza River in the Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Tiachiv Raion (district).
[edit] History and name
In the year 1329 the town was mentioned the first time as Thechew (Teutschau), meaning „German meadow“. The town was founded by Bohemian settlers in the 11th century. Until 1919 and between 1938-1944 Tiachiv was part of the Kingdom of Hungary.
[edit] Demographics
The current estimated population is around 9,800 (as of 2001).
In 2001, the population of Tiachiv region included: [1]
- Ukrainians (83.2%)
- Hungarians (12.4%)
- Romanians (2.9%)
- Russians (1.0%)
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Coordinates: 48°00′41″N 23°34′20″E / 48.01139°N 23.57222°E
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