Brustury, Zakarpattia Oblast
Brustury
Брустури Brusztura | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 48°21′49″N 23°57′59″E / 48.36361°N 23.96639°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Zakarpattia Oblast |
Raion | Tiachiv Raion |
Elevation | 599 m (1,965 ft) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 3,317 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Brustury (Ukrainian: Брустури; Hungarian: Brusztura), known before 2023 as Lopukhiv (Ukrainian: Лопухів), is a village in Tiachiv Raion of Zakarpattia Oblast in Ukraine.
History
[edit]The village was first mentioned in 1638, when the village was called Brusztura. It comes from the Romanian word "brustur", meaning heart-shaped comfrey. [citation needed]
After it was incorporated into the Ukrainian SSR as part of the Ukrainianization of the Carpathians, the village was renamed Lopukhiv.[citation needed]
On June 29, 2023, the Verkhovna Rada officially renamed the village to Brustury as part of the derussification in Ukraine.[1]
Geography
[edit]Brustury is located on both sides of the river Brusturyanka, 67 km (42 mi) from the district center Tiachiv.[2]
Demographics
[edit]Native language as of the Ukrainian Census of 2001:[3]
- Ukrainian 99.64%
- Others 0.36%
References
[edit]- ^ "Про перейменування села Лопухів Тячівського району Закарпатської області". Verkhovna Rada (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ Бєлоусов, В.І. (1969). Історія міст і сіл Української РСР (in Ukrainian). Кyiv: Головна редакція української радянської енциклопедії АН УРСР. p. 646.
- ^ Розподіл населення за рідною мовою на ukrcensus.gov.ua Archived 31 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine