Tiachiv
Tiachiv
Тячів Template:Uk icon | |
|---|---|
City of district significance | |
.jpg) Tyachiv panorama | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Zakarpattia Oblast |
| Raion | Tiachiv Raion |
| Founded | 1329 |
| Incorporated | 1961 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Іvan Kovach (Ivan Kovacs) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 9,043 |
| • Density | 1,839.780/km2 (4,765.01/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 90500 |
| Area code | +380-3134 |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | tyachiv |
Tiachiv (Template:Lang-uk) is a city located on the Tisza River in Zakarpattia Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Tiachiv Raion (district). Population: 9,043 (2016 est.)[1].
Names
There are several alternative names used for this city: Rusyn: Тячево, German: Groß-Teutschenau, Hungarian: Técső, Romanian: Teceu Mare, Template:Lang-sk, Template:Lang-ru.
History
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 (as part of Máramaros County) and between 1938-1944 Tiachiv was part of the Kingdom of Hungary.
Demographics
In 2001, the population of Tiachiv region included:[2]
- Ukrainians (83.2%)
- Hungarians (12.4%)
- Romanians (2.9%)
- Russians (1.0%)
Climate
The climate in Tiachiv is a mild/cool summer subtype (Köppen: Dfb) of the humid continental climate.
| Climate data for Tiachiv | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
10.0 (50.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 51 (2.0) |
45 (1.8) |
44 (1.7) |
54 (2.1) |
77 (3.0) |
99 (3.9) |
84 (3.3) |
75 (3.0) |
48 (1.9) |
45 (1.8) |
55 (2.2) |
68 (2.7) |
745 (29.4) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org[3] | |||||||||||||
Twin towns — Sister cities
Tiachiv is twinned with:
Bucha, Ukraine
Nagykálló, Hungary- Jászberény, Hungary
- Kazincbarcika, Hungary
- Vác, Hungary
Negrești-Oaș, Romania
Bardejov, Slovakia
Notable natives and residents
- Simon Hollósy, Hungarian painter and prominent teacher, a member of the influential Nagybánya artists' colony founded in 1896; he lived and taught here during the summers beginning in 1902, and died here in 1918.
References
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/nationality/Zakarpattia/
- ^ "Climate: Tiachiv". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
External links
- Tiachiv in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
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