Burshtyn
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Burshtyn Бурштин Bursztyn |
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| City of regional significance | |||
Pipes of Burshtyn TES (coal-fired power station)
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 Burshtyn
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| Coordinates: 49°16′N 24°38′E / 49.267°N 24.633°E | |||
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 Ukraine
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| Oblast (province) | Ivano-Frankivsk | ||
| Municipality | Burshtyn | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total | 15,640 | ||
Burshtyn (Ukrainian: Бурштин, Polish: Bursztyn, Hebrew: בורשטין) is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine, to the north of Halych. It was in the Halych Raion until 11 March 2014, when it received the status of city of oblast significance. It is accessible by rail. It developed rapidly and significantly grew in population during the Soviet period. Administratively, Burshtyn is incorporated as a city of regional significance. Population: 15,640 (2016 est.).
The town, which was one of the Jewish shtetls, and whose name in Ukrainian and Polish literally means Amber, was only granted city status in 1993 and has a special administrative status in Halych Raion. As an urbanized settlement from 1944 to 1962 it was the main town of the raion. There is an old Roman Catholic Church in the center of the city, which was restored in the beginning of the 21st century.
One of its landmarks is the Burshtyn TES coal-fired power station, which is situated on a reservoir approximately 8 km long and 2 km wide. A fish farm lies on the lake near the district of Bilshivtsi. The town is known for its soccer club Enerhetyk.
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