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Kobyletska Poliana

Kobyletska Poliana
Кобилецька Поляна
Urban-type settlement
Coordinates: 48°03′27″N 24°04′02″E / 48.05750°N 24.06722°E / 48.05750; 24.06722Coordinates: 48°03′27″N 24°04′02″E / 48.05750°N 24.06722°E / 48.05750; 24.06722
Country  Ukraine
Province Zakarpattia Oblast
District Rakhiv Raion
First mentioned 1672
Town status 1971
Elevation 413 m (1,355 ft)
Population (2016)
 • Total Increase 3,481
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 90620
Area code +380 3132
Website http://rada.gov.ua/

Kobyletska Poliana (Ukrainian: Кобилецька Поляна; Hungarian: Gyertyánliget; Russian: Кобылецкая Поляна) is an urban-type settlement in Rakhiv Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. The town's population was 3,392 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population: 3,481 (2016 est.).

The settlement was first mentioned in 1672 as Kabola Poliana (Ukrainian: Кабола Поляна). In 1891, the population of the town was 1,406 and consisted of Hungarians and Rusyns. In 1910, the settlement was a part of the Kingdom of Hungary, and had a population of 1,832 inhabitants, a mixture of Rusyns, Hungarians, and Germans. In 1941, the town's Jewish population was 427. In 1971, Kobyletska Poliana was granted the status of an urban-type settlement.

The town once housed the Church of the Ascension of the Lord, a wooden church dating back to the 16th century. A sign next to the building stated that a wooden bell tower was constructed next to the church in 1512. The church was destroyed by an act of vandalism in 1992.


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