Tovste (urban-type settlement)
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Tovste Товсте |
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 Tovste
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| Coordinates: 48°50′47″N 25°43′31″E / 48.84639°N 25.72528°ECoordinates: 48°50′47″N 25°43′31″E / 48.84639°N 25.72528°E | ||
| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Province |
 Ternopil Oblast
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| District | Zalischyky Raion | |
| Founded | 1414 | |
| Town status | 1944 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town Head | Liubomyr Drants | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 17 km2 (7 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 282 m (925 ft) | |
| Population (2001) | ||
| • Total | 3,460 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Postal code | 48630 | |
| Area code | +380 3554 | |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ | |
Tovste (Ukrainian: Товсте, translit. Tovste; Russian: Tолстое, translit. Tolstoye; Polish: Tłuste; Yiddish: טויסט/טלוסטאַ, translit. Toyst/Tlusta or Tolstoye; Hebrew: טלוסטה, translit. Tluste) is an urban-type settlement in the Zalischyky Raion (district) of Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Its population is 3,460 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. The town is located on the Ternopil—Chernivtsi automobile road in the historic region of Podolia, on the banks of the Tupa River, a tributary of the Seret.
Historians date the remains of human settlement in the area back to the 9th century, revealing evidence of the Chernyakhov culture and ancient Kievan Rus' civilizations, as well as the Roman Empire. Historic documents first mentioned the settlement in 1414 as the village of Tolste (Ukrainian: Толсте).
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