Kobyletska Poliana (Ukrainian: Кобилецька Поляна; Hungarian: Kabola Polyána before 1899 or Hungarian: Gyertyánliget after 1899; Yiddish: פּאליען-קאבילצקי, Russian: Кобылецкая Поляна, Slovak: Kobylecká Poľana) is an urban-type settlement in Rakhiv Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine.[2] The town's population was 3,392 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 3,483 (2021 est.)[3].
Kobyletska Poliana
Кобилецька Поляна Gyertyánliget (in Hungarian) Poľana Kobilská (in Slovak) Poiana Cobilei (in Romanian) פּאליען-קאבילצקי (in Yiddish) | |
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Coordinates: 48°03′27″N 24°04′02″E | |
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District | Rakhiv Raion |
First mentioned | 1672 |
Town status | 1971 |
Elevation | 413 m (1,355 ft) |
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Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 90620 |
Area code | +380 3132 |
Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
The settlement was first mentioned in 1672 as Kabola Poliana (Ukrainian: Кабола Поляна).[4] In 1891, the population of the town was 1,406 and consisted of Hungarians and Rusyns.[5] 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.[4] In 1941, the town's Jewish population was 427.[6] In 1971, Kobyletska Poliana was granted the status of an urban-type settlement.[2]
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.[7] The church was destroyed by an act of vandalism in 1992.[7]
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