Kobyletska Poliana Explained

Native Name:Кобилецька Поляна
Native Name Lang:uk
Settlement Type:Rural settlement
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Zakarpattia Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption1:Location of Kobyletska Poliana in Zakarpattia Oblast
Coordinates:48.0575°N 24.0672°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Rakhiv Raion
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1672
Established Title1:Town status
Established Date1:1971
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:413
Population Total: 3,480
Population As Of:2022
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EET
Utc Offset:+2
Timezone Dst:EEST
Utc Offset Dst:+3
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:90620
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:+380 3132
Website:http://rada.gov.ua/

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 a rural 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:

History

The settlement was first mentioned in 1672 as Kabola Poliana (Ukrainian: Кабола Поляна).[3] In 1891, the population of the town was 1,406 and consisted of Hungarians and Rusyns.[4] 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.[3] In 1941, the town's Jewish population was 427.[5] In 1971, Kobyletska Poliana was granted the status of an urban-type settlement.[2]

On 26 January 2024, a new law entered into force which abolished the status of an urban-type settlement, and Kobyletska Poliana became a rural settlement.[6]

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]

People from Kobyletska Poliana

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kobylets'ka Poliana (Zakarpattia Oblast, Rakhiv Raion). weather.in.ua. 20 April 2012.
  2. Web site: Kobyletska Poliana, Zakarpattia Oblast, Rakhiv Raion. Regions of Ukraine and their Structure. Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. 20 April 2012. Ukrainian. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304060448/http://w1.c1.rada.gov.ua/pls/z7502/A005?rdat1=29.06.2008&rf7571=11502. 4 March 2016. dead.
  3. Web site: Kobyletska Poliana. Reference on the Carpathians and not only. КАРПАТИ.INFO. 20 April 2012. Ukrainian.
  4. Web site: Gyertyánliget. Lexikon. 20 April 2012. Hungarian.
  5. Web site: Kobyletska Polyana, Ukraine. JewishGen Locality Page. JewishGen. 20 April 2012.
  6. News: Что изменится в Украине с 1 января . glavnoe.in.ua . ru. 1 January 2024.
  7. Web site: Church of the Ascension of the Lord, 18th century, destroyed in 1992.. Wooden Churches of Ukraine. 20 April 2012. Ukrainian. dead. https://archive.today/20140228082631/http://www.woodenchurches.com.ua/ukr/rakh/kobylets.htm. 28 February 2014.
  8. Web site: Бокшай Йосип Йосипович (Boksay József). Karpatinfo.net.ua. 20 April 2012. Russian. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509085336/http://karpatinfo.net.ua/enciklopedia/bokshay-yosip-yosipovich-boksay-jozsef. 9 May 2012. dead.