Sniatyn

Sniatyn (Ukrainian: Сня́тин, romanized: Sniatyn; Polish: Śniatyn; Romanian: Sneatîn, older Sniatin; Yiddish: שניאַטין) is a town located in Kolomyia Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine along the Prut river, in the historic region of Pokutia. Sniatyn hosts the administration of Sniatyn urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 9,718 (2022 estimate). In 2001, population was around 10,500.

Sniatyn
Снятин
Śniatyn
Town hall
Sniatyn
Sniatyn
Coordinates: 48°27′00″N 25°34′00″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
RaionKolomyia Raion
First mentioned1158
Population
 (2022)
  Total9,718

In the interbellum period, it was a rail border crossing between Poland and Romania.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.