- Tiachiv
Tyachiv (Rusyn: Тячово, _uk. Тячів, German: "Groß-Teutschenau", Hungarian: "Técső", Romanian: Teceu) is a
city located on the Tisza River in theZakarpattia Oblast (province) in westernUkraine . It is the administrative center of theTyachivsky Raion (district).History and Name
In the year 1329 the town was mentioned the first time as "Thechew" (Teutschau), meaning „German meadow“. The town was founded by
Bohemian settlers in the 11th century. Until 1919 Tiachiv was part of theKingdom of Hungary .Demographics
The current estimated population is around 9,800 (as of 2001).
In 2001, the population included: [http://www.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/nationality/Zakarpattia/]
*Ukrainians (83.2%)
*Romanians (12.4%)
*Hungarians (2.9%)
*Russians (1.0%)ee also
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Carpathian Ruthenia External links
* [http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com/display.asp?linkPath=pagesTITiachiv.htm Tiachiv] in the [http://www.encyclopediaofukraine.com Encyclopedia of Ukraine]
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