Sniatyn
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Sniatyn (Ukrainian: Снятин) is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Sniatynsky Raion (district), and is located at around .
The current estimated population is around 10,500 (as of 2001).
The first mention of the town is in 1158. Sniatyn is named after Konstyn Stroslawicz, a famous commander at the court of Halicz King Jaroslaw. The town was given the Magdeburg Rights in 1448.
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Administrative divisions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine |  |
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Raions: Bohorodchanskyi | Dolynskyi | Halytskyi | Horodenkivskyi | Kaluskyi | Kolomyiskyi | Kosivskyi | Rohatynskyi | Rozhniativskyi | Sniatynskyi | Tlumatskyi | Tysmenytskyi | Verkhovynskyi |
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Cities: Bolekhiv | Burshtyn | Dolyna | Halych | Horodenka | Ivano-Frankivsk | Kalush | Kolomyia | Kosiv | Nadvirna | Rohatyn | Sniatyn | Tlumach | Tysmenytsia | Yaremche |
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Urban-type settlements: Bohorodchany | Kuty | Rozhniativ | Verkhovyna | Zabolotiv | more... |
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Villages: Cheremkhiv | Lisnyi Khlibychyn | Lypivka | more... |
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