Sniatyn

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Sniatyn (Ukrainian: Снятин, Polish: Śniatyń) 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 48°27′0″N, 25°34′0″ECoordinates: 48°27′0″N, 25°34′0″E.

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

 
Administrative divisions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine
Administrative center:  Ivano-Frankivsk
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