Tiachiv
| Tyachiv Тячів | ||
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  Tyachiv | ||
| Coordinates: 48°00′41″N 23°34′20″E / 48.01139°N 23.57222°E | ||
| Country Oblast Raion |
 Ukraine Zakarpattia OblastTiachiv Raion | |
| Founded | 1329 | |
| Incorporated | 1961 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Іvan Kovach (Ivan Kovacs) | |
| Population (2001) | ||
| • City | 9,519 | |
| • Density | 1,839.780/km2 (4,765.01/sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 11,074 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 90500 | |
| Area code(s) | +380-3134 | |
| Website | http://tyachiv.in.ua/ | |
Tyachiv (Ukrainian: Тячів) is a city located on the Tisza River in the Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Tiachiv Raion (district).
Names
There are several alternative names used for this city: Rusyn: Тячево, German: Groß-Teutschenau, Hungarian: Técső, Romanian: Teceu Mare, Slovak: Tyachovo, Russian: Тячев.
History
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 and between 1938-1944 Tiachiv was part of the Kingdom of Hungary.
Demographics
The current estimated population is around 9,800 (as of 2001).
In 2001, the population of Tiachiv region included:
- Ukrainians (83.2%)
- Hungarians (12.4%)
- Romanians (2.9%)
- Russians (1.0%)
Notable natives and residents
- Simon Hollósy, Hungarian painter and prominent teacher, a member of the influential Nagybánya artists' colony founded in 1896; he lived and taught here during the summers beginning in 1902, and died here in 1918.
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Coordinates: 48°00′41″N 23°34′20″E / 48.01139°N 23.57222°E