Serednie

Serednie
Середнє
Urban-type settlement

Coat of arms
Serednie

Location of Serednie in Zakarpattia Oblast

Coordinates: 48°32′21″N 22°30′44″E / 48.53917°N 22.51222°ECoordinates: 48°32′21″N 22°30′44″E / 48.53917°N 22.51222°E
Country  Ukraine
Province  Zakarpattia Oblast
District Uzhhorod Raion
First mentioned 14th century
Town status 1971
Government
 • Town Head Emerikh Krytskiy
Elevation[1] 119 m (390 ft)
Population (2013)
 • Total Increase 3,853
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 89452
Area code +380 312
Website http://rada.gov.ua/

Serednie (Ukrainian: Середнє; Hungarian: Szerednye) is an urban-type settlement in Uzhhorod Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine.[2] The town's population was 3,505 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 3,853 (2013 est.)[3]. Geographically, Serednie is located exactly between the cities of Uzhhorod, the district's administrative center, and Mukacheve.

The village houses the remains of a Romanesque castle.[4] The village itself was first mentioned in the 14th century,[5] although archaeologists have dated the castle back to the 12th century.[6] The castle is said to have been built by the Knights Templar.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Serednie (Zakarpattia Oblast, Uzhhorod Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Serednie, Zakarpattia Oblast, Uzhhorod Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Serednie Castle". Public-Informational Portal of the city of Uzhhorod (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Serednie Castle in the village of Serednie". Zamki-Kreposti.com.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Serednje". Architectural and Natural Monuments of Ukraine (in Russian). Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Serednie". BestUkraineTravel. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  8. ↑ "Serednie. Castle of the Knights Templar". Castles and Monuments of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 6 June 2012.

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