Svaliava

Svaliava
Свалява
City
Flag of Svaliava
Coat of arms of Svaliava
Svaliava is located in Zakarpattia Oblast
Svaliava
Svaliava
Location of Svaliava
Svaliava is located in Ukraine
Svaliava
Svaliava
Svaliava (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°32′50″N 22°59′10″E / 48.54722°N 22.98611°E / 48.54722; 22.98611
Country Ukraine
OblastZakarpattia Oblast
RaionMukachevo Raion
HromadaSvaliava urban hromada
Founded12th century
Incorporated1957
Government
 • MayorIvan Lanyo
Population
 (2022)
 • Total17,068
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
89300
Area code+380-3133
ClimateDfb
Websitehttp://www.svalyava.org/

Svaliava (Ukrainian: Свалява, Rusyn: Свалява, Hungarian: Szolyva, Slovak: Svaľava, Yiddish: סוואליאווע Svalyave) is a city located on the Latorytsia River in Zakarpattia Oblast in western Ukraine. It was the administrative center of the former Svaliava Raion (district) until 2020, but now it is in Mukachevo Raion. Population: 17,068 (2022 estimate).[1]

Due to the city's complex history, there are also alternative names for it in other languages, including: Czech: Svaljava, German: Schwalbach or Schwallbach, Romanian: Svaliava, Russian: Свалява.

  1. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.