Svaliava
Свалява | |
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Coordinates: 48°32′50″N 22°59′10″E / 48.54722°N 22.98611°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Zakarpattia Oblast |
Raion | Mukachevo Raion |
Hromada | Svaliava urban hromada |
Founded | 12th century |
Incorporated | 1957 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ivan Lanyo |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 17,068 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 89300 |
Area code | +380-3133 |
Climate | Dfb |
Website | http://www.svalyava.org/ |
Svaliava (Ukrainian: Свалява, IPA: [swɐˈlʲɑwɐ]; Rusyn: Свалява; Hungarian: Szolyva; Slovak: Svaľava; Yiddish: סוואליאווע, romanized: 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.