Teresva

Teresva Тересва Theresiental • Taracköz
Rural settlement
Street in downtown
Flag Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°00′04″N 23°41′30″E
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Zakarpattia Oblast
Raion	Tiachiv Raion
Established	1450
Town status	1957
Government
• Town Head	Vasyl Oleksiy
Elevation [1]	235 m (771 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	7,480
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	90564
Area code	+380 3134
Website	http://rada.gov.ua/

Teresva (Ukrainian: Тересва, German: Theresiental, Romanian: Teresva, Hungarian: Taracköz, Slovak: Terešva) is a rural settlement in Tiachiv Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (region) in western Ukraine.[2] It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Tisza and Teresva. The town's population was 7,554 at the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population is 7,480 (2022 estimate)[3].

History

Until 26 January 2024, Teresva was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Teresva became a rural settlement.[4]

In 2023 the rail line between Teresva and Romania reopened.[5]

References

1. "Teresva (Zakarpattia Oblast, Tiachiv Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
2. "Teresva, Zakarpattia Oblast, Tiachiv Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Archived from the original on 7 February 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
3. 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.
4. "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
5. "EXCITING: In Ukraine, two new railway sections on the border with Romania were repaired in 2 months". 30 August 2022.