Teresva

Rural locality in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine

Rural settlement in Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine

Teresva Тересва Theresiental • Taracköz
Rural settlement
Street in downtown
Flag Coat of arms
48°00′04″N 23°41′30″E / 48.00111°N 23.69167°E / 48.00111; 23.69167
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

^ "Teresva (Zakarpattia Oblast, Tiachiv Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ 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.
^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
^ "EXCITING: In Ukraine, two new railway sections on the border with Romania were repaired in 2 months". 30 August 2022.