Zastavna

The name of Zastavna most likely origins from its location surrounded by ponds (ukr. "stav"). There is also a theory that the name comes from the turnpike (, ) which once stood on the road to Chernivtsi . Between 1941 and 1944, while part of Romania, it was known in Romanian as , . ==History==

The first mention in chronicles is dated to 1589. Zastavna has the status of town since 1940. A local newspaper is published here since January 1945. In January 1989 the population was 9438 people. Until 18 July 2020, Zastavna served as an administrative center of Zastavna Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Chernivtsi Oblast to three. The area of Zastavna Raion was merged into Chernivtsi Raion. == Transport ==

The city has a railway station (Lviv Railways) == Notable people ==

• Eliyahu Temler (1919–1948) - Irgun senior commander ==Gallery==

file:Zastavna,synagogue.jpg|Great synagogue ==References==