First mentioned 1672 Elevation 413 m (1,355 ft) Area 22.61 km² Population 3,481 (2016) | Town status 1971 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Local time Thursday 4:56 PM | |
Weather 6°C, Wind W at 18 km/h, 78% Humidity | ||
Kobyletska Poliana (Ukrainian: Кобилецька Поляна; Hungarian: Gyertyánliget; Russian: Кобылецкая Поляна) is an urban-type settlement in Rakhiv Raion (district) of Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. The town's population was 3,392 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population: 3,481 (2016 est.).
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Map of Kobylets'ka Polyana, Zakarpatska, Ukraine
The settlement was first mentioned in 1672 as Kabola Poliana (Ukrainian: Кабола Поляна). In 1891, the population of the town was 1,406 and consisted of Hungarians and Rusyns. In 1910, the settlement was a part of the Kingdom of Hungary, and had a population of 1,832 inhabitants, a mixture of Rusyns, Hungarians, and Germans. In 1941, the town's Jewish population was 427. In 1971, Kobyletska Poliana was granted the status of an urban-type settlement.
The town once housed the Church of the Ascension of the Lord, a wooden church dating back to the 16th century. A sign next to the building stated that a wooden bell tower was constructed next to the church in 1512. The church was destroyed by an act of vandalism in 1992.