Rakhiv

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Rakhiv is a small town in western Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains, often noted as one of the country’s highest-altitude and geographically central settlements.

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Rakhiv canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
borderProximity near border with Romania
country Ukraine
governedAs city of district significance in Ukraine
hasAreaCode +380 3132
hasClimate humid continental climate
hasCulturalEvent Hutsul Festival
linked to: Hutsul festivals
hasElevation approximately 430 metres
hasGeographicalCharacteristic mountainous terrain
often considered near the geographical center of Europe
one of the highest-altitude towns in Ukraine
hasLandmark geographical center of Europe monument near Rakhiv
hasMajorEconomicActivity agriculture
forestry
tourism
wood processing
hasMinorityLanguage Hungarian
Romanian
Russian
hasNearbyProtectedArea Carpathian Biosphere Reserve
Maramureș Mountains
hasNotableFeature gateway to hiking in the Chornohora range
scenic mountain landscapes
hasPopulation approximately 15000
hasPostalCode 90600
hasRiverValley Tysa valley
hasTransportConnection railway line to Ivano-Frankivsk region
road connection to Mukachevo
hasVehicleRegistrationCode AO
inhabitedBy Hutsuls
isAdministrativeCenterOf Rakhiv Raion
locatedIn Carpathian Mountains
Zakarpattia Oblast
locatedInRegion western Ukraine
linked to: Western Ukraine
locatedInTimeZone Eastern European Summer Time
Eastern European Time
locatedOnRiver Tysa River
officialLanguage Ukrainian
linked to: Ukrainian language
partOf historical region of Maramureș

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