
| Zastavna | |
| Native Name: | Ukrainian: Заставна |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Chernivtsi Oblast#Ukraine |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chernivtsi Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chernivtsi Raion |
| Established Title: | First chronicled |
| Established Date: | 1589 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Yaroslav Tsurkan |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Total: | 7750 |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Coordinates: | 48.5203°N 25.845°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 59400-05 |
| Area Code: | +380 3737 |
| Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
| Subdivision Name3: | Zastavna urban hromada |
Zastavna (uk|Заставна, pronounced as /uk/; ro|Zastavna, de|Zastavna) is a small city in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine. Zastavna is located 26km (16miles) to the north of the city of Chernivtsi, in the historical region of Bukovina. It hosts the administration of Zastavna urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Population:
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, .
The first mention in chronicles is dated to 1589.
Zastavna has the status of town since 1940.[2] [3] [4]
A local newspaper is published here since January 1945.[5]
In January 1989 the population was 9438 people.[6] [4]
In January 2013 the population was 8063 people.[7]
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.[8] [9]
The city has a railway station (Lviv Railways)