Rohatyn (Ukraine)

LC control no.	nr 96032393
Descriptive conventions	rda
Geographic heading	Rohatyn (Ukraine) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Geographic subdivision usage	Ukraine--Rohatyn
Variant(s)	Rogatin (Ukraine) Рогатин (Ukraine)
Associated country	Ukraine
Special note	Non-Latin script reference not evaluated. Old catalog heading: Rogatin, Ukraine
Found in	T︠S︡erkva svi︠a︡toho dukha v Rohatyni, 1991: added t.p. (T︠S︡erkovʹSvi︠a︡togo dukha v Rogatine) Encykl. powszechna, 1902: v. 13, p. 1 (Rohatyn, a town in Galicia, and part of Austria) Istorii︠a︡ mist i sil Ukraïnsʹkoï RSR. Ivano-Frankivsʹka oblastʹ, 1971: p. 444 (Рогатин = Rohatyn) LC PreMARC file (hdg.: Rogatin, Ukraine) Rad. ent︠s︡ykl. istoriï Ukraïny, 1971: v. 3, p. 570 (Rohatyn, a city in Ivano-Frankivsʹka oblastʹ, and center of Rohatynsʹkyĭ raĭon. Date of founding unknown but the city was already noted for its manufacturing and craftwork by the 14th and 15th cents. From 1387 to 1772 Rohatyn was part of Poland. In 1772 the city was annexed by the Austro-Hyngarian Empire. Seized by Poland in 1919 the city was formerly annexed to Poland by the Treaty of 1921 Mar. 18. After the reunification of the Western Ukrainian lands to Soviet Ukraine in 1939 Rohatyn became part of the Halyt︠s︡ʹkyĭ raĭon (1964) then later the Rohatynsʹkyĭ raĭon) Ukraïna [MAP], 1993: (Rohatyn, in Ivano-Frankivsʹka oblastʹ) Ukraïna, ohli︠a︡dova mapa, 1994: p. 41 (Rohatyn) GEOnet WWW, 10-29-96 (Rogatin, ppl.: 49°25ʹ00ʺN, 24°37ʹ00ʺE; x-ref. from Rohatyn) Encyc. of Ukraine: v. 4, p. 393 (Rohatyn, a city on the Hnyla Lypa River and raion center in Ivano-Frankivske oblast. It was first mentioned in historical sources of the 12th cent. In 1415, under Polish rule, the city was granted Magdeburg law, and developed into an important trading and manufacturing center. After the partition of Poland in 1772, Rohatyn was annexed by Austria, and became a county center. In 1939 it became part of Soviet Ukraine and was granted city status)
Geographic area code	e-un---