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| - The current estimated population was around 68,000 inhabitants as of 1993. The city is a notable railroad hub, as well as an industrial center (textiles, shoes, metallurgical plant, machine works, wood and paper industry). It is a center of Hutsul culture. At the turn of the 20th century the city was the most populous city in Stanislawow voivodeship.
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| - The current estimated population was around 68,000 inhabitants as of 1993. The city is a notable railroad hub, as well as an industrial center (textiles, shoes, metallurgical plant, machine works, wood and paper industry). It is a center of Hutsul culture. At the turn of the 20th century the city was the most populous city in Stanislawow voivodeship. The city has been within the borders of several countries throughout its history. Originally founded under the Kievan Rus in the 13th Century, Kolomiya was annexed to Poland in 1340. It was annexed by Moldova in 1498 and held until 1531, when it was retaken by the Poles. During the Polish-Ottoman wars from the late 16th through the 17th Centuries, Kolomiya passed back and forth the between Poland and Turkey. It was burnt to the ground in 1626. While it was ultimately rebuilt, Kolomiya was never as important to the region again. In 1772, Kolomiya was claimed by Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor as part of the First Partition of Poland. It remained under Austrian rule until the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. The town was a point of contention between the newly reformed states of Poland and Ukraine until it was ultimately held by the Second Polish Republic. In the end, the Soviet Union was able to seize Kolomyia with the outbreak of World War II. In 1990, with the collapse of the USSR, Kolomyia remained part of Ukraine.
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