Berezan

For the archaeological site, see Berezan Island. For the Canadian singer/songwriter, see Jennifer Berezan.
Berezan
Березань
Town

The center of Berezan

Coat of arms
Berezan
Coordinates: UA 50°19′11″N 31°28′12″E / 50.31972°N 31.47000°E / 50.31972; 31.47000Coordinates: UA 50°19′11″N 31°28′12″E / 50.31972°N 31.47000°E / 50.31972; 31.47000
Country Ukraine
Oblast Kiev Oblast
First reference 1616
Incorporated (town) 1981
Area
  Land 32.92 km2 (12.71 sq mi)
Population (2013)
  Total 16 543
Postal code 07540 — 07543
Area code(s) +380 4576
Website http://www.berezan.com.ua

Berezan (Ukrainian: Березань, Polish: Berezań, Russian: Березань) is a city in Kiev Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance. Population: 16,543(2013 est.)[1].

History

Mykola Vasyl's son Chalenko (1902 - 1921) - Ukrainian soviet policeman, killed by village gang in Berezan in 1921

Berezań was first mentioned in Kiev Voivodeship chronicles in 1616. It was part of the voivodeship as a royal city of Poland until 1667, when it passed to Russia.


  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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