Berdiansk
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Berdiansk (Ukrainian: Бердянськ, translit. Berdyans’k, Russian: , Berdyansk) is a port city in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast (province) of south-central Ukraine. Serving as the administrative center of the Berdiansky Raion (district), the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast, and is located on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov.
The current estimated population is around 125,000 (as of 2001).
Berdiansk is also home to a health resort with mud-baths and climatic treatments.
History
The city was founded in 1827 under the name Kutur-Ogly, which in 1830 was changed to Novo-Nogaisk (see Nogai). Its present name was given to the city in 1842.Between 1939 and 1958 it was known as Osipenko, the name now used by the nearby town Osypenko.
The main cultural and educational institutions of Berdiansk are its Museums of Arts, Museum of Natural Sciences, the Pedagogical Institute, and the Medical School. The Museum of City History was to be opened in September 2005.
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| Subdivisions of Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine |
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| Raions: |
Berdiansk City |
Berdiansky Raion |
Chernihivsky Raion |
Enerhodar City |
Huliaipilsky Raion |
Kamyansko-Dniprovsky Raion |
Kuibyshevsky Raion |
Melitopol City |
Melitopolsky Raion |
Mykhailivsky Raion |
Novomykolaivsky Raion |
Orikhivsky Raion |
Polohivsky Raion |
Pryazovsky Raion |
Prymorsky Raion |
Rozivsky Raion |
Tokmak City |
Tokmatsky Raion |
Vasylivsky Raion |
Velykobilozersky Raion |
Veselivsky Raion |
Vilniansky Raion |
Zaporizhzhia City |
Zaporizky Raion
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| Cities: |
Berdiansk |
Dniprorudne |
Enerhodar |
Huliaipole |
Kamyanka-Dniprovska |
Melitopol |
Molochansk |
Orikhiv |
Polohy |
Prymorsk |
Tokmak |
Vasylivka |
Vilniansk |
Zaporizhzhia
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| Towns: |
Chernihivka |
Kuibysheve |
Mykhailivka |
Novomykolaivka |
Pryazovske |
Rozivka |
Vesele
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| Villages: | Velyka Bilozerka | ||
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