Berezivka

Berezivka
Березівка
Berezivka
Berezivka
Coordinates: 47°12′14″N 30°54′46″E / 47.20389°N 30.91278°E / 47.20389; 30.91278
Country Ukraine
OblastOdesa Oblast
RaionBerezivka Raion
HromadaBerezivka urban hromada
Founded1802
Government
 • City HeadValeriy Hryhorash
Area
 • Total
34.46 km2 (13.31 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
9,428
 • Density273.6/km2 (708.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
67300-67305
Area code+380-4856

Berezivka (Ukrainian: Березівка, pronounced [bereˈz⁽ʲ⁾iu̯kɐ]; Romanian: Berezovca) is a city and the administrative center of Berezivka Raion in Odesa Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Berezivka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] In 2001, population was 9,481. Current estimated population: 9,428 (2022 estimate).[2]

History

Berezivka, as a settlement, was founded in 1802, initially as part of the village of Ananiv until it became separate when it experienced an influx of refugees from serfdom.[3] It also started to become populated by German colonists.[3] As the population grew, the settlement became a significant trade and industry center within the Novorossiya Governorate, and in March 1923, it became a district center.[3] Multiple mechanical factories, a power plant, and a plant for the repair of equipment were built within the village.[3] During World War II, the village was occupied by the Nazi Germans from 10 August 1941 to 1 April 1944.[3] During the occupation, most of the village's Jewish residents were killed, of whom there were thousands at the time.[3] However, it became the center for an underground resistance against the Nazis, which was led by M. Mayboroda.[3] In 1962, the village was given the status of a city.[3]

Demographics

According to the 2001 Ukrainian census, the town had a population of 9,347 inhabitants, which is overwhelmingly Ukrainian, while 5% are of Russian ethnicity. The exact ethnic composition was as follows:[4][5]

Ethnic groups in Berezivka
percent
Ukrainians
91.33%
Russians
4.62%
Armenians
0.50%
Moldovans
0.48%
Bulgarians
0.31%
Belarusians
0.29%

Monuments

Within the city is a monument to the soldiers who died during World War II. In regard to religion, there is a temple of the UOC-MP, and communities of Baptist Christians, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Seventh-Day Adventists.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Березовская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  2. ^ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ниточко, І. І.; Плосконос, Н. М. (12 December 2003). "Березівка". Енциклопедія Сучасної України (in Ukrainian). Інститут енциклопедичних досліджень НАН України. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  4. ^ "Національний склад міст за переписом 2001 року".
  5. ^ https://datatowel.in.ua/pop-composition/ethnic-cities.
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