Berezivka
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Berezivka
Березівка | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Berezivka  Berezivka | |
| Coordinates: 47°12′14″N 30°54′46″E / 47.20389°N 30.91278°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Odesa Oblast |
| Raion | Berezivka Raion |
| Hromada | Berezivka urban hromada |
| Founded | 1802 |
| Government | |
| • City Head | Valeriy Hryhorash |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.46 km2 (13.31 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 9,428 |
| • Density | 273.6/km2 (708.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+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]
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]
