Savran, Odessa Oblast
Savran (Ukrainian: Савра́нь, Savrán’) is an urban-type settlement in Odessa Oblast (province) of south-western Ukraine. It is located 42 kilometres (26 mi) northeast of Balta and serves as the administrative center of Savran Raion. Population: 6,428 (2015 est.)[1]
Until World War II it had a sizeable Jewish community, which numbered 3198 in 1900. It had been the center of the Hasidic Savran dynasty.
Notable people from Savran
- Rabbi Moshe Zvi Giterman, rabbi of Savran and a Hasidic rebbe
- Elisa Lispector, Brazilian novelist and older sister of Clarice Lispector.
References
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
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Coordinates: 48°08′N 30°05′E / 48.133°N 30.083°E
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