Beryslav

Beryslav (Ukrainian: Берислав) is a city in Kherson Oblast of southern Ukraine. It is a city of district significance and it serves as the administrative center for Beryslav Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. Population: 12,828 (2015 est.)[1]

For city in western Ukarine, see Boryslav.
Beryslav

Берислав
City
Church in Beryslav
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Beryslav
Beryslav
Coordinates: 46°50′N 33°25′E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Kherson Oblast
Raion Beryslav Raion
Population
 (2015)
 • Total12,828
ClimateDfa

History

One of the oldest settlements in the Kherson Oblast. In the late 14th century it was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Grand Duke Vytautas built a castle here. It served as a Lithuanian customs point, as lower Dnieper formed the Lithuanian border. Later on it was known as the Turkish fortress of Kizikermen or Gazikermen. Since the 1784 re-establishment of the settlement it is named Beryslav.

On 16 December 1918 Hetman of Ukraine Pavlo Skoropadsky signed a telegram in Beryslav addressed to Kiev where he officially resigned from his post.

Since August 2016 the city is hosting the revived Ukrainian Premier League and UEFA Europa League football club, Tavriya Simferopol.[2]

References
  1. "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  2. ""Таврію" (Сімферополь) включено до Чемпіонату України серед аматорів" (in Ukrainian). Ukrainian Football Amateur Association. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2016.


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