Sawran
Sawran | ||
Саврань | ||
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Oblast : | Odessa Oblast | |
Rajon : | Sawran district | |
Height : | 94 m | |
Area : | 7.69 km² | |
Residents : | 6,837 (2004) | |
Population density : | 889 inhabitants per km² | |
Postcodes : | 66200 | |
Area code : | +380 4865 | |
Geographic location : | 48 ° 8 ' N , 30 ° 5' E | |
KOATUU : | 5124355100 | |
Administrative structure : | 1 urban-type settlement , 1 village, 1 settlement | |
Mayor : | Volodymyr Yuskov | |
Address: | вул. Горького 1 66200 смт. Саврань |
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Sawran (Ukrainian and Russian Саврань ) is an urban-type settlement in southern Ukraine , about 39 kilometers northeast of Balta . It is the center of the Sawran Rajon and lies at the confluence of the Sawran (also Sawranka) with the Southern Bug .
The place arose in the 17th century as a fortress town against the Tatar invasions and in 1957 it became an urban-type settlement. In the 19th century a larger Jewish community emerged in the village, in 1900 there were 1198 Jews in the village.
In addition to the SsT, the settlement council also includes the village of Hetmaniwka (Гетьманівка) and the settlement of Kowbassowa Polyana (Ковбасова Поляна)