Sharhorod

Sharhorod
Шаргород
	Sharhorod
Basic data
Oblast :	Vinnytsia Oblast
Rajon :	Sharhorod Raion
Height :	245 m
Area :	6.87 km²
Residents :	6,949 (January 1, 2011)
Population density :	1,011 inhabitants per km²
Postcodes :	23500
Area code :	+380 4344
Geographic location :	48 ° 44 '  N , 28 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 48 ° 44 '18 "  N , 28 ° 4' 57"  E
KOATUU :	525310100
Administrative structure :	1 city, 1 village
Address:	вул. Поштова 13 23500 м. Шаргород
Statistical information
Sharhorod

Sharhorod ( Ukrainian Шаргород ; Russian Shargorod , Polish Szarogród ) is a city in Vinnytsia Oblast of Ukraine . It is located about 62 kilometers southwest of the oblast capital Vinnytsia on the Murashka river and is the administrative center of Sharhorod Rajon of the same name . The town council also includes the town of Poljana ( Поляна ) to the east .

Roman Catholic St. Florian Church in Sharhorod

The place was mentioned in writing for the first time around 1383, was granted Magdeburg city charter in 1588 and initially belonged to Poland in the Bracław Voivodeship . The Shargorod Synagogue was built in 1595, making it one of the oldest synagogues in Ukraine. Between 1674 and 1699 the city belonged to the Ottoman Empire . In 1795 Sharhorod became part of the Russian Empire and was located in the Podolia Governorate . In 1923 the village got the status of an urban-type settlement , since 1985 it has been a city.

sons and daughters of the town

• Oleksandr Jaslowezkyj (* 1979), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop

Web links

Commons : Sharhorod  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Entry on the place in the geographical directory of the Kingdom of Poland and other Slavic countries

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://ua.igotoworld.com/en/poi_object/66183_sinagoga.htm Synagogue Sharhorod. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
2. ↑ http://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/ukraine/shargorod.html Turks in Sharhorod. Retrieved February 13, 2018.