- Berdyansk
Infobox Settlement
English_name = Berdyansk
official_name = Berdyansk
native_name = Бердянськ
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image_caption = Great Dzendzyk cape at the tip of Berdyansk spit bySea of Azov 
image_shield = Berdiansk coa.gif
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subdivision_type = Country
Oblast
Raion
subdivision_name =Ukraine Zaporizhia Oblast
Berdyansk City Municipality
established_title = Founded
established_date = 1827
established_title1 = City rights
established_date1 = 1835
leader_title =Mayor
leader_name = Yevgen Shapovalov
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area_land_km2 = 82.65
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population_total = 123000|population_footnotes=
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pushpin_map_caption =Location of Berdyansk
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latd=46 |latm=45 |lats=0 |latNS=N
longd=36 |longm=47 |longs=0 |longEW=E
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postal_code = 71100
area_code = +380-06153
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website = [http://rada.berdyansk.net/ www.rada.berdyansk.net]
footnotes =Berdyansk ( _uk. Бердянськ, translit. "Berdyans’k", _ru. Бердянск, "Berdyansk") is a
port city in theZaporizhia Oblast (province) of south-centralUkraine . Serving as the administrative center of theBerdyansky Raion (district), the city itself is directly subordinate to the oblast, and is located on the northern coast of theSea of Azov .The current estimated population is around 125,000 (as of 2001).
Berdyansk is also home to a health resort with mud-baths and climatic treatments.
History
The city was founded in 1827 under the name "Berdy", which in 1830 was changed to "Novo-Nogaisk" (see
Nogai ). Its present name was given to the city in 1842.Between 1939 and 1958 it was known as "Osipenko", the name now used by the nearby village
Osypenko .The main cultural and educational institutions of Berdyansk are its Gallery of paintings, Museum of Natural Sciences, the Pedagogical Institute, and the Medical college.The Museum of City History was to be opened in September 2005.
Links
* [http://www.berdyansk.in/ Berdyansk city site] uk icon
* [http://berdyansk.tv/ WideBerdyansk City] uk icon
* [http://berdyansk.ucoz.ua/ All about City] uk icon
* [http://www.openit.com.ua/reportage.php?id=68 Report on the international journalists' tour to Berdyansk] en icon
* [http://www.dialogkyiv.com.ua/en/articles/berdyansk Berdyansk: Original Monuments and Golden Beaches] en icon
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