Berezan

Berezan Березань
Town
The center of Berezan
Coat of arms
Berezan
Coordinates: UA 50°19′11″N 31°28′12″E / 50.31972°N 31.47000°E / 50.31972; 31.47000Coordinates: UA 50°19′11″N 31°28′12″E / 50.31972°N 31.47000°E / 50.31972; 31.47000
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kiev Oblast
First reference	1616
Incorporated (town)	1981
Area
• Land	32.92 km2 (12.71 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	16 543
Postal code	07540 — 07543
Area code(s)	+380 4576
Website	http://www.berezan.com.ua

Berezan (Ukrainian: Березань, Polish: Berezań, Russian: Березань) is a city in Kiev Oblast (region) of Ukraine. Administratively, it is incorporated as a town of oblast significance. Population: 16,543 (2013 est.)^[1].

History

Mykola Vasyl's son Chalenko (1902 - 1921) - Ukrainian soviet policeman, killed by village gang in Berezan in 1921

Berezań was first mentioned in Kiev Voivodeship chronicles in 1616. It was part of the voivodeship as a royal city of Poland until 1667, when it passed to Russia.

Administrative divisions of Kiev Oblast
Administrative center: Kiev
Raions	Baryshivka Bila Tserkva Bohuslav Boryspil Borodianka Brovary Fastiv Ivankiv Kaharlyk Kiev-Sviatoshyn Makariv Myronivka Obukhiv Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi Poliske Rokytne Skvyra Stavyshche Tarashcha Tetiiv Vasylkiv Volodarka Vyshhorod Yahotyn Zghurivka
Cities	Regional Berezan Bila Tserkva Boryspil Brovary Bucha Fastiv Irpin Obukhiv Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi Pripyat Rzhyshchiv Slavutych Vasylkiv District Bohuslav Boyarka Chernobyl Kaharlyk Myronivka Skvyra Tarashcha Tetiiv Ukrainka Uzyn Vyshhorod Vyshneve Yahotyn
Urban-type settlements Category:Kiev Oblast

1. ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.