Berdiansk
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Berdyansk Бердянськ |
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 Berdyansk
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| Coordinates: 46°45′35″N 36°47′04″E / 46.75972°N 36.78444°ECoordinates: 46°45′35″N 36°47′04″E / 46.75972°N 36.78444°E | |||
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 Ukraine
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| Oblast |
 Zaporizhia Oblast
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| Raion | Berdiansk City Municipality | ||
| Founded | 1827 | ||
| City rights | 1835 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Oleksiy Bakay | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 82.65 km2 (31.91 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) | ||
| Population (2013) | |||
| • Total | 116,034 | ||
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 71100-71127 | ||
| Area code(s) | (+380) 6153 | ||
| Vehicle registration | AP/08 | ||
| Climate | Cfa | ||
| Website | City Council Official website | ||
Berdyansk, or Berdiansk (Ukrainian: Бердя́нськ, Russian: Бердя́нск) is a port city in the Zaporizhia Oblast (province) of south-east Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov, which is the northern extension of the Black Sea. It serves as an administrative center of Berdyansk Raion, though it does not belong to the region. The city is named after the river Berda forming Berdyanskaya spit at the foot of which it is located. Berdyansk is a very attractive place, home to a safari zoo, water park, museums, health resorts with mud baths and climatic treatments, and numerous water sport activities.
Its original name was Kutur-Ogly. The neighboring settlement was known as Berdy. The city name changed to Novo-Nogaisk in 1830 (New Nogaisk) (see Nogai). The present name was given to the city in 1841 by special decree of Nicholas I. Between 1939 and 1958 the city was known as Osipenko, so named after Hero of the Soviet Union Polina Osipenko. This name has now been given to the nearby village Osipenko where Polina Osipenko was born.
In 1824, Count Mikhail Vorontsov, Governor General of the Caucasus Viceroyalty, sent an expedition to the Azov Sea. Its task was to find a place to build a new seaport to assist in the defence of Russia's southern borders. In the autumn of 1824 Captain Kritsky, the expedition supervisor, reported on several prospective sites; the best being a place closed off from the sea by the Berdyansk Spit. In an official report to Vorontsov, Kritsky wrote: "the quality of Berdyansk Spit surpasses that of Obitochnaya Spit; you can build a landing stage and port on it unless you concede to Sevastopol...".
On November 3, 1827, the act was issued separating land for the city and the pier, and the construction of a large marina began. 1827 is officially considered the year of foundation of Berdyansk (the 180th anniversary of the city took place in 2007). The marina opening ceremony took place on July, 1st, 1830. The new port authority quickly grew and Berdyansk was granted city status in 1835.
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