Bershad
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Bershad Бершадь |
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| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Oblast | Vinnytsia Oblast | ||
| Raion | Bershad Raion | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 13,038 | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
Bershad (Ukrainian: Бершадь, translit., Bershad’), is a town in the Vinnytsia Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the predominantly-agricultural Bershad Raion (district). Population: 13,038 (2015 est.)
Bershad is home to the football club FC Nyva Bershad.
Before World War II, the city had an important Jewish community. Many Jews worldwide bear a "Bershidsky/Bershadsky" surname referring to the town. Most Bershad Jews were murdered in the Holocaust during the World War Two Nazi occupation of Ukraine.
Coordinates: 48°22′22″N 29°31′57″E / 48.37278°N 29.53250°E
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