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Velykyi Bereznyi

Velykyi Bereznyi
Великий Березний
Urban-type settlement
Flag of Velykyi Bereznyi
Flag
Coat of arms of Velykyi Bereznyi
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°53′37″N 22°27′27″E / 48.89361°N 22.45750°E / 48.89361; 22.45750Coordinates: 48°53′37″N 22°27′27″E / 48.89361°N 22.45750°E / 48.89361; 22.45750
Country  Ukraine
Province  Zakarpattia Oblast
District Velber rayon prapor.gifVelykyi Bereznyi Raion
Established 1409
Town status 1947
Government
 • Town Head Bohdan Kyrlyk
Elevation 207 m (679 ft)
Population (2016)
 • Total Increase 7,443
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 89000
Area code +380 3135
Website http://rada.gov.ua/

Velykyi Bereznyi (Ukrainian: Великий Березний) is an urban-type settlement in Zakarpattia Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. The town is also the administrative center of Velykyi Bereznyi Raion (district), housing the district's local administration buildings. The town's population was 6,655 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census and 7,078 in 2011. Current population: 7,443 (2016 est.).

Former synagogue, now - Culture house

Synagogue in 1920s

The first synagogue in Velykyi Bereznyi



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