Zbarazh
Zbarazh (Ukrainian: Збараж; Polish: Zbaraż; Yiddish: זבאריזש, romanized: Zbarizh) is a city in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in the historic region of Galicia. Zbarazh hosts the administration of Zbarazh urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 13,346 (2022 estimate).
Zbarazh
Збараж | |
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Coat of arms | |
Zbarazh Location of Zbarazh in Ukraine Zbarazh Zbarazh (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′0″N 25°46′40″E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Ternopil Oblast |
| Raion | Ternopil Raion |
| First mentioned | 1211 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7 km2 (3 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 13,346 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Zbarazh is one of the settings of Henryk Sienkiewicz's novel With Fire and Sword (1884) in which he gives a detailed description of the famous Siege of Zbarazh. Notable Jewish residents included Rabbi Zev Wolf of Zbaraz, the singer Velvel Zbarjer and the author Ida Fink.
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