Sharhorod

Sharhorod (Ukrainian: Шаргород; Russian: Шаргород, Polish: Szarogród) is a town in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Sharhorod Raion, one of 33 regions of Vinnytsia Oblast. Population: 6,975 (2013 est.)^[1].

It was founded in 1579 by Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth chancellor and hetman, Jan Zamoyski. It was located very close to the border with the Ottoman Empire.

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Administrative divisions of Vinnytsia Oblast Administrative center: Vinnytsia Raions Bar Bershad Chechelnyk Chernivtsi Haisyn Illintsi Kalynivka Khmilnyk Koziatyn Kryzhopil Lityn Lypovets Mohyliv-Podilskyi Murovani Kurylivtsi Nemyriv Orativ Pishchanka Pohrebyshche Sharhorod Teplyk Tomashpil Trostianets Tulchyn Tyvriv Vinnytsia Yampil Zhmerynka Cities Regional Khmilnyk Koziatyn Ladyzhyn Mohyliv-Podilskyi Vinnytsia Zhmerynka District Bar Bershad Haisyn Hnivan Illintsi Kalynivka Lypovets Nemyriv Pohrebyshche Sharhorod Tulchyn Yampil Urban-type settlements Category:Vinnytsia Oblast