Sharhorod
| Sharhorod | ||
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Immaculate Conception Church in Sharhorod | ||
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| Country Oblast Raion |
 UkraineVinnytsia Oblast Sharhorod Raion | |
| Founded | 1579 | |
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| • Total | 6,975 | |
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.
Gallery
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Catholic church in Sharhorod
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Sharhorod synagogue
References
- ↑ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
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