Savran, Odessa Oblast
Savran (Ukrainian: Савра́нь, Savrán’) is an urban-type settlement in Odessa Oblast (province) of south-western Ukraine. It is located 42 kilometres (26 mi) northeast of Balta. Population: 6,179 (2020 est.)[1]
Until World War II it had a sizeable Jewish community, which numbered 3198 in 1900. It had been the center of the Hasidic Savran dynasty.
Notable people from Savran[]
- Rabbi Moshe Zvi Giterman, rabbi of Savran and a Hasidic rebbe
- Elisa Lispector, Brazilian novelist and older sister of Clarice Lispector.
References[]
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
Coordinates: 48°08′N 30°05′E / 48.133°N 30.083°E
Categories:
- Urban-type settlements in Odessa Oblast
- Bratslav Voivodeship
- Baltsky Uyezd
- Jewish Ukrainian history
- Shtetls
- Podilsk Raion
- Odessa Oblast geography stubs