Zbarazh
Збараж | |
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Coordinates: 49°40′0″N 25°46′40″E / 49.66667°N 25.77778°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Ternopil Oblast |
Raion | Ternopil Raion |
Hromada | Zbarazh urban hromada |
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 (Ukrainian: Збараж, IPA: [ˈzbɑrɐʒ]; 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.[1] Population: 13,346 (2022 estimate).[2]
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.