Savran, Odessa Oblast

Savran (Ukrainian: Саврань) is a town in the Odessa Oblast (province) of south-western Ukraine. It is located 26 miles NE of Balta.

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.

Administrative divisions of Odessa Oblast

Administrative center: Odessa

Raions

Cities

Regional	Balta Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Bilyayivka Chornomorsk Izmail Kotovsk Odessa Teplodar Yuzhne

District	Ananyiv Artsyz Berezivka Bolhrad Kilia Kodyma Reni Rozdilna Tatarbunary Vylkove

Urban-type settlements
Category:Odessa Oblast

Coordinates: 48°08′N 30°05′E / 48.133°N 30.083°E / 48.133; 30.083

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