Sharhorod

Sharhorod

Immaculate Conception Church in Sharhorod

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Country
Oblast
Raion
 Ukraine
Vinnytsia Oblast
Sharhorod Raion
Founded 1579
Population (2015)[1]
  Total 6,987

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: 6,987(2015 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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