About Berdyansk

Berdyansk is a port city in Zaporizhzhya Oblast, southeastern Ukraine. Berdyansk is located 160 km (99 mi) southwest of Donetsk. It lies on a small peninsula on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov, in a semiarid plain. Founded in 1827, it was called Osipenko from 1939 to 1958. German forces occupied the city for several months during World War II (1939-1945). A coastal health resort is nearby. Population of Berdyansk (1996 estimate) is 135,000.