Berezhany (a town, regional centre) in the west-east of Ternopil oblast.
Berezhany was first mentioned as a village that belonged to Anna from Lytvynov in 1375.
In 1445 Berezhany was alreade a private town on Lviv land (Lviv region).
On march 19, 1530 Berezhany received the Magdeburg right that enforced it to be a European town.
The building of the castle was started in 1534. The original form was that of a pentagon, surrounded by fortifications of 16 meters height. The castle was built in 1554.
During XVI-XVII centuries Berezhany was attacked and destroyed many times.
In the times of Austrian and Hungarian Empire Berezhany was a regional centre. It remained so in the Soviet times and is true today.
The modern emblem of Berezhany was approved in 1995, and is based on its historical predecessors.
Berezhany nowadays:
the town centre, July 2008.
the town centre, July 2008.
the town centre, July 2008.
the castle (under reconstruction), July 2008.
the castle (under reconstruction), July 2008.
