Berezan Island

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:island
gptkbp:abandoned late Middle Ages
gptkbp:access by boat only
gptkbp:archaeologicalFinds medieval artifacts
Greek inscriptions
Byzantine coins
Scythian objects
Slavic pottery
Viking runic inscription
ancient amphorae
gptkbp:archaeologicalSite yes
gptkbp:area about 24 hectares
gptkbp:containsSettlement 7th century BC
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ukraine
gptkbp:currentUse tourism
archaeological research
gptkbp:distanceFromMainland about 4 km
gptkbp:ecologicalStatus gptkb:nature_reserve
gptkbp:fauna reptiles
seabirds
rodents
gptkbp:flora steppe vegetation
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:Ochakiv_Raion
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Borysthenes
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Ancient Greek colony
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Berezan Island
gptkbp:length about 900 meters
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Black_Sea
gptkbp:near gptkb:Dnieper-Bug_estuary
gptkbp:notableBuilding lighthouse
World War I prison ruins
remains of fortress
gptkbp:notableEvent site of medieval fortress
site of World War I prison
site of ancient Greek settlement
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Berezan_Runestone
gptkbp:notablePerson Boris Stomonyakov (imprisoned here)
Herodotus (mentioned in writings)
Mykhailo Hrushevsky (visited)
Vasyl Stus (imprisoned here)
gptkbp:operatingStatus part of National Historical-Archaeological Reserve "Olbia"
gptkbp:protectedBy part of National Historical-Archaeological Reserve "Olbia"
gptkbp:region gptkb:Mykolaiv_Oblast
gptkbp:uninhabited yes
gptkbp:visitedBy gptkb:Vikings
gptkb:Byzantines
gptkb:Kievan_Rus
Herodotus
gptkbp:width about 320 meters
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dnieper-Bug_estuary
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5