The old beacon was refurbished and upgraded with newer equipment. Almost half a century later, in 1883, the oil lamps were replaced by electric lights. The beacon fires protected sailing ships and was first seen in 1840. It is a 23-metre (75 ft) octahedral whitestone tower with an orange stripe in the middle. A modern stone lighthouse was built under the leadership of the Italian merchant Carlo Tomasini in 1838. In 1836, the first foreign ship entered the port of Berdiansk. In 1833, Kobozev set up a wooden post to function as a navigation beacon. Only by 12 January 1835, a state-owned quay had been built. In 1820s, the place of the future Berdiansk was just a small settlement of fishers with a few huts In 1825, merchant Nikolay Kobozev built a private wooden quay which was opened with a ceremony on July 1, 1830.
In an official report to Vorontsov, Kritsky wrote: "the quality of Berdiansk Spit surpasses that of Obytichna Spit you can build a landing stage and port on it unless you concede to Sevastopol.". In the autumn of 1824, Captain Nikolai Kritsky, the expedition supervisor reported on several prospective sites the best being a place closed off from the sea by the Berdianska Spit. Initially, the place for a future port was implied in the village of Obetochnoe that belonged to Count Orlov-Denisov, near the town of Nogaisk founded in 1821. Its task was to find a place to build a new seaport to assist in the defense of Russia's southern borders. In 1824, Count Mikhail Vorontsov, Governor-General of the Caucasus Viceroyalty, sent an expedition to the Azov Sea. In the 19th century, the Russian Imperial government began to plan to build a seaport in the Northern Azov region. This name has now been given to the nearby village Osypenko, where Polina Osipenko was born. īetween 19 the city was known as "Osypenko", so named after Hero of the Soviet Union Polina Osipenko. The present name was given to the city in 1841 by special decree of Nicholas I and named after the nearby Berda River. The city name changed to "Novo-Nogaisk" in 1830 ("New Nogaisk") (see Nogai). Since 27 February 2022, Berdiansk has been under Russian military occupation. īerdiansk is home to a safari zoo, water park, museums, health resorts with mud baths and climatic treatments, and numerous water sport activities.
The city is named after the Berda River's Berdianska Spit, at the foot of which it is located. It serves as the administrative center of Berdiansk Raion. It is on the northern coast of the Sea of Azov, which is connected to the Black Sea. Berdiansk or Berdyansk ( Ukrainian: Бердя́нськ, IPA: Russian: Бердя́нск, IPA: ) is a port city in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, south-eastern Ukraine.
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