[4] In the 1630s, Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan built a fortress in Bar and made note of the town his book Description d'Ukranie.

[21][22][23] On July 16, 1941, during World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the town and established ghettos, killing many of Bar's Jewish residents.

[25][26] The museum includes an exhibits on topics such as Queen Bona Sforza, Ukrainian culture, and the WWII era.

[35][36][37] The town has a historic site centered around the Bar Fortress, originally built in 1537[38][39] and later re-designed by Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan.

The town has instituted several programs to combat climate change, including the introduction of a waste management program, the optimization of public transportation, the minimization of air pollution by industrial plants, the thermal isolation of buildings, encouragement of bicycle transportation, and support of renewable energy initiatives.

[citation needed] The central part of the city has a number of the historical cathedrals and the modern architecture buildings.

The modern big residential apartments buildings, made of the red and white bricks, can be found around the city.

[46] [47] The historical population is accurately characterized in the following chart: The percentage of people, who know how to speak, read, write the Ukrainian language in Bar is (95.5%).

The numerous computers with the audio-headsets were installed and connected to the Internet at the central city library due to both the personal efforts of Hankamp and the Bibliomist program.

The Bar city library was extensively renovated due to the financial support by KfW bank in Germany in June, 2015.

The old altar at the Assumption Orthodox Cathedral is made of special wood with the metallic decorations and the religious paintings.

Pavlo Batulinsky (1838–1844) served as a priest at the Assumption Orthodox Church in Bar, and then he became a key owner and a cathedral bishop in Kamyanets soon after that.

The "gold plated" domes were installed and the façade renovation works were completed at the Assumption Orthodox Cathedral in 2013.

[citation needed] Polish and Italian tourists visit the Roman Catholic St. Anna Cathedral occasionally.

During the newest historical period, Cyril Podolsky initiated the foundation of the St. Pokrovsky orthodox monastery for males in 1837.

[24] A special commemoration ceremony is usually organized in connection with the Holocaust Memorial Day in Bar, Ukraine on January 27 every year.

[81][82] Recently, Mr. Cor Roos, accountant and writer from The Desert Rose Foundation in The Netherlands presented his historical books about the Holocaust in Ukraine in 1941 - 1944 during his visit to the Bar city library.

[99] [100] [101] [102] [103] [104] [105] [106] Youth Art Academic Theater (YAAT) is a multicultural organisation, which makes the theatrical performances in Bar since 2018.

The Jewish community hospital for 10 patient places, headed by Dr. Mareinis, licensed medical doctor, was in operation in Bar, Ukraine before 1920.

Also, there were the three small medical hospitals for 15–20 patient places in Yaltushkov, Man'kovka and Kopaigorod villages in Bar's district before 1920.

[126] The medical hospital with 25 patient places was functional in Bar, Ukraine before 1940, however licensed medical doctors Dr. Shamis and Dr. Burstein, including their Jewish families, were killed by national socialists in Bar, Ukraine during its occupation in World War II.

The therapeutic, infectious, maternity, gynecologic, surgical, children's and x-ray diagnostic departments operated at the medical hospital in Bar, Ukraine on that time.

The children's, therapeutic, neurologic, resuscitation departments at the medical hospital in Bar, Ukraine are situated in a new building, which was built in 1992.

[143] Bar has facilities for many recreational activities, including tennis courts, a football stadium, a basketball arena,[144] and a swimming pool.

[146][147][148] There is a small airport for the light business jets and helicopters, which is equipped with all kinds of navigation devices and systems in Bar.

At the same location, there is a big beyond-visual range radar, which provides the air traffic control and navigation services in Ukrainian, Russian and English languages for various airplanes and helicopters.

[151] There are several modern electric automobiles power charging stations in the city, which are situated near the "Barselona" hotel, the Bar College of Transport and Construction, etc.

with the modern digital electronic equipment and multiple satellite antennas to produce the local / international news programs for many thousands of householders.

[159] Bar's traditional cuisine includes pork, beef, chicken, fish, potato, grains, rice, mushrooms and various vegetables.

[citation needed] There are many restaurants and cafés, which serve the Ukrainian traditional food, tea, coffee in the city.