TOWN DESCRIPTION OF PEREMYSHLYANY/LOCAL CONDITIONS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 1, 2011
• Sequence Number: 185
• Publication Date: July 20, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENl'RAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
CLIISSIFICATlON ,, ~,~,.~~T~
SUBJECT ~'hTn Desc~?iption of Peremyst.iyar.;r%1-0~s~.
Qonditions
NLAC; t
ACQUIPED
DATE
ACQUIRED 3Y SOURCE
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT N0.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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itehsd a pA, a1Y hlya~y ~ eremishlan_/ i5 in t_~w L'vovskaye Oblast a:.d
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persons cf
r. It had about 35 '~,andral
U'krain
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E+y
- lu+c origin sn.3 i;;:e rest mere ci' Pclish and Jewiskc
origin, s
2? The western section of tore is on p side of a small hill. T;;e min street
runs north to Lvov r:3 soutL :o fiogat (~i~? through the center o? Per~~rgyshlyany,
The 3t^eet is tvc cars vid:: snd ~_ -.^nr~F?.r,ac,.ed cf o -
t.,ia8 a`3 gravel.
., Anot:.er mss, s+.:r~F~ ,.. ?~
treat of the + ~ ~~ +;ast a'r ` pes ;, t"rOaC'- the renter of Loan. The street
~En..er of tors i.~ oat":_ft Tars Shevchenko S+a~eet and tf:E other
street esst oP center or' ,,~,vT; i y Ivan Frarko StreEt,. Rot:? of th ; ,- +
are much narrower tY.a:_ ::tee mat- atxeet ~ ~ e:;E ,se,.s
rr?..,i,.l~ rune north and south.
k? The numbering syotesn of tue streets ?
the main strew. Prom south !.o north thean;;mbolavs. When travelling on
are even. For =xs?nple 2 - ? _ F ~ T8 on the .right, han3 side
aide ?- 1 - ~ b e~='? add numbers are on the left
.. ;. 7- 9- e t a.
5. Whas travelling wes , on I'nrse Sherrcbenk;: street +
the right hand side of :::es s ?teat. r , , Jhe even n;?mbeL s mere ov
of touts on Ivan Fraako s~?reat the evenyenweberall~ east from ttie center
Land si3e. min wets on the righ?
b? i~c, oal~r mea~e of trsnspor?;:atinrx in :orris n.-re horse an3 wagon snd bicy_~
^' e.
7. A raiiro~ station was located a few ki.lomet~ra nortberwt ~* +,,..,., ~,~._ ,
since t??ecL. ::ue Passes the tnwn o - - -- ~._--? ~??~ ,.tile r?I>I~ITIAI,
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DATE DISTR.~.o Tul 1954
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25X1 N0. OF ENCLS.
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9. Products such as rye ~
wh
and shipped out of t~
eat, oats' Potatoes, and vegetables were raiHed
railroad staticn which m~m6'ehlyany area, There were warehou:3e
aced for storage of the s ttear the
I0, products,
the town had two brick churches; one, the St $icolea Ukrainise
Romanh~atholhc~~.cha a sott~~hnof Meet so~th of center of town,eandCatholic
tO~"' bu? not on the main street,
11, 3omea itt town were built of wood and bricks,
to Pive rooms. Soae were heated *.+ith coal butte aver
the homes had f , most withewood.e had Dour
~~? ~'tt~es. Most of the homes were supplied with water b of
T~ town of Peremrsh7~~, is in a small valley and the water flowing
dOm the hills su Y the
the faucets into theihomesough Pressure for the water to flow u t
no wells. The suburban areas two -three P hroug*,
miles out had
~~ ~G~19 0#? the hooves built after World
The suburban hoes s had their ~ WaT I ha3 WCs inside xith
WC s outside. ~ outlet.
13. RO~s, the railroad statiot, warehouses, stores and v
had electricity, The railroad station also h ,a ari?us other buildings
1iE, a_ outside lighting.
The garbage was hauled out of town by horse and wagon.
15? Sewage from town flowed to tYle river through canal outlets.
CUS1nDS AND ~ITIONS:
16. gVe~~ male attire in t
Jacket, Pants ?Wn consisted of cap, spoxt shirt or blouse,
outside of the and shoes, A blouse whicr was generally white was worn
and sometimes wbeaemtbr?ide g d~with a deli who
kttees, hsd long sleeve:
high, round collar, and oven worn withoat ~ in front. This blouse had s
about the waist. In wing.: r a t_e,
e-tz~ the men wore shirtn~row sash was tied
boots, fur caps, o?~ercoavs, and pants,. E, sweaters, lea?;,.her
1~7. The farmers wore caps, s:,irt or blouse, pa:~~ snd shoes.
they wort: fur caps, short overcoats wzth fur ir_side, leather ~oota
pants. Ia the winter
a.~3
1~' ~'erY~y femrle attire in 'town consisted of a
ottonT, sofas wore suits, sometimes stock dress or skirt
~WOm?n yore overcoats triinmea and blouse
with fur ~gsi and shoes. In winter the
19, a fiat, fur cap, or '>abushka.
T~ s+oren in villages or far
Ia winter they wore leather bootsrealehontsomrs and wi3e to
e?heavy babLehka. ?+ coat ttd skirts.
ems, exca,t that `'lothing worn to ch+.u'ch or social acthiviti esi.~thed
it may be new,
2G. 9oth Polish and Ukrainian
-+ere epolcea in pehw,e
a~nians In tom, outside of Lowe sad in the store~tbe ~~ the
4fter ~ ~," dobri " ur ttt'eet
..._~ ~ greet 0 `ieIIa~ d ~ the 6qy until fine Ia the ~LerSOOae
~-?- finished coa-versi~ ~-3s g"?" avaniaB" [dobriJ wacheer .
~ the s ?eo long ~~Pobachenn~a r oTrean sad wsa"leavt g the ~ onr
~ peon
~~8 when lesv hJ' ~tuva
ai8ht" /'ef~h....i_~~ ~g ~bAe hone of a rra.~~a L" J sdorov ?
~ ------? ..+y . , C?ue Wald Ay "good
21. ~ terrain west o! Pere
toreets. ~h~J~W is the direction of Bobrlta
The trees serf fir ~+ A4r']et Pith
~~~ aogatia, one also , a-k, Lirch, and beech. Tte area voutu oS `rr~,
dzase xith trees. ADont eiz aiyeR aas# 01
~~~o~~~~~BZ ech~ther forested area. Tt gp~a to the aartheaat
sad southeast to the town of Beresha~y.
~`1I~lfTlpL
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22, About hall a mile east of the town of Peremys},lyany there is s small
river "Hnyla Lypa" wile Lip]. There was no fishing in this river
nor were there any boats or rafts. .The river can be trussed ar~~tahere
as it is only one-half to three feet deep,
23, The climate in this region is known as continental dry], ThF temperature
isolate s$ring. summer and early fall is about plus 59? to plus 95 F ~lus
?5 to 35 C]. In Jude, July, and August it is very hot and the average
is plus '?7?-tc plus 95 F and more. In winter, from December to March 15,
and sometimes to April, the temperature averages plus 32 to minus 31?? It
io very cold from December 15 to February 15 and the average is from plus
5 to minus 31? F, and more. In October, November, and in March and April
the temperature is about plus 32" to plug 50? F,
24. The rainy season is in the months of April and 1?fay, and also Octobe_ ar~d
Iovember, Snow falls from Deceml:e.r tc March and tPiere e_re very heavy snow
falls of ono to t ?o?-and-a-ra.lf feet from December 15 to February lj,
25 In the forested .-..:as, it i possi?~le to :lie and. live on mushro:..:~;_, wild
berries and C'r'rrie8, wi13 apple;, plums, and herbs. Rabbits, hares, wilii
pigs, foxes, deer and w-_ld ~~iTiis can Ue ioun~i in tie forests.
26. Peremyshlyany aid not have Fi military post. However, three miles northeast
of the town of Kurovtse there was a small militsr~ airport, but T_ de not
know anything more about it.
FACTORIES & IPIDUSTRIES:
27. North and east of town there was a flo~.~r mill whioti worked 2~ tours a day,
It produced s variety of flour from .cheat, rye, and barley v;iich was exported.
2$, A say mill was located north and east of town on the outskirts. It operated
during the day. It produced lumber from oak and ftr trees and was ::sad
locally.
29. The "MTS" - nfachine 'rrHCtcr S+ation L 2;,hinciractorna atauci,J~ wa:, located
in the center cf town in toe esstern section, It had all kinds of machines
and tractors which served collective fdrmer8,
30? UTII.ITIES?
An electrical plant was situated south and southwest of town ,just south of
the road going east and west. The town. 33d not have a heating plant or
reservoirs,
31. There were two .~ridge~ wl;ich crossed the "Hnyla Lips" river northeast eF
town, one of these was a railroad bridge and ran roughly north and south,
The other bridge which carried vehicles and peorle ion east en3 west over
the top of the railroad bridge. iThere the 'bridges cross, the river r:~ns
scutaeast -northeast. Both bridges were cotutructed of wood, steel, and
cement.
32. f- hospital tree located in the northern outskirts of town slightly vest of
the main street. It had three floors, contained about two hundred beds, and
the approximate sine of the hospital vas 100 by 50 meters. The hospital
had fi!M ~~._tcra sad 15 rsrses. O.ue automobile, a truck, and an ambulaucs
E*e_"e ::tiler:..^^,'. bj tiao iiuijrii:~i.
8~A1"IOIt~L FA~ILIT2Z8
33. TMre tree one building tfhich vas used as a eovie theater and concert hall.
3his run aoutc or tba center oY the city an main street. 'tie bt:ildiag vas
c~tructed abc;zt ',93k. It vas; 1Q0 meters long, 50 peters vide, and L~0 meters
Sigh. This building held.approxlmately eight hundred persons,
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34. There were no beaches in the Peremyahlyanir area. However, the tom
pseple wed the banks of the "ffi~pla Iypa" river as a beach.
35. A sport grounds van situated north and northwest, about halt a mile out
of tom. ~hi.a van used mostly for soccer sad volley ball games.
LAif ffiOItCDi6T? .
36. Northeast of tom oa a small street which goes to the railroad station
there vas a sesll two-story brick building which was used by the MVD.
During the Soviet occupation of this tom, trom 1940-41, this building
vas not too well guarded. During German occupation barbed wire was
erected about the entire building.
37. All the townspeople had to carry a passport and~or a working permit.
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