CITY DESCRIPTION OF TERNOPOL (TARNOPOL)/LOCAL CONDITIONS

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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
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• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: September 24, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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COUNTRY
USSR
DATE DISTR.,2I Sep 1954
SUBJECT City Description of Ternopol (Tarnopol)/Local NO. OF PAGES L.
Conditions
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1. The city of Ternopol (Tarnopol) is located about 100 to 120 kilometers
southeast of,Lwaw on the Seret_River. The city had a rectangular shape
in 1930. It is about two miles long east and west and one and a half
miles long.north and south.
2. In 1930 Ternopol had a population of about 35 thousand, 40% of whom were of
Ukrainian ethnic origin, 30% of Polish origin, and 30% of German and Jewish
Origin.
3. The main streets in the city were paved with asphalt and the side streets were
constructed of stone and gravel. Most of the streets in Ternopol were named
after some famous person or some important traditional event. Most of the
streets were about five to six meters wide.
4. The means of transportation in the city were cars, trucks, busses, horse-
drawn wagons; and buggies (fiyarkas).
5. A railroad station was located in the northwest section of the city. The
station had about 20 sidings. The main line was single-track. Trains passed.
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Ternopol going northwest to Lwow and east to PodwolOczyska '
Another line ran northeast to Shepatovka via Zbaraz. Another line ran southwest
to Stanislav via Brzezany (Berezhany). Another line ran south from TernopOl
to Trembowla. Traffic on this railroad line was both freight and passenger.
6. Products such as wheat, buckwheat, rye, barley, oats, millet, lentils, peas,
beans, corn, potatoes, beets, carrots, cabbage and sunflowers were raised in
the Ternopol area. The soil was very black humus type, and the harvests were
usually very good.
7. About two to three miles north of Ternopol there was a small forest which was
called "Hajh Greczani" which covered an area of about 10 hectares. Straw-
berries .and various types of mushrooms were found in this forest.
8. The city had six churches and two synagogues. There were three Ukrainian Greek
Catholic churches. The Cerednia (Center Church) was located near Ruska Street.
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The second, Uspenija Bohorodyci,was near Ostrowskyj and Monastyrska Streets
and the third, Nad Starom, was southwest of the city.
9. There were three Roman Catholic churches. The Parafialny Kosciol was near
Tarnawskyj and Mickewycka Streets. The Dominikanski Kosciol was near
Dominikanski Place which was a small public square. The Jesuitstki Kosciol
was located west of the city.
10. One synagogue was near Ruska Street and the other was located west of the city.
11. Most of the homes in the city were built of brick.
of about six rooms and a two-family house of about
heated with coal and oil. The homes in the center
but the homes in the suburban district had outside
12. The homes in the center of the city had bathrooms.
large public bathhouse.
A one-family house consisted
12 roams. The homes were
of the city bad water faucets
water wells.
The city also maintained a
13. Most of the homes had electricity, although some used oil and candles for
illumination.
,14. Each family burned its garbage or took the garbage to a special area provided
outside the city.
15. Some parts of the city had sewer pipes. The city also had a special aanitation
squad that hauled the sewage away.
16. A very few homes, city offices, and the telegraph and post office had a telephone
or a radio.
17. The Seret River was located south, southeast and west of the city. About one
mile _or less west of Ternopol there was a large pond and a dam. The banks of
the pond and the Seret River were densly covered with reed grass.,
18. The Seret River is about five to 10 meters wide and from two to three meters deep.
The people fished anywhere in this river. Carp and pike were abundant. Fishing
was done by fishing rods, nets or reed grass. People used small boats in the
river which they carried back and forth to their homes. It was not necessary
to have a fishing license.
19. It was possible to ford the river anywhere south of the city. There was a small
bridge southeast of the city near a sugar beet factory. Another bridge was west
of the city on the road which led to Bilobirka village and another bridge was
also south of the city on the road 'which led to a small village, Petrykiv.
20. Animals found in the Ternopol area are: rabbits, roe deer, hares, fox, and
partridge.
21. The climate in this region is known as continental (dry) and the winters are very
cold. The temperature in winter is about minus 35 to 38 degrees ;centigrade:.
22. There were two military camps in the city. These camps were constructed during
the Austrian regime and each could house about four thousand men. One camp was
west of the city and the other was east of the city near a city hospital.
23. A sport field was located north of the city near Smylowecka Street.
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24. A sugar beet factory was located southeast of the city on the road that led
to the village of Berezovycia Welyka. The factory employed from 300 to 350
persons and worked three shifts during the harvesting season.
25. A brick factory was located south of the city.
26. A steam generating plant was on the west side of the city near the road which
led to the Bila village.
Utilities
27. On Sokola Street near Goluckowsky Street there was an electrical plant that
supplied Ternopol with electricity.
28. There were three hospitals in the city: a military hospital, a Jewish hospital,
and a city hospital. Each hospital couldaccommodate frcm 150 to_200 patients.
29. There were two cinemas in Ternopol. Both were brick buildings and each had a
500 to 600 seating capacity. Both were in the center of the city on Mickewycka
Street.
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30. A small two-story brick house which was located in the western part of the city
on Mickewycka Street was used for a police station. The jail was located behind
a district court house on Ruska Street. The jail was a four or five-story brick
building and could hold about a thousand persons.
31. The police in 1930 -Imre dark blue uniforms. They carried revolvers or carbines
and used motorcycles, bicycles and horses for their transportation.
32. The people had to carry their personal identification cards which had to be
presented to a policeman upon request.
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