Ternopil
Ternopil (Ukrainian: Тернопіль ) is a city in western Ukraine. It is also the administrative centre of the Ternopil region. The city has about 245,000 inhabitants (2004) and lies on the Siret River.
City | |
Тернопіль | |
Coordinates: 49°34′N 25°36′E / 49.567°N 25.600°ECoordinates: 49°34′N 25°36′E / 49.567°N 25.600°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Ternopil Oblast |
Municipality | Ternopil City |
Government | |
• Mayor | Serhiy Nadal (All-Ukrainian Union "Svoboda")[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 72 km2 (27.8 sq mi) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 218,641 |
• Density | 3,831/km2 (9,920/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (CEST) |
History
The city was part of the Austrian Habsburg Empire from 1772 until 1918, and it belonged to Poland before 1772. When the Austrain empire fell in 1918, Turnopil beccame part of the short-lived ZUNR (Western Ukrainian National Republic). After heavy battles between Polish troops and Ukrainian Galician Army troops, the city was occupied by Poland in 1920. However, it was only part of Poland for less than 20 years, and in September 1939, it was taken by Soviet troops and annexed to the USSR. Ternopil became part of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, it became a part of Independent Ukraine.
Ternopil Media
The Church of St. Mary of the Perpetual Assistance was demolished after World War II.
School No. 5 (former girls' school of St. Jadwiga in Ternopil
Mayor of Ternopil awarded with a Council of Europe flag by a PACE member during a ceremony in 2014
References
- ↑ (in Ukrainian) Мер Тернополя продає побачення з собою, Ukrayinska Pravda (28 December 2011)