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Ternopil (tyĭrnô`pəl), Rus. Ternopol, Pol. Tarnopol, city (1989 pop. 205,000), capital of Ternopil region, W Ukraine, on the Seret River, a tributary of the Dniester. It is an important rail junction and highway hub. Industries include food processing and the manufacture of machinery, building materials, consumer goods, and porcelain. Founded by the princes of Galicia in 1540 as a castle, Ternopil was fortified and developed as a trade center. It declined after passing to Austria in 1772 but revived in the 19th cent. with the coming of the railroad. The city became part of Poland in 1919 and of Ukraine in 1939. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Basil Velychkovsky (1903-1973) became the prior of a Redemptorist monastery in Ternopil where he was arrested in 1945 and taken to Kyiv. Rotarians George Finley, of Boston, and Paul Shellito, MD, of Wellesley visited Ternopil on behalf of the Boston Rotary club last fall on a fact-finding mission. In Lviv, he was appointed auxiliary bishop of that city, and in this capacity he restored the famous Marian shrine of Our Lady of Zarwanytsia near Ternopil, which he called the 'Ukrainian Lourdes. |
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