Ternopol
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| Тернопіль | |||
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 Ternopil
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| 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
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| Oblast | Ternopil Oblast | ||
| Municipality | Ternopil City | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Serhiy Nadal (All-Ukrainian Union "Svoboda") | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 72 km2 (27.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 218,641 | ||
| • Density | 3,831/km2 (9,920/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Area code(s) | +380 352 | ||
Ternopil (Ukrainian: Тернопіль, pronounced [tɛrˈnɔpilʲ]; Polish and German: Tarnopol; Russian: Тернополь; Yiddish: טערנאָפּיל) is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Until 1944, it was known mostly as Tarnopol, and its Ruthenian (Ukrainian) name was rarely used. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Western Ukraine and the historical regions of Galicia and Podolia. It is served by Ternopil Airport. The population of Ternopil is 217 800 (year 2015).
The city is the administrative center of the Ternopil Oblast (region), as well as of the surrounding Ternopil Raion (district) within the oblast. However, Ternopil is a city of regional significance, thus being subject directly to the oblast authorities rather than to the raion administration which is housed in the city as well.
The city was founded in 1540 by Polish commander and Hetman Jan Amor Tarnowski, as a military stronghold and castle. On 15 April 1540, the King of Poland Sigismund I in Cracow handed Tarnowski a permission for the establishment of Tarnopol settlement, in the vicinity of Sopilcze (Sopilche). In 1544 the Tarnopol Castle was completed and repelled the first Tatar attacks. On 20 January 1548 Tarnopol was granted legal rights by the King of Poland Sigismund I the Old which allowed the town to hold three fairs annually, and the weekly trades on Mondays. Tarnopol received Magdeburg city rights two years later from Jan Tarnowski, regulating the duties of town residents. In 1548 the King of Poland also gave permission to create a pond near the Tarnopol suburb of Kutkovets. In 1549 the city managed to survive a Tatar siege by efforts of the Polish Duchess Eudokia Czartoryska (see House of Czartoryski). After the death of the Crown Hetman in 1561, Tarnopol became the property of his son Jan Krzysztof Tarnowski, who died childless in 1567. Since 1567 the city was owned by the daughter of Crown Hetman Zofia Tarnowska who was married to Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski. In 1570 after her death while giving a birth, Tarnopol was passed to the Ostrogski family. In 1575 it was plundered by the Tatars. In 1623 the city passed to the Zamoyski family. In 1589 Tarnopol was visited by the Austrian diplomat who also mentioned the city's castle.
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