Ternopil (UA)

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Ternopil (Ukrainian: Тернопіль, translit. Ternopil', pronounced [tɛrˈnɔpilʲ]; Polish: Tarnopol; Russian: Тернополь; German: Tarnopol) is a city (217 800 inhabitants in 2015) 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. Historically one of the 78 Bezirkshauptmannschaften (district seats). in the Austrian Galicia crownland.

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Postmark in Ukraine

Postmark 02.07.2014

Postmark in Poland

Postmark in Austria-Hungary era (1867-1918)

Covers and cards

Bilingual postal card, Klein type afj cancelled TARNOPOL (5 points), to Belgium.

Postmark in Austrian Empire Galicia province

The Polish name TARNOPOL was in use when the post office opened before 1850, seat of the District.