Tarnopol, Saskatchewan
Tarnopol is an unincorporated community in Saskatchewan, Canada, located 50 km southwest of the city of Melfort. It was settled mostly by Ukrainian and Polish immigrants in the early 1900s. Tarnopol gets its name from Ternopil, Ukraine, which was formerly known as Tarnopol[1] when that district was part of the Imperial Austrian province of Galicia.
Tarnopol | |
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Location of Tarnopol in Saskatchewan | |
Coordinates: 52°42′00″N 105°23′02″W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Saskatchewan |
Region | Saskatchewan |
Census division | Division No. 15 |
Rural Municipality | Invergordon |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 5 |
Area code(s) | 306 |
See also
- List of communities in Saskatchewan
- List of ghost towns in Canada
- Ghost towns in Saskatchewan
References
- Russell, E.T. (1973) What's in a Name?, p. 317, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan: Western Producer Book Service, ISBN 0-919306-39-X
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