Pidvolochysk

Name in Ukrainian: 
Pidvolochysk (Підволочиськ)
Name in Polish: 
Podwołoczyska
Name in Hebrew: 
פידבולוצ'יסק
Name in Yiddish: 
פּאָדוואָלאָטשיסק (Podvolochisk)
Historical-cultural region: 
Eastern Galicia
Administrative District : 
Ternopil region
Population Data: 

 

Year

General Population

Jewish Population

1880

1874

1004

1890

3778

2651

1900

5176

3779

1910

5635

3836

1921

3670

2275

1931

(?)

2334

 

Pidvolochysk is situated about 35 km. east of Ternopil, on the western bank of the Zbruch river. The Zbruch river, one of the tributaries of the Dniester, formed the border between Galicia on the Austro-Hungarian side and Russia on the Eastern side, following the division of Poland. Pidvolochysk was almost accidentally founded, on the route between Galician Ternopil and Russian Volochys’k. The laying of the tracks intended to link the Galician railway system with the Russian one, and in particular the building of a bridge over the Zbruch river, necessitated living accommodations for railway workers in the vicinity.