CITY OF ROVNO
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Publication Date:
December 11, 1952
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REPORT
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COUNTRY USSR (Ukrainian SSR)
SUBJECT City of Rovno
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DATE OF
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PLACE
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Auto Transport Repair Shop
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1. The Rovno Auto Transport Repair Shop (ATK Rovno a Rovenskaya Avto Transportnaya
Kontora)-is located on Stalin Street.. (See l0a on sketch of-Rovno)l. The ATK
of Rovno, Dubno, and Lutsk all belong to one trust;.however source does not
know t h aname df thet to The Rovno ATK employed approximately 100 people,
including laborers and administrative personnel. Its transportation facilities
totaled 65 vehicles of the following types- ZIS 150, ZIS 5, GAZ MM, GAZ AA, and
GAZ 51. A branch of the ATK, strictly a-repair shop for ATK vehicles and other
government vehicles, was. located on Zamkova Street.(See 28 on sketch of Rovno,?.,
The branch employed approximately 115 mechanics. All interurban and intramurban
busses refueled at the ATK-' busses arrived daily from Lvov and Kiev.
Alcholic Bottling Works
2. The Shpanovskyy Alcoholic Bottling Works (Shpanovskyy Spirtovodochnii Kombinat)
is the major bottling works for the alcoholic distillery firm in Shpanovo
(504)ON, 26.15E). (See 33 on Sketch, I In Rovno the firm employed between 250
and 300 people and operated on a 24-hour basis with three shifts. Allegedly,
the Rovno firm received alcoholic products from Lvov and Kiev, as well as from
Shpanovo, for bottling and processing. The main firm in Shp Novo was in full
operation only from September through April, or sometimes early May. The
majority of its employees were seasonal help, hired only for the winter months
and chiefly used to load and unload, sort, and store potatoes. The firm in
Shpanovo operated on a 2-hour basis only during the winter months.
Brick Fa
ctory
3. A large brick factory is located along the railroad line from Rovno to Zdolbunovo,
approximately one-half km outside of Rovno, about 50O meters away from the
railroad. The factory is composed of at lease six structures such as are
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commonly seen at brick prodtgcing factories., large9 tall pillars covered with
paper roofing. Most of the workers are people from Rovno9 and the majority of
these are Polish resettlers in Rovno.
Approximately 250 meters away from this brick factory is an old barrack building
which is occupied by six families, This is a one-storied brick, four-room
building whose roof is covered with material of various types,, including tar
paper,,. tin plate,, and metal shingles.- The barracks is located on the road leading
from the ATK at Rovno,toward Dvorets; farther on,this same road cuts across the
railroad and continues toward Basuv Kut (50-37N9 26-15E)
Trans .nation
5. The city busses in Rovno travel between two control points; one control point
is located on Dubenskaya Ulitsa near the cemetery,, and the other control point
is in the suburb Hrabnik9which is on Stalin Street in the direction of 2hitomir.
The busses leaving the control point at Hrabnik are marked "tP Dubenskayal; they
travel along Stalin Street to the military compound and turn left on Dubenskaya
Street and continue to the control point which is just at the gateway to the
cemetery. All bus driver documents are checked at these two points. Passenger
documents are rarely checked. The bus fare from one control point to the other
is one ruble. ATK employees do not pay fares when traveling within the city-,
they are required to pay fares on interurban busses. The city bus markings are
either "KP Hrabnik111 or 41KP Dubenskaya'k On bazaar days (Sundays and Thursdays),,
the bus route is extended to the place of the bazaar (see sketch of Rovno)o
Busses left the control points every 15 minutes.
6o. Following is the schedule for busses to and from Rovno:
a. Rovno Lidohovkaa This bus9 called.Marshrutnii Taksi9 is an old truck
with benches built on either side and is large enough to hold 16 people,
It makes a daily ran from Rovno to Lidohovka and back. This bus leaves
Rovno every day at 8000 a.m. from the ATK; its route is in the direction of
Dubnc.,through Mlinov (5O-31N9 25=35E) to Lid,hovka9 a distance of 80 km.
It returns to the ATK at Rovno at 5:00 p.m.
b. Kovno Dubnoa Busses to"Dubno leave Rovno twice a day,, a few minutes after
8:00 a.m.. and 12:00 noon. These busses. are of the same type as those used
in Lvov and Kiev9 yellow bodies with narrow windows.
c, Rovno - Lvov: Busses from Lvov arrived in Rovno before 8;00 a.m. and
departed Rovno (ATK) between 10 and 1060 am.
d. Rovno - Kiev. The bus from Kiev arrived in Rovno at the ATK at approximately
llrOO a.m. Source does not know the departure time. 25X1A
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