CITY DESCRIPTION OF KOLOMYYA [KOLOMYJA] /LOCAL CONDITIONS

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• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: July 20, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
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SUBJECT City Description of Kolomyya go1omyja7/Local
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1. The city of Kolomyya golomy& until 1939 had a population of 50 thousand;
There were 20 thousand persons of Ukrainian ethnic origin, 20 thousand of
Jewish and 10 thousand of Polish ethnic origin.
2. However, during the Soviet occupation, 1939-40, the Soviets deported, shot
or Jailed many Polish nationals, During the German occupation of the city,
from 1940-44, the Jewish population was reduced from 20 thousand to a few
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the city had a population of 30 - 33 thousand.
4. The usual means of transportation were bicycles, horse and wagon, taxis
ffiyarkas7, horse drawn buggies, and busses which ran through the city
enroute To other cities and villages. The busses carried about 30 - 35
passengers. These busses were built during the Polish regime and were still
being used in 1944. There were no street cars.
5. A railroad station was situated west northwest of the center of the city.
Traffic was both passenger and freight. One double track line went to
Lvov, another double track, line wentdirectto-Chernovt.Thand another double
track line went via Przemysl to Krakow. There was also a main double track
line from Kolomyya heading west to Delyatin,-there south through to Keresh-
meze 51.27, via Rakhov toward the Transylvanian area of Rumania. It was
a single track from Kolomyya to Gorodenka.
6. In the area south, of Kolomyya fruits are grown and a vast area of corn is
raised and brought into the city for export, Cattle, horses, and a large
number of hogs were raised in this area, and the area was also a producer of
dairy products which were brought into the city for export or bartering.
7. In the region north of the city wheat, rye, barley, buckwheat and other crops
were grown. ,
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8. There were two large Greek Catholic churches in the city. Both churches
were about 4o - 50 years old and were of brick construction, One church
was located near the railroad station and the other was in the northern
part of the city.
9. In the center of the city there was a very large public square oenoi7 which
was both a market place and a park. South of this park there was a 'large
four story brick building with a tower* This building contained various
offices of the city and government administration. There was a clock atop
this tower which would chime.
10. All the city and government buildings and schools were of brick construction,
Homes and apartments in thacenter of the city Were of brick construction and
each average home had about four to five rooms. Homes in the urban areas
were built of wood and clay.
11, The administration and apartment buildings had gas furnaces which supplied
the heat, A large gas tank was near the railroad station. Private homes
were heated by wood which was brought in from the Carpathian mountains.
12. The center of the city was electrified. This included homes, business
buildings, institutions, the railroad station, the jail and. courthousopthe
streets and the factories. The suburban areas Were not electrified. The
electrical plant was located., near public square.
13. Business buildings, city and governmental administration buildings had water
faucets, In the basement of each building there was a small water pressure
pump which.forced the water to the floors above. Scattered about the city
were also many spring-fed public wells.
14. A telephone station and post office was located north of the square. It
was a three story brick building.
15, -There was co o huge four story brick building north of public square which
was used for a gymnasium. It was a Ukrainian-Polish combination gymnasium,
One half of the building was used by the Ukrainian students and the other
half by Poli4h students, Each half wouldaatOmeatteapproximately one
thousand students,
16. South of the railroad stationlnear the road that went toPechnethin, there was
located a UkreJen National Home which also served as a training school for
teachers. AI,Alt three hundred girls attended this school to study literature,
songs and drawing to prepare them to teach in the elementary schools.
176 West Of the city floWs the Prut River, It flows down from the mountains and
it jJ: very clearloleano and cold. The river varies in width and depth in
places. It also has an abundant supply of trout. Fishing is done by pole,
fishing nets, or by band, trout would hide Under the rocks in the river and
the people would catch them with their hands. To cross the river in some
places, rafts were used, and pulled from one side to the other by ropes.
18. There were many fishermen's homes on the river. Whenever it rained the river
would overflow its banks and come almost into the city. The river is five
kilometers west of the center of the city.
19. A woolen mill was located on the main street near the post office. It was a
four story brick building. A large brewery and yeast factory was vest north-
Vest of the city. A few flour mills were scattered south of the city near the
Prut RiVer. There were a few small furniture factories in the city.
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20);' There was a small railroad shop near the railroad station. Here minor
repairs were made on locomotives, onli19aro* tele shops also housed rail
repair crews. There was also a small factory -near the railroad station
that made agricultural implements.
� 2I. 'A cement factory was located near the railroad station; gUso a small
factory that made roofing material. All these factories were concentrated
near the railroad station as it was much easier to get transportation.
22. A large hospital was located on the northern outskirts of the city. It
consisted of a few scattered buildings and an administration building,
three stories high.
23. There were two movie theaters in the city. One was the Marx theater located
north of public square, It had a seating capacity for one thousand.
24. There was a large military LEaserne7 camp west northwest of the city. This
camp was built turing the Austrian regime. The camp was squarevabout six
hundred meters on a side, surrounded. by a stone wall three - four meters
high. Inside the walls were brick, buildings which were used for living
quarters, stabling the horses, administration, warehouses, and kitchens.
g5. A jail and courthouse were located west of public square and near the rail-
road station. The courthouse was two stories high and the jail was three
stories high. Misdemeanor cases were tried in this courthouse and prisoners
who received short sentences were inmates of this jail. The serious cases
were sent to Stanislawow where they had a large penal institution.
26. One main highway ran east southeast from Kolortry-ya to Chernovtsy via
�Snyattn. It was four cars wide, paved with stones and gravel, and solid
enolIgh for busses to use. Another road ran from Kolomyya northwest via Ivanovt-
gyiLsie through Delyatin going northwest to Nadvornaya. It was also
stone and gravel surfaced and four cars wide.
27. From Kolomyya to Gorodenka going northeast it was three cars vide and
stone and grmel surfaced, From Kolomyya to Pechenezhin it was four
cars wide; also stone and gravel surfaced.
28. All the roads were constantly .maintained by road crews. Stone and gravel
for the 7:eas were obtained from the Frut River.
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