Tomashpil (Ukrainian: Томашпіль, literally "the city of St Thomas", Polish: Tomaszpol, Russian: Томашполь is a small Ukrainian town (settlement of urban type) in the eastern part of Podolian highlands, in the Vinnytsia region of Central Ukraine. It has population of ca 6.000 inhabitants. Tomashpil is situated on the banks of the river Rusava.
Tomashpil is the administrative district of Tomashpil district (780 square km.), home to 40.608 people scattered over the town and 30 villages around.
The closest railway station is Vapniarka, 19 km away. It is accessible by taxi or a small bus called a 'Marshrutka'.
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The area of Tomshpil and all of Braclaw voivoidship was part of Grand Duchy of Lithuania until 1569. And in 1569 (with the Union of Lublin) it passed to Polish kingdom. The first historical mention in the documents dates to 1616, when Tomashpil and the entire Podolia belonged to the Kingdom of Poland (Polish Crown). During Polish rule Tomshpil belonged to Braclaw Voivoidship. In 1793, during the Second Partition of Poland, Tomashpil and Eastern Podolia passed from Poland to Russian empire. It was part of short lived Ukrainian National Republic (UNR) in 1917 - 1919. From 1922 until 1991 in USSR (Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic). From 1991 independent Ukraine.
The name Tomashpil stems from Polish name for Thomas - Tomasz, pronounced as "Tomash". The ending "pil" (-pol) is presumably from Greek "polis" (city) or Slavic "pole" (field).
The earliest known Jewish community was 17th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 3.252. Effecting the Jewish community were Khmelnytskyi Pogroms 1648-9, Pogroms 1919-20, shooting of 350 Jews on August 4, 1941 and 1941-1944 Ghetto. The Jewish cemetery was established in 1928 with last known Hasidic burial 1994. The cemetery is located just South of Tomashphil, on a hillside on the right side of the road leading to Yampil. It is bordering a much newer Polish cemetery. Although many of the older grave markers are difficult to read, there are many newer ones that are well maintained. There is also a mass grave for the 350 Jews shot in 1941. Today, Tomashpol is considered a Ukrainian town and few Jews remain living there, although sometimes groups or individuals come searching for the gravestones or houses of their relatives. Some of the old Jewish houses remain on the old street near the central marketplace, although most are in disrepair.
There is a sugar plant and textile industries in Tomashpil. The sugar factory was built in the beginning of the 20th century and it still operational 3 months out of the year when the sugar crop comes in. The biggest deposit of sawn stone in Ukraine is situated in Vinnytsia oblast 10 km from Tomashpil.
Square of Leninskyi Komsomol, 3
Tomshapil 24200, Vinnytska oblast
Tel +380 4348 2-14-82
Tel +380 4348 2-13-64 / 2-42-00
Tomashpilske sub-branch 24200, Vinnitska oblast,
Tomashpil, Str. Lenina 5
Phone: +3804348 2-17-77
Fax: +3804348 2-22-59
Owners: Galina and Vladimir (Speak Russian and Ukrainian)
4 Lenin str.
+38-09827-52810 Mobile
+38-06785-43341 Mobile
+38-04348-22250 Office Phone
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