Ternopil (,
translit. Ternopil’,
Polish &
German: Tarnopol, ,
translit. Ternopol’, ) is a
city in western
Ukraine, located on the banks of the
Seret River. Until 1944 it was known mostly as
Tarnopol, while its Ruthenian (Ukrainian) name was not widely mentioned although it existed. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Western Ukraine and the historical regions of
Galicia and
Podolia. It is served by
Ternopil Airport.