Thread: Ukrainian Town called Harbuzov or similar
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Old 2nd July 2009, 23:10
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Welcome Gerhard.

Grandfather's ancestral selo/village Harbuziv (çáòâõú¶÷ means PUMPKIN in Ukrainian) is hamlet size with a population of 303 people. It is located in the Zboriv raion/district of the Ternopilska (Ternopil) oblast/region. It was founded in 1483 on the Seret River in the Eastern part of the region. Map coordinates 49.80-25.20.*** 24 miles NE of Ternopil, regional capital.

What was Grandfather's surname?

***I used Mapquest on JewishGen ShtetlSeeker – Town Search to locate your ancestral village.
Hello, and thanks a lot. His name was Balas, but I thought the town would be a little bit nearer to Lviv?

Gerhard
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