Exploring Ukraine: Ternopil
TRUE OR FALSE? The lake in the centre of Ternopil is artificial.
True. Ternopil is one of the few cities in Europe with a massive artificial pond (over 300 hectares) located right in its downtown.
TRUE OR FALSE? Ternopil Castle is a relatively new building.
FALSE. The Ternopil Castle was built in 1540 to protect the area from Tatar invasions and originally helped create the famous pond via a dam-bridge.
TRUE OR FALSE? Honoré de Balzac lived in Ternopil.
TRUE. The renowned French writer Honoré de Balzac stayed in Ternopil during his travels.