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From the site of Ukrainian
Heraldry:
"The square panel is divided on two horizontal strips - blue
and red. On the top strip is yellow eight-beam star, on the
bottom strip is white cross which touches top strip and edges by
beams."
Dov Gutterman, 11 January 2010
From the site of Ukrainian
Heraldry:
"The first mentions refer to 1450. One of legends tells that
the local monastery has been based by monks of Kyiv Laurels when
they ran here in 1240 after destruction of Kyiv by Tatars, also
that its name occurs from inflow of Dnipro - Pochaina. In XVI
century in written books already mentioned orthodox monastery.
On June, 9th, 1778, Stanislav-August granted the city rights and
the arms.
O.Klymenko, B.Havarivs'kyi, "City heraldry of
Ternopil'schyna"."
Dov Gutterman, 11 January 2010
