Mykulyntsi and Микулинці [Ukr], Mikulińce [Pol], Mikolintza and מיקיליניץ [Yid], Mikulintsy and Микулнице [Rus], Mikilinits, מיקולינצה [Hebr]. 49°24' N, 25°36' E, 10 miles S of Ternopil' (Tarnopol), 9 miles NW of Terebovlya (Trembowla). Jewish population: 2,411 (in 1880), 1,891 (in 1921).
Mikulince; sefer yizkor
- Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), pp. 822-823: "Mikulince".
- Pinkas HaKehilot, Poland, Vol. 2 (1980), pp. 324-326: "Mikulińce".
- Shtetl Finder (1989), p. 56: "Mikolintza".
- Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), VI, pp. 412-414: "Mikulińce".
- Jewish Records Indexing Poland Town Page
- Museum of the History of Polish Jews
- Galicia SIG
- Jewish Records Indexing - Poland
MIKULINTSY: US Commission No. UA19260101
Alternate name: Mikolintza (Yiddish), Mikolince (German) and Mikulinie (Hungarian). Mikulintsy is located in Ternopolskaya at 49º24 25º36, 13 km from Terebovlya and 126 km from Chernovtsy. The cemetery is located at B. Khmelnitskogo str. Present town population is 1,000 - 5,000 with no Jews.
-- Town officials: Village Executive Council of 283406, S. Bandery St. 11 [Phone: (03551) 51042].
-- Regional: Regional Executive Council of Matviykiv Nikolay Mikhaylovich [Phone: (03551) 21178]. Oblast State Administration - Skibnyavskiy Mikhail Vasilyevich [Phone: (03522) 25225].
-- Jewish Community 'Alef' - Paren Nuta Elyevich [Phone: (03522) 69323].
-- Main Architect of Terebovlya Region - Kovalchuk Nikolay Fedorovich [Phone: (03551) 21093]. Zinchishin Igor Ilich, Local History Museum organizer.
The earliest known Jewish community was 18th century. 1939 Jewish population (census) was 1891. Effecting the Jewish Community was mid-19th century discord of Hasidim with Haskala followers. The last known Jewish burial was 1940. No other towns or villages used this unlandmarked Chortkovskaya Hasidic cemetery. The isolated suburban flat land has no sign or marker. Reached by turning directly off a public road, access is open to all. No wall, fence, or gate surrounds site. 21 to 100 stones, most in original location with more than 75% stones toppled or broken, date from 1920. Location of any removed stones is unknown. Some tombstones have traces of painting on their surfaces. The cemetery contains no known mass graves. Municipality owns property is used for agriculture (crops or animal grazing). Properties adjacent are agricultural and residential. The cemetery boundaries are smaller now than 1939 because of commercial or industrial development and agriculture. Local residents visit rarely. The cemetery was vandalized during World War II and frequently in the last ten years. There is no maintenance now. Within the limits of the cemetery are garages. Vegetation overgrowth is a seasonal problem preventing access. Water drainage is a seasonal problem. Very serious threat: uncontrolled access (The land is used as building and kitchen garden, destroying cemetery.) and existing nearby development (Cemetery is shabby so taken over as abandoned). Serious threat: vandalism (Big part of tombstones is destroyed.). Moderate threat: weather erosion and pollution. Slight threat: vegetation.
Hodorkovskiy Yuriy Isaakovich of Kiev, Vozduhoflotskiy Prospect 37 a, apt.23 [Phone: (044) 2769505] visited site and completed survey on 22/04/1996. No interviews were conducted for this survey. Documentation: see section 14 [sic].