Vul. Kleparivska, 29 – former Shooting Range

At the start of the 19^th century, Ernst von Kartum – a provincial councilor – engineered the establishment of a park on a wide, leafy hill that his since been known in Lviv as Kartumivka (Kortumivka), (see Zhuk, 2010, p.83). Toward the end of the century, as befitting a garrison town, the city was pursuing an ambitious plan of military related construction, including firing ranges. In 1895, as military barracks were going up at 22 and 24 Kleparivska Street, a firing range for the infantry battalions was built (see Linda, 2008, 278; Międzynarodowe Zawody, 1931, 3). The design of the project has been credibly attributed to the architect Alfred Kamenobrodskyi (see Linda, 2008, 277-278). In the 1920s and 30s the firing range fell under the auspices of the 26^th Infantry Regiment. Due to the efforts of the regimental command, the Polish Small Caliber Weapons Association (Polski Związek Broni Małokalibrowej) was established, and held its first shooting competition in 1924 (see Felsztyn, 1927, 10; Międzynarodowe Zawody, 1931, 6). In 1931, the inaugural World Sports Shooting Championship was held at the range (Międzynarodowe Zawody, 6), with Józef Kiszkurno taking the prize.

Following the war, the territory was turned over to the control of PrykVO Athletic Club, which maintained the facility until the mid-1950s. Among those who competed at the range are Dmytro Bobrun, Oleksandr Kryshnevskyi, Oleksandr Parkin, Mykola Bondariev, Liubov Kopylova, Nina Zherdieva, and Lviv’s first World Champion marksman, Mykola Kalynychenko.