Halych

Halych (, ; ; ; ; , Halitsch or Galitsch; ) is a historic city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The city gave its name to the Principality of Halych, the historic province of Galicia (Halychyna), and the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, of which it was the capital until the early 14th century, when the seat of the local rulers moved to Lviv.

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Halych is a historic city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine that served as the capital of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia until the early 14th century. The city is significant because it gave its name to the entire region of Galicia and the Principality of Halych, though political power later shifted to the nearby city of Lviv.

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Settlement.official_name: Halych
Settlement.native_name: Галич
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Halych.svg
Settlement.image_shield: COA of Halych.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Ukraine Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast#Ukraine
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Raion
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ivano-Frankivsk Raion
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Orest Trachyk
Settlement.population_total: 6086
Settlement.population_as_of: 2022
Settlement.website: City's Council Raion Administration
Settlement.native_name_lang: uk
Settlement.other_name: Halyč

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Галич
Population: 6155
Area: 24.67
Elevation: 222
Official website: www.galych-rada.gov.ua
Image: Halych (12).jpg
Dialing code: 3431

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Commons category: Halych
postal code: 77100
native label: Галич
time of earliest written record: 0898-00-00
P8168: Knut Steen

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Name
History
Old Halych (Princely Halych)
Halych
Main sights
Notable residents
References
Further reading
External links

Nowadays, Halych is a small town located only on one part of the territory of the former Galician capital, although it has preserved its name. It belongs to Ivano-Frankivsk Raion (district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (region). It hosts the administration of Halych urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Halych lies north of the oblast capital, Ivano-Frankivsk. Population: