Halych
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Halych (Ukrainian: Галич, Halych; Romanie: Halici; Roushie: Галич, Galich, German: Halytsch, Pols: Halicz) is a historic ceety on the Dniester River in wastren Ukraine. The toun gae its name tae the historic province an the Kinrick o Galicie–Volhynie,[1][2][3] o which it wis the caipital till the early 14t hunderyear, when the seat o the local princes wis muivit tae Lviv.
Halych Галич | |
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Coordinates: 49°7′29″N 24°43′43″E | |
Kintra | Ukraine |
Oblast | Ivano-Frankivsk |
Raion | Halych |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Orest Trachyk |
Population | |
• Total | 6,406 |
Website | City's Council Raion Administration |
In the past, the toun belangit tae several kintras. In 1349, thegether wi Red Ruthenie, it wis annexed bi Pols King Kazimierz Wielki. Efter his daith, it wis ruled bi the Kinrick o Hungary (1370-1387). For the next 400 years, it wis pairt o Poland’s Ruthenie Voivodship, but follaein the first pairteetion o Poland (1772) it became pairt o Austrian Galicie, in which it remained till late 1918. Atween November 1918 an Mey 1919, Halych belangit tae short-livit Wast Ukrainian Fowkrepublic. Frae Mey 1919 till September 1939 (see Soviet invasion o Poland), Halych/Halicz the seat o a coonty in Seicont Pols Republic’s Stanislawow Voivodship.
The day Halych is a smaw ceety an is locatit richt next tae the umwhile caipital o the Galicie Kinrick awtho it preservit its former name. It is the admeenistrative center o the Halych Raion (destrict) o the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province) an aw. It lees 26 km (16 mi) north o the oblast caipital, Ivano-Frankivsk. Halych's population is estimatit at 6,406.