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Halych

Urban locality in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Halych (Ukrainian: Га́лич [ˈɦɑlɪtʃ]; Romanian: Halici; Polish: Halicz; Russian: Га́лич, romanized: Galich; German: Halytsch, Halitsch or Galitsch;[1] Yiddish: העליטש) 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,[2][3][4] 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 located in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
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Halych is located in Ukraine
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Coordinates: 49°7′29″N 24°43′43″E
CountryFlag_of_Ukraine.svg Ukraine
OblastFlag_of_Ivano-Frankivsk_Oblast.svg Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
RaionIvano-Frankivsk Raion
Government
 • MayorOrest Trachyk
Population
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 • Total6,086
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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.[5] Halych lies 26 km (16 mi) north of the oblast capital, Ivano-Frankivsk. Population: 6,086 (2022 est.)[6].