Halych

Halych () is a historic town in Western Ukraine on the Dniester River. The town gave its name to the historic province and kingdom of Galicia, of which it was the capital until the early 14th century, when the seat of local princes was moved to Lviv. Today Halych is a small town and a seat of Halych Raion of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, located 26 km to the north of Ivano-Frankivsk. Its population is estimated at 4,600.

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The name of the city, although spelled identically in modern East Slavic languages, is pronounced as Halych in Ukrainian and as Galich in Russian. The Russian transliteration should be distinguished from Galich, Russia. In Polish the name is rendered as Halicz; in Yiddish - as ?????? (Helitsh/Heylitsh); in Latin - as Galic.

Town: In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. In some cases, "town" is an alternate name for "city" or "village" (especially a larger village). Sometimes, the word "town" is short for "township."...

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Halych related Images and Photos (experimental)

Prince Roman of Halych-Volhynia Receiving the Ambassadors of Pope Innocent Iii 1875