Halych
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Halych is a historic town in western Ukraine that served as a major political and cultural center of the medieval principality and later kingdom of Galicia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Halych canonical | 16 |
| Krylos (site of Old Halych) | 1 |
| historic Metropolis of Halych | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | urban-type settlement before regaining town status ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty |
Rurik dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Rurikid dynasty (Galician branch)
|
| associatedWithTitle |
Prince of Galicia–Volhynia
ⓘ
surface form:
King of Galicia–Volhynia
|
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| currentAdministrativeDivision | Ivano-Frankivsk Raion ⓘ |
| distanceToIvanoFrankivsk | approximately 25 km north ⓘ |
| etymology | name is the source of the name Galicia (Halychyna) ⓘ |
| governingBody | local council of Halych ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArms | Halych coat of arms featuring a raven (or crow) ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | part of the National Reserve "Ancient Halych" ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in Halych
ⓘ
surface form:
Assumption Cathedral site (Old Halych)
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin in Halych ⓘ ruins of Halych Castle ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Museum of the History of Ancient Halych ⓘ |
| hasNearbyProtectedArea | Halych National Nature Park ⓘ |
| hasPopulationTrend | small town with several thousand inhabitants ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSignificance | historic center of Eastern Christianity in Galicia ⓘ |
| heritageType | archaeological and architectural reserve ⓘ |
| historicalAffiliation |
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire (as part of Galicia)
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria ⓘ
surface form:
Austro-Hungarian Empire (as part of Galicia)
Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Poland (in later medieval period)
Second Polish Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Second Polish Republic (interwar period)
Soviet Ukraine ⓘ
surface form:
Ukrainian SSR
|
| historicalPeriodOfImportance |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
capital of the Principality of Halych
ⓘ
major cultural center of medieval Galicia ⓘ major political center of medieval Galicia ⓘ one of the main cities of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Ukrainian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
ⓘ
Western Ukraine ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver |
Dniester
ⓘ
surface form:
Dniester River
|
| namedAfter |
Austrian Galicia
ⓘ
surface form:
Galicia (Halychyna)
|
| nearbyCity | Ivano-Frankivsk ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Halych
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Krylos (site of Old Halych)
|
| partOf |
Galicia
ⓘ
surface form:
Galicia (historical region)
|
| previousAdministrativeDivision | Halych Raion (until 2020 reform) ⓘ |
| region | historic region of Ruthenia ⓘ |
| religiousBuilding | Greek Catholic and Orthodox churches ⓘ |
| religiousCenterFor | Galician Orthodox eparchy (historically) ⓘ |
| transport | served by Halych railway station ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | part of tentative list via "Cultural Landscape of Ancient Halych" ⓘ |
| wasCapitalOf |
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia (at times)
Principality of Galicia ⓘ
surface form:
Principality of Halych
|
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
historic Metropolis of Halych
this entity surface form:
Krylos (site of Old Halych)