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.

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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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leo I of Galicia ruledFrom Halych
Danylo of Halych capital Halych
Kingdom of Rus' capital Halych
Major Archeparchy of Kyiv–Halych succeeds Halych
this entity surface form: historic Metropolis of Halych
Halych nearbySite Halych self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Krylos (site of Old Halych)
Prince of Halych capital Halych
King of Ruthenia capital Halych