Halych

Halych Галич Halyč
Danylo Halytskyi Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Coordinates: 49°7′29″N 24°43′43″E / 49.12472°N 24.72861°E / 49.12472; 24.72861
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Raion	Ivano-Frankivsk Raion
Hromada	Halych urban hromada
Government
• Mayor	Orest Trachyk
Population  (2022)
• Total	6,086
Website	City's Council Raion Administration

Halych (

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.^[6] Halych lies 26 km (16 mi) north of the oblast capital, Ivano-Frankivsk. Population: 6,086 (2022 estimate).^[7]

Name

The city's name, though spelled identically in modern

The most comprehensive records about Halych are found in the Hypatian Codex of the Primary Chronicle. The Old Halych is also being referred to as Princely Halych (Ukrainian: Княжий Галич, Knyazhyi Halych) in some Ukrainian sources in order to distinguish it from the contemporary city.^[9][10] Today Old Halych as a settlement of the Old Ruthenia (Rus) is an archaeological landmark on a territory of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.^[11] Located in confluence of Dniester and its tributaries, the Old Halych appeared on the basis of several early settlements and trading sites of White Croats,^[8][12][13] that in 12–13th centuries were merged into one urban-like system.^[11] The central part of the human settlement with the Dormition Cathedral and princely chambers was fortified with powerful vallums and moats and was located over Lukva River (Dniester's tributary) at the place of contemporary village of Krylos.^[11]

The first dynasty of Halych, descending from

The

Gradually, old Halych depopulated to the point that its only mid-14th-century inhabitants were the

In 1870, the population of Halicz was 4142, including 1609 Roman Catholics, 1690 Greek-Catholics, and 839 Jews. On November 1, 1918, until May 1919, the town was administered by Ukrainians. Following the Polish–Ukrainian War, Halicz temporarily returned to Poland, which was confirmed in Paris on June 25, 1919. On September 16, 1920, during the Polish–Soviet War, the Battle of Dytiatyn took place near Halicz, and on March 15, 1923, the Conference of Ambassadors recognized permanent Polish control over eastern part of former Galicia. Until the Soviet invasion of Poland, Halicz belonged to Stanisławów Voivodeship, in which it was the seat of a county.

In the beginning of July 1941, the town was occupied by Germans. The Jewish community was large.^[quantify] Most of the Jews lived in the town center on the right bank of the Dniester River. In the fall of 1941 or 1942, 1,000 Jews were murdered in a mass execution. Some 20–30 Jews were drowned in the river.^[14]

After World War II, its Polish residents were resettled to the so-called Recovered Territories.

On 8 February 1994, Ancient Halych preserve has been created to preserve and promote the architectural sites in Halych of 11th–17th centuries.^[15]

Until 18 July 2020, Halych was the administrative center of Halych Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast to six. The area of Halych Raion was merged into Ivano-Frankivsk Raion.^[16][17]

Main sights

• Halychyna's tomb – the burial of legendary ruler Halychyna. Reconstruction in kurgan. In Krylos.
• Church of the Dormition (Built in 1584). In Krylos.
• Remains of Cathedral of the Dormition and St. Basil chapel. In Krylos.
• Reconstruction of 16th Century wooden church typical of Halychyna. In Krylos
• Prince's well. In Krylos.
• Residence of Mitropolit (Now museum of History of Halych). In Krylos.
• St. Panteleon church. The only surviving 12 c. church from
  Halych-Volhynia
  .
• Castle (13th–17th centuries). In Halych. Built by Casimir III the Great in the mid-14th century, and remodelled by architect Francisco Corazzini in the early 17th century. Captured by Turks in 1676, it was left in ruins, and most of its walls were dismantled by Austrians in 1796,
• Church of The Nativity (14th century). In Halych.

Notable residents

• Ivan Popel (1850–1921), Ukrainian Greek Catholic priest, social and cultural activist^[18]

References

Further reading

• Pasternak J. Die neuentdeckte mittelalterliche Kathedrale in Krylos. – Jahrbücher für Geschichte Osteuropas, 1938, Bd. 3, S.
• Weiner, Miriam; Ukrainian State Archives (in cooperation with); Moldovan State Archives (in cooperation with) (1999). "Town Clips: Galich." Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories. Secaucus, NJ: Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation. p. 410. ISBY 978-0-96-565081-6. OCLC 607423469.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Halych.

• Halych in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 2 (1989). (in English)
• Halych. Castles.com (Castles and temples of Ukraine) (in Ukrainian); Halych. Castles.com (Castles and temples of Ukraine) (in English)
• Davniy Halych. Official website of the National Historical Reserve "Davniy Halych" (Ancient Halych) (in English)
• History and photographs (in Ukrainian)
• "Halicz". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 3. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1882. p. 15.

• "Галич, город в Галиции". Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary: In 86 Volumes (82 Volumes and 4 Additional Volumes). St. Petersburg. 1890–1907.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
• Marek, Miroslav. "The first dynasty of Halych". Genealogy.EU.
• Marek, Miroslav. "The second dynasty of Halych". Genealogy.EU.
• Reconstruction of Cathedral of the Dormition
• Photographs of the Jewish and Karaite sites in Halych
• Galich/Halych (pp. 410) at
  Routes to Roots Foundation.

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