Halych

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Halych 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, and the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, of which it was the capital until the early 14th century, when the seat of the local rulers moved to Lviv. ()

Alternative names: Population: 6.2 thous. (2020)Area: 9.53 mi²Coordinates: 49°7'23"N, 24°43'49"E

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Ivano-FrankivskUkraine

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Halych – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Muzej arhitekturi ta pobutu Prikarpatta, Galickij zamok, Kostel Blagovisenna.

3 miS
Museum
Muzej arhitekturi ta pobutu Prikarpatta
77 min walk • Museum of Folk Architecture and Buiotou Precarpathia is a museum of just the sky in the village of Krylosi. Included in the National Reserve "Ancient Galicia". The museum introduces visitors to the architecture and lifestyle of the inhabitants ...
~490 ftS
Forts and castles
Galickij zamok
3 min walk • The castle in Halicz - the first castle was to be built here in the fourteenth century. King of Poland Kazimierz the Great to protect the borders of his kingdom, after including Halicka Rus in the Crown of the Polish Kingdom.
4 miN
Church
Kostel Blagovisenna
102 min walk • The Sanctuary of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Bołszowce - a historic, late Baroque complex of Piercelian buildings funded by the Polish hetman Marcin Kazanowski in 1624. He is considered one of the most valuable monuments of late Baroque architecture in western Ukraine.