Halych Raion
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Halych Raion Галицький район |
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| Coordinates: 49°9′41″N 24°43′6″E / 49.16139°N 24.71833°ECoordinates: 49°9′41″N 24°43′6″E / 49.16139°N 24.71833°E | |
| Country |
 Ukraine
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| Region | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Established | ? |
| Admin. center | Halych |
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List
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| Government | |
| • Governor | Vasyl Kruk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 723 km2 (279 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 44,217 |
| • Density | 61/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal index | 77104 |
| Area code | ? |
| Website | Raion Profile |
Halych Raion (Ukrainian: Галицький район) is a raion (district) of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (region) in Ukraine. The town of Halych serves as the administrative center of the district. Population: 44,217 (2016 est.).
The Halych Raion was organized on January 20, 1940 soon after the Soviet invasion of Poland roughly from the Rohatyn and Stanisławów powiats of Stanisławów Voivodeship. From 1944 to 1962 the administrative center was located in the urban-type settlement of Burshtyn. In 1963 the territory of Bilshivtsi Raion (1940–1963) was brought under Halych administration. In 1993 Burshtyn received back its city status which it lost in 1942.
The current administrative center, the city of Halych, has long history. Prior to the mid-13th century it was the center of the once prominent Halych-Volyn Principality. In 1241 the city of Halych was destroyed during the Mongol invasion therefore the state capital was transferred to Kholm by the King Danylo Halytsky, while the destroyed Halych with the surrounding settlement was left as the bishop residence. Around this period the area was under series of conflicts involving the struggle between the Ruthenian factions as well as Kingdom of Poland, Kingdom of Hungary, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and Golden Horde. In the 13th century the Halych Principality as part of the Ruthenian (Rus) Kingdom stretched from Przemyśl to Podolia, form Mukacheve to Terebovl, and from Busk to the Southern Bucovina.
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