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	Galicia
		is known as Galicia is one of the historical regions of Poland, especially its western part (west of the San River), traditionally called Malopolska, i.e.
		The Austrians invented a name Galicia for these new areas (in 1815, northern regions of it were ceded to Russia and became part of the Kingdom of Poland dependent on Russia).
		The regions of Spis and Orava, adjacent to Galicia are marked in yellow and the red line shows their division between Poland and Slovakia in 1920.
	www.polishroots.org /genpoland/gal.htm (377 words)

	GALICIA by All About Spain
		Galicia is known in Spain as the "land of the 1000 rivers".
		Galicia's richdom in water and its Rias are characteristical for its nature.
		The first cultures which left their tracks in Galicia were Celtic, while Romans left as a legacy the walls of Lugo, the bridge of Ourense, and the Tower of Hercules.
	www.red2000.com /spain/region/r-galic.html (427 words)

	GALICIA GUIDE \| Galicia Spain main index \|
		Galicia Guide has detailed sections covering the provinces and cities of Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, la Coruna, Pontevedra and Ourense, plus further pages about the cities of Vigo, Tui, Ferrol and neighbouring region Asturias.
		Galicia is situated on the North West coast of Green Spain, just above Portugal, making it a geographically, scenically and culturally different to many of Spain's better known southern provinces.
		Galicia's two international airports are located in la Coruna and Santiago de Compostela and getting to the region has never been easier, at least from the UK.
	www.galiciaguide.com (937 words)

	Genealogy of Halychyna and Eastern Galicia
		This website provides general information on Halychyna/Eastern Galicia, a region that is often misunderstood or ignored in North America.
		Galicia, the southeastern region of Poland between WWI and WWII.
		Galicia, the northeastern province of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
	www.halgal.com (200 words)

	Spain, Galicia, Pontevedra and a few other things as well
		My primary purpose is to tell you something about Galicia in general and Pontevedra in particular.
		Here's a general introduction to Galicia, a surprisingly green and beautiful part of Spain.
		This concentrates on the area in the Pontevedra province known as Las Rias Bajas (in Castilian Spanish) or As Rias Baixas (in Galician).
	www.colindavies.net (665 words)

	Life in Galicia - Correspondence from Mer Galicia
		Articles, stories and tips from expatriates moving to and living in Galicia Spain and renovating a house.
		Pages about Galicia and our area with a link to our photo gallery.
		Having searched for, found and bought a property (the project) in Galicia, we are now experiencing all the issues surrounding a move to Spain, renting our house in the UK and at the same time opening a support office for our company.
	www.lifeingalicia.com (307 words)

	Galicia Jewish Museum Shop
		The Galicia Jewish Museum exists to celebrate the Jewish culture of Galicia and to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust, presenting Jewish history from a new perspective.
		To enrich the communities of the world in the understanding of the history and culture of the Jewish people of Galicia.
		The Galicia Jewish Museum mourns the death of its Founder and Director, Chris Schwarz (1948-2007)
	www.galiciajewishmuseum.org (204 words)

	Galicia: Web Sites
		TV Galicia with information on Galicia, the company and programming (in Spanish).
		The most complete guide of hotels and restaurants of Galicia and Asturias.
		The most complete guide of hotels and restaurants of Galicia.
	www.sispain.org /SiSpain/english/politics/autonomo/galicia/websites.html (85 words)

	Xunta de Galicia - Inicio
		Touriño asegura que Galicia ten “oportunidades e argumentos” para conquistar “unha cota relevante” na industria da imaxe
		Os conselleiro de Economía e Facenda salienta que Galicia está nunha situación pioneira no impulso de novas alternativas de financiamento para apoiar os procesos de expansión das empresas galegas Ler máis (17:09 - 29/11/2007)
		Este plan terá en conta as necesidades produtivas das comarcas galegas para adecuar a oferta formativa á demanda do mercado baixo a máxima da elevada inserción laboral da FP en Galicia Ler máis (14:11 - 29/11/2007)
	www.xunta.es (488 words)

	Gesher Galicia Home Page
		Gesher Galicia is the SIG for those with Jewish roots
		Gesher Galicia, Inc. is an organization that promotes Jewish genealogical and historical research in Galicia, a province of the former Austrian Empire.
		Its goals are to promote a forum for researchers to share information and to promote individual and group research of Galicia.
	www.jewishgen.org /Galicia (317 words)

	GALICIA - LoveToKnow Article on GALICIA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Galicia (or Halicz) took its rise, along with the neighboring principality of Lodomeria (or Vladimir), in the course of the iath centurythe seat of the ruling dynasty being Halicz or Halitch.
		GALICIA (the ancient Gallaecia or Callaecia, Ka?~Xaud,a or KaXaudct), a captaincy-general, and formerly a kingdom, countship and province, in the north-western angle of Spain; bounded on the N. by the Bay of Biscay, E. by Leon and Asturias, S. by Portugal, and W. by the Atlantic Ocean.
		Galicia is traversed by mountain ranges, sometimes regarded as a continuation of the Cantabrian chain; and its surface is further broken in the ~east by the westernmost ridges of that system, which, running in a south-westerly direction, rise, above the basin of the Mio.
	80.1911encyclopedia.org /G/GA/GALICIA.htm (3310 words)

	Galicia (Central Europe) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria with the Duchies of Auschwitz and Zator.
		Lviv (Lemberg) served as the capital of Austrian Galicia, which was dominated by the Polish aristocracy, despite the fact that the population of the eastern half of the province was in the majority Ukrainian or Ruthenian as they were known at the time.
		Galicia was subject to the Austrian part of the Dual Monarchy, but the Galician Sejm and provincial administration had extensive privileges and prerogatives, especially in education, culture, and local affairs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Galicia_(Central_Europe) (3737 words)

	PGSA - Galicia
		Galicia, since 1772 a crownland [Translator's Note-a kraj koronny, a Polish rendering of the German term Kronland] joined with the Austro-Hungarian monarchy and formerly part of the Commonwealth, lies between 36 degress 36'50" and 44 degress 6'40" east longitude (per the Ferro meridian), and between 47 degress 35'30" and 50 degress 48'20" north latitude.
		To the west Galicia is bordered by Austrian and Prussian Silesia; to the north and northeast by Russia and, primarily, the Kingdom of Poland, Volhynia, and Podolia; to the southeast by Bukowina; to the south by Hungary...
		The population of Galicia is scattered in 11,373 settlements, of which 6,134 are villages and hamlets, 4,925 are manoral estates, 230 are small towns, and 90 are cities.
	www.pgsa.org /galicia.htm (2826 words)

	Halicka Province(Ziemia Halicka)
		Galicja (in Polish) Galicia (in English) or Galizien (in German) was the former Crown Land of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy.
		Galicia extended from the Biala River in the west to the Zbrucz river, this being a tributary of the Dniester in the farther east.
		The term Galicia was pressed into service by the Austrians to denote the lands taken from Poland during the partitions of 1775, 1793 and 1795.
	www.kresy.co.uk /galicja.html (1589 words)

	Galicia (Spain): Just the facts... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Geographically, one of the most important features of Galicia is the presence of many fjord-like indentations on the coast, estuaries (additional info and facts about estuaries) that were drowned with rising sea levels after the ice age (Any period of time during which glaciers covered a large part of the earth's surface).
		Galicia has so many small rivers that it has been called the "land of the thousand rivers." The most important of the rivers are the Miño (additional info and facts about Miño) and the Sil, which has a spectacular canyon.
		Galicia suffered recently one of the worst ecological disasters in Europe due to the "Prestige" oil spill, where large areas of the coastline were completely covered by crude oil.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/ga/galicia_(spain)1.htm (2028 words)

	Galicia (Central Europe) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As the successor state to Kievan-Rus', Galicia comprised an autonomous principality from 1087 to 1253 (united to Volynia in the state of Halych-Volynia from around 1200), which became a vassal kingdom of the Mongol Golden Horde from 1253 to 1340.
		L'viv -- Lemberg served as the capital of Austrian Galicia, which was dominated by the Polish aristocracy, despite the fact that the population of the eastern half of the province was in the majority Ruthenian or Ukrainian with large minorities of Jews and Poles.
		From 1868, Galicia was an autonomus province of Austria-Hungary with Polish as an official language.
	www.peacelink.de /keyword/Galicia_(Eastern_Europe).php (779 words)

	The Reigion Of Galicia in Spain
		Galicia is separated from the rest of the country by extensive mountain ranges on all sides and only the river Miño separates it from Portugal.
		Galicia is one of Spain’s 17 Autonomous Communities, located in the northwest corner of Spain, the region of Galicia is an area comprising of grass and granite that has a rugged coastline.
		Galicia’s coast is known as the 'Costa de la Muerte' or 'Coast of Death', predominantly because of the number of shipwrecks along the rocky coast.
	www.idealspain.com /Pages/Places/Galicia.htm (1446 words)

	Galicia, historic region, Poland and Ukraine. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Originally the duchy of Halych (Galich), it was united with the duchy of Volodymyr (see Volodymyr-Volynskyy) in 1188 and annexed by Casimir III of Poland in the 14th cent.
		Polish, spoken in W Galicia, and Ukrainian, spoken in E Galicia, became official languages along with German; the Jews, a substantial minority, were refused recognition by the Austrian government.
		Galicia was the center of the branch of Orthodox Judaism known as Hasidism.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ga/GaliciaPol.html (495 words)

	Galicia: (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The climate of Galicia is tempered, and specially in winter with temperatures of about 5 deg.C although during the summer maximum temperatures are around 20deg.C. The first cultures which left their tracks in Galicia were Celtic, while Romans left as a legacy the Walls of Lugo, the Bridge of Ourense, and the Tower of Hercules.
		Galicia's folklore clearly shows its Celtic and Gaelic origins, and the most characteristical musical instrument is the Gaita.
		Galicia is one of the historical regions of poland.
	www.freewebs.com /jessymm143 (431 words)

	THE GALICIAN HISTORY
		This was the first great culture to appear in Galicia and was characterized by its surprising capacity for construction and architecture, together with deep sense of religion, based on the cult of the dead, the mediators between man and the gods.
		Due to the fact that Galicia was also very humid since it was near the Atlantic, the towns of the Castilian plateau moved to the territory, thus increasing the population.
		Galicia was set up as an Autonomous Community by Organic Law 1/1981, April 6th (B.O.E. In the field of culture, the relative freedom brought by the Spanish Constitution of 1978 allowed a flood of literature from new authors (Manuel Rivas, Darío Xohán Cabana, Suso de Toro..) and from established authors (Neira Vilas, García Bodaño...).
	usuarios.lycos.es /Celtic_Galiza/history.html (2084 words)

	Welcome to the Celtic Galicia
		Galicia is green, hilly and rainy, most reminiscent of the British Isles.
		Galicia is fresh and verdant, it has gushing rivers and a coastline more reminiscent of Scotland than Spain.
		Galicia is the most forgotten of the seven Celtic nations.
	usuarios.lycos.es /Celtic_Galiza/index.html (456 words)

	SOL - Galicia Spain On Line Lodging reservations Hotels, hostels, apartments...
		Galicia is the most western region of Spain with almost eight hundred miles of Atlantic coast which, perhaps more than any other feature, has shaped its history, forged the character of its people and offers the visitor a different, but very rewarding, insight into Spain.
		The Celts were the first people to invade Galicia and their most notable bequest, to be seen today, were the Castros - fortified circular enclosures usually on the tops of mountains and hills.
		The coast of Galicia which stretches for 800 miles and has 750 beaches is one of the most impressive landscape sights of Spain.
	www.sol.com /moduloca.asp?idCA=5 (1206 words)

	Galicia
		The name "Galicia" comes from the Latinized form of Halicz, a town in Ukraine, in the I Ith-12th centuries capital of the Duchy of Halicz and a military center in the 14th-17th centuries.
		Galicia, since 1772 a crownland [Translator's Note-a kraj koronny, a Polish rendering of the German term Kronland] joined with the Austro-Hungarian monarchy and formerly part of the Commonwealth, lies between 36°36'50" and 44°6'40" east longitude (per the Ferro meridian), and between 47'35'30" and 50'48'20" north latitude.
		Population: According to the 1869 census Galicia had 5,418,016 inhabitants; that is 3,972 souls per square Austrian mila, or 69 per square km.
	home.swipnet.se /roland/galicia.html (2622 words)

	Chapter 4: Pagan Survivals in Galicia in the Sixth Century (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On their return to Galicia they were surprised to learn that the boy had not recovered, since they had seen many miracles wrought at the saint's tomb.
		Galicia had been settled in the early part of its history by the Celts and Iberians, and, as was pointed out in the first chapter, the primitive religions had been deeply rooted there.
		Perhaps Martin of Braga felt that the clergy of Galicia were incapable of the duty of preaching, for the ignorance of the priests was often mentioned at the first council of Braga (561).
	libro.uca.edu /mckenna/pagan4.htm (11761 words)

	Galicia guide \| Santiago de Compostela, A Coruna, Lugo, Ourense, Pontevedra, Vigo
		Gorgeous Galicia in the far north west corner of Spain is one of the country’s greenest, loveliest and most unusual regions.
		Galicia is a land of rolling mists, green hills and an abiding belief in witchcraft and Celtic folklore – all a far cry from the sunny Spain known to millions of foreign package holidaymakers.
		Exploring Galicia’s 200 kilometre coastline is an absolute delight if you’re not in any particular hurry and you’re the sort of person who abhors the over development of the cluttered holiday costas.
	www.spanish-living.com /regional/indexR_Galicia.htm (1097 words)

	In-Spain.info - Galicia, Spain
		This region, occupying the extreme north western corner of the peninsula and called Finis Terrae by the Romans who believed it to be the westermost land in the world, was widely known in the Middle Ages thanks to the Route of St. James, the principal pilgrimage route in Europe.
		Galicia has a culture all its own a rich folkloric tradition its own language, Galician.
		A well-conserved Celtic castro is found on the slopes of the hill, with a reconstructed dwelling which helps the visitor to imagine the lifestyle of that remote people whose basic characteristics helped to mould the identity of old Galicia and in general, the greater part of the North of Spain.
	www.in-spain.info /spain-regions/galicia.htm (3456 words)

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