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	History of Galicia
		Galicia was formerly a crown land of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy (from 1772 until 1918) and before 1370 it was an independent and powerful medieval Ruthenian (Ukrainian) Kingdom with capital in Halych which was built by Prince Volodymyrko in 1140.
		Ancient Galicia was populated by the Slavic tribes of Dulibes(Duliby/Duleby) and White Croatians (White Croats / Bili Khorvaty), Ulyches (Ulychi), Tyverians (Tivertsi/Tivertsy), Buzhanians with Derevlians (Derevlyany) and Vohlynians (Volyniany) on the north.
		Galicia was devasted by Khmelnytsky's Cossack Troops and Tatars.
	www.torugg.org /History/history_of_galicia.html (2708 words)

	Galicia (Central Europe) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria with the Duchies of Auschwitz and Zator.
		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.
		From 1868 Galicia was an autonomous province of Austria-Hungary with Polish as an official language.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Galicia_(Central_Europe) (3088 words)

	Volhynia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Volhynia (Wołyń in Polish; Волинь, Volyn’ in Ukrainian; also called Volynia, Volyň in Czech) is the historic region in western Ukraine located between the rivers Pripyat and Western Bug.
		Volhynia’s early history coincides with that of the duchies or principalities of Halych (Galicia) and Volodymyr Volynskyi (Włodzimierz Wołyński);.
		In 1939 all of Volhynia was annexed to the Soviet Union by the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact; the possession of which was confirmed as a result of World War II.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Volhynia (615 words)

	Danylo Romanovych and the Galicia-Volhynia State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Halychyna as Galicia is called in Ukrainian takes its name from its founding town of Halych, which exists still today some 30 kilometers north of the city of Ivano-Frankivsk.
		Galicia is full of mountains and skiing is an attraction.
		Indeed, Krakow was said to be the capital of Western Galicia, Lviv of Eastern Galicia.
	www.ukraine-observer.com /articles/219/849 (677 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)

	Danylo of Halych - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Danylo of Galicia (Ukrainian: Данило Галицький, Danylo Halyts’kyi), (1201-1264) was the 1st King of Galicia, Knyaz of Halych (1205–1206, 1211–1212, 1229–1231, 1233–1235, 1238–1255), Peremyshl (1211), and Volodymyr-Volynsky (1212–1231).
		In 1205, after the death of his father, Roman Mstyslavych, the ruler of Galicia and Volhynia, the boyars of Galicia forced the four-year-old Danylo into exile with his mother Anna (probably of Greek extraction) and brother Vasylko.
		Despite initial successes, in 1259, a Mongol force under Burundai entered Galicia and Volhynia and offered an ultimatum: Danylo was to destroy his fortifications or Burundai would assault the towns.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Danylo_King_of_Rus (958 words)

	Galicia (Central Europe) - Art History Online Reference and Guide
		The Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, or simply Galicia, was the largest and northernmost province of Austria from 1772 until 1918, with Lemberg (Lwów, L'viv) as its capital city.
		Volhynia, including the city of Włodzimierz Wołyński (Volodymyr Volyns'kyi) – after which Lodomeria was named – was not taken by Austria.
		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.
	arthistoryclub.com /art_history/Galicia_(Central_Europe) (1682 words)

	History of Galicia and Volhynia second half of 13th century. Historical notes about medieval political history of ...
		Volhynia after the death of king Daniel (Danylo, son of Roman) until the end of 13th centuries have not been studied completely in fact.
		Galicia was occupied by Polish king Kaziemierz and made part of Poland in 1363.
		It is clear that relations with Cumans in Galicia and whole of south east Rus were tight ones and quite friendly in 13th century.
	www.personal.ceu.hu /students/97/Roman_Zakharii/gal.htm (3613 words)

	Galicia (Ukraine and Poland)
		From 1815, the former Polish possessions of Austria were known as the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria.
		Polish word for Galicia is Galicja, not Halicz, which refers to a small town, a capital of a Ruthenian Duchy in early Middle Ages.
		Galicia in its original meaning was an Austrian Crownland, which ultimately is divided between Poland and Ukraine.
	flagspot.net /flags/ua-gal.html (866 words)

	Podolia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The region of Podolia (Polish Podole, Ukrainian Podillya) lies in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine.
		In the 13th century, the Mongols plundered the Ponizie; a hundred years afterwards Olgierd (Algirdas), prince of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, freed it from their rule, annexing it to his own territories under the name of Podolia, a word which has the same meaning as Ponizie.
		In November 1918 Western Podolia was included into West Ukrainian Republic returned to Polish control in 1919, confirmed in Polish-Ukrainian Peoples Republic agreement in April 1920, briefly occupied by Soviets in course of the Polish-bolshevik war (1920), after the Peace of Riga the Polish control was recognized by Russian Republic and USSR.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Podolia (971 words)

	Galizia History
		ncient Galicia was populated by the Slavic tribes of Dulibes(Duliby/Duleby) and White Croatians (White Croats / Bili Khorvaty), Ulyches (Ulychi), Tyverians (Tivertsi/Tivertsy), Buzhanians with Derevlians (Derevlyany) and Vohlynians (Volyniany) on the north.
		The political situation during his rule in Galicia was very unstable and Hungarians and Poles concluded Hungarian-Polish treaty regarding the government of Galicia in town of Spish.
		Galicia was devasted by Khmelnytsky's Cossack Troops and Tatars.
	papagei.us /genealogy/galizia.htm (2105 words)

	150 YEARS AGO: The Ukrainian National Awakening in Halychyna (11/08/98)
		When Galicia and Volhynia merged at the beginning of the 13th century, it was called the principality of Galicia and Lodomeria.
		Instead, at the suggestion of the Austrian governor of Galicia, Count Franz Stadion, on April 19, 1848, a group of Greek-Catholic clergymen led by the bishop-coadjutor of Lviv, Hryhorii Iakhymovych, addressed a separate petition to the emperor.
		The Ukrainian petitions' introduction consisted of a historical survey that stressed the national distinctness of the Ukrainians of eastern Galicia, the past glories of the medieval principality of Halych, and its subsequent subjugation and exploitation by the Poles.
	www.ukrweekly.com /Archive/1998/459830.shtml (1629 words)

	Halychyna! Galicia! Gacsorszag! Galizien! Galicja! - Homeland Page with its history, maps and links!
		Western part of Austrian Kingdom of Galicia (Galizien) and city of Cracow were artificially incorporated into Galicia by Austrians in 1772 and do not represent the true and historic Galician land.
		Galicia was formerly a crown land of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy (from 1772 until 1918) and before 1370 it was an independent and powerful medieval Ruthenian (Ukrainian) Kingdom with capital in
		ncient Galicia was populated by the Slavic tribes of Dulibes(Duliby/Duleby) and White Croatians (White Croats / Bili Khorvaty), Ulyches (Ulychi), Tyverians (Tivertsi/Tivertsy), Buzhanians with Derevlians (Derevlyany) and Vohlynians (Volyniany) on the north.
	www.personal.ceu.hu /students/97/Roman_Zakharii/galicia.htm (3810 words)

	Galicia -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - Your gateway to all Britannica has to offer!
		It is roughly coextensive with the former kingdom of Galicia and borders the Atlantic Ocean on the west and north and the country of...
		The lands of Galicia and Volhynia were always ethnically and economically distinct from the Kievan region proper, as well as from more distant regions.
		Galicia, on the northern edge of the Carpathian Mountains, became an independent principality in 1087.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9365151 (688 words)

	Wolyn
		Roman's son Daniel reunited Wolynia(Volhynia) with Galicia in 1238, unfortunately the union had lapsed after Roman's death, he also built cities (e.g., Lwow), encouraged a flourishing east-west trade through his lands, and fostered the development of fine arts.
		In 1260, however, Wolynia and Galicia were devastated by a Mongol invasion and forced to recognize the Mongol khan as their overlord.
		In the course of the 14th century Wolynia(Volhynia) was absorbed by the Lithuanian state and Galicia by Poland.
	www.kresy.co.uk /wolyn.html (481 words)

	MSN Encarta - Print Preview - Ukraine
		Meanwhile, the western regions of Galicia, Bukovina, and Transcarpathia were incorporated into the Austrian Empire beginning in 1772.
		In 1848 a widespread revolution in the lands ruled by the Austrian Empire, including Ukraine’s western regions, resulted in the emancipation of the serfs and a new constitution; this allowed for the growth of a strong Ukrainian national movement, which was fiercely opposed by the Poles in Galicia.
		Poland ceded the regions of Galicia and Volhynia, while Czechoslovakia ceded Transcarpathia.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761573617___50/Ukraine.html (2638 words)

	Galicia (RTC) - IBWiki
		Nevertheless, Galicia was a place where Ukrainian language and culture could flourish, which became especially especially important during the decades when Ukraine was ruled by the SLOB (Ukraine's counterpart of the SNOR).
		Most Veneds, especially those in Galicia itself, are strongly opposed against this idea, because they consider Galicia an "inseparable part of Venedic soil, spirit and history", and indeed, there is a large Venedic population in the western areas, particularly in the capital, Czytać Leoniu.
		Rumour has it that the Ukrainian authorities on both sides of the issue, in Galicia and Volhynia, are secretly preparing a referendum about the matter, although none of this is official.
	ib.frath.net /w/Galicia_(RTC) (1202 words)

	CIUS Press: Peasants with Promise: Ukrainians in Southeastern Galicia 1880-1900
		Peasants with Promise: Ukrainians in Southeastern Galicia, 1880–1900
		Cumulatively, the effects of these developments led to the emergence of an increasingly self-confident society in the region from which the majority of early Ukrainian immigrants to Canada came.
		By showing that this rural area was experiencing real progress, Dr. Hryniuk challenges the standard interpretations of eastern Galicia, which have portrayed it as a region characterized by backwardness and economic stagnation.
	www.utoronto.ca /cius/m2.htm (415 words)

	Galicia-Volhynia, Principality of
		prince of Volhynia from 1170, who united Galicia and Volhynia under his rule.
		Romanovych, having consolidated his rule in Volhynia, finally seized Galicia.
		Lvovych (1301–15), formally reunited Galicia and Volhynia and succeeded in getting
	www.encyclopediaofukraine.com /pages/G/A/Galicia6VolhyniaPrincipalityof.htm (395 words)

	Kievan Rus' - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		To the southwest, the principality of Galicia had developed trade relations with its Polish, Hungarian, and Lithuanian neighbors and emerged as the local successor to Kievan Rus′.
		In the early thirteenth century, Prince Roman Mstislavich united the two previously separate principalities, conquered Kiev, and assumed the title of grand duke of Kievan Rus′.
		With the end of the Mstislavich branch of the Rurikids in the mid-fourteenth century, Galicia-Volhynia ceased to exist; Poland conquered Galicia; Lithuania took Volhynia, including Kiev, conquered by Gediminas in 1321 ending the rule of Rurikids in the city.
	www.nethider.com /cgi-bin/nph-proxy.cgi/010110A/http/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kievan_Rus (2122 words)

	DANILO GALITSKY - Galicia and Volhynia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		byname DANIEL OF GALICIA, Russian DANILO, or DANIIL, ROMANOVICH, or DANILO GALITSKY (b.
		Son of Prince Roman Mstislavich, Daniel was only four years old when his father, who had united Galicia and Volhynia, died in a battle against the Poles (1205).
		No military aid was forthcoming, however, and in 1256 Daniel launched his own campaign and drove the Mongols out of Volhynia (c.
	www.lvov.us /famous-people/DANILO-GALITSKY.aspx (300 words)

	Volhynia -- Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Roman's son Daniel (reigned 1221–64) reunited Volhynia with Galicia in 1238 (the union had lapsed after Roman's death), built cities (e.g., Lviv), encouraged a flourishing east-west trade through his lands, and fostered the development of fine arts.
		In 1260, however, Volhynia and Galicia were devastated by a Mongol invasion and forced to recognize the Mongol khan as their overlord.
		In the course of the 14th century Volhynia was absorbed by the Lithuanian state and Galicia by Poland.
	www.britannica.com /ebc/article-9075673 (608 words)

	The Red Book of the Peoples of the Russian Empire
		Around 1783 the number of Karaim was approximately 3,800 and of these 2,600 lived in the Crimea, 700 in Lithuania, 300 in Galicia, and 200 in Volhynia.
		Hundreds of Karaims left their homes in Galicia, Lutsk and Trakai, because these areas were annexed to the U.S.S.R. The Karaim language is now on the verge of extinction.
		In 1939 the eastern part of Galicia was forcibly annexed by the U.S.S.R. The majority of the Karaim live in cities (97 %).
	www.eki.ee /books/redbook/karaims.shtml (2180 words)

	German-Russian Settlement Map
		Towns that were in eastern Galicia are now in the Ukraine and towns that were in western Galicia are now in Poland.
		During the Baltic Crusades, between 1096 and 1221, the north Germans and Scandinavians, through the institution of knighthood, christianized and settled in the Baltic region, now the modern countries of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
		Therefore, an identical program was used by Czar Alexander to encourage German immigration into the Ukrainian areas of Volhynia, acquired from Poland in 1772, and to areas along the Black Sea, acquired from the Ottoman Empire in 1804.
	www.rollintl.com /roll/grsettle.htm (6880 words)

	Reviews of Books about Eastern Galicia
		In Galicia, this effectively meant that political control was assumed by the Poles, who controlled almost all local administrative positions and who controlled most of the land.
		The value of 1920 Diary for Jewish genealogists who are researching their families from Volhynia and Eastern Galicia is its first-hand account of the conditions endured by the people during a period whose history is not well known in the West.
		Bukovina and Galicia were merged politically under the Austrian Empire until the mid-19th century, and economic ties remained strong even after the two regions were politically separated.
	www.geocities.com /mrheckman/gorodenka/books.html (4710 words)

	Foreign Policy Association - Central and Eastern Europe\|CE Europe
		Poryck was just one of 167 towns and villages in Volhynia, then part of Poland, that the UPA attacked on 11 July 1943.
		Volhynia, like Galicia after World War I, was contested territory.
		The letter, sent to mark the 60th anniversary, was entitled "We Forgive and Apologize," a reference to a letter sent in 1965 by Polish bishops to their German counterparts that paved the way for a Polish-German reconciliation.
	www.fpa.org /newsletter_info2581/newsletter_info_sub_list.htm?section=Poland (2050 words)

	Genealogy Unlimited - Maps and Atlases from Europe
		This atlas is ideal if you are working in more than one area of Germany, or are planning a trip there.
		Volhynia, Bessarabia, Bukovina, Podolia, Russia, Ukraine, Galicia, Hungary, Romania, Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece, Italy, Turkey and more.
		It includes hard-to-find areas such as Galicia, Volhynia, Bessarabia and Podolia.
	www.genealogyunlimited.com (486 words)

	Sarmatian Review XV.2: Davies
		As in the neighbouring province of Volhynia, its pre-war population contained substantial Ukrainian, Polish and Jewish communities.
		Then the Ukrainian nationalists turned on the Poles, in a classic demonstration of the technique later to be called “ethnic cleansing.” Estimates of Polish losses in East Galicia and Volhynia range from 100,000 to 500,000.
		Some who had been given refuge in Polish homes were murdered together with their Polish protectors in the spring of 1943, when of 300,000 Poles living in Volhynia, 40,000 were murdered by Ukrainian “bandits.” In many villages, Poles and Jews fought together against the common foe.
	www.ruf.rice.edu /~sarmatia/495/davies.html (997 words)

	Jewish Web Index - Make it easier for you to do your personal research
		Galicia, which since the late 1700s, was once referred to as Cherevna and was identified as being between Przemysl and L'viv as Grody Czerwienskie (Red Towns).
		), Galicia was bordered by Silesia to the west, by Russia, the Kingdom of Poland, Volhynia and Podolia to the north/northeast and by Bukowina and Hungary to the south/southeast.
		In Maria Theresa's manifesto of 18 September 1772, the annexation of Galicia was justified on the basis that Lodomeria was a former possession of Hungary.
	www.jewishwebindex.com /galicia.htm (5176 words)

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