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# Halych

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Галич.

## English name

**Halych** — Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); selected for English geographical use. Also identical to BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also identical to ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).

Other forms in use:

- **Halicz** — Polish historical name used in English histories of medieval Galicia.
- **Galich** — Russian-based spelling and historical English reference form; ambiguous with Galich in Russia.
- **Halici** — Romanian name explicitly quoted in English reference prose.
- **Halytsch** — German historical transcription explicitly given in the English introduction.
- **Halitsch** — Variant German historical transcription given in English reference prose.
- **Galitsch** — German historical form with initial G, explicitly quoted in the English introduction.
- **Heylitsh** — Jewish-community name recorded in English historical or genealogical references.
- **Halytch** — French reference spelling for matching French titles quoted in English; not a claimed common English exonym.
- **Galič** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified.
- **Галич** — Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.

## French name

**Halytch** — French locality heading uses tch for ч: Halytch; historical Halitch and Russian-based Galitch also occur.

Other forms in use:

- **Galitch** — Russian-based alternative explicitly printed in the French locality reference; useful for older French-source matching.
- **Halicz** — Polish historical name explicitly quoted in French locality references.
- **Halich** — Alternative historical Latin spelling indexed in French naming data.
- **Halitch** — Older French-style spelling indexed in French naming data.
- **Halych** — International spelling useful for French texts quoting Ukrainian or English sources; the adapted French heading is given above.

## About

Halych is a small city near the Dniester in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. It preserves monuments and archaeological traces of the medieval principality from which the name Galicia derives.

## Notes

Modern Halych covers only part of the medieval capital’s territory. Polish Halicz, Russian Galich, French Halytch/Galitch and German historical forms have distinct contexts; unqualified Galicia identifies the region, not this city. Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halych ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halytch.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q146450](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q146450) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/halych/?format=json)


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