Halych Castle

Halych Castle, is a castle in , Ukraine. The first castle here was built in the 14th century by the Polish king Casimir III the Great to protect the borders of the Kingdom of Poland after the incorporation of Red Ruthenia into it.
Wikipedia
Photo: Roman Zacharij, Public domain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Halych National Nature Park.

Museum
Photo: Олександр Кон, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The highlights forest, steppe, meadow, and wetlands of the borderlands between the and the southwestern part of the East European Plain. is situated 3 km south of Halych Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Halych and Zalukva.

Town
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a historic city on the Dniester River in . The city gave its name to the Principality of , 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 .

Village
Photo: Oleksandr Kaktus, CC BY 3.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Halych Castle.

Halych Castle

Latitude
49.12184° or 49° 7′ 19″ north
Longitude
24.73048° or 24° 43′ 50″ east
Open location code
8GX64PCJ+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 234921863
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1571231
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Satellite Map

Discover Halych Castle from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Halych Castle” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Галіцкі замак”
  • Finnish: “Halytšin linna”
  • German: “Burg Halitsch”
  • German: “Halitsch (Burg)”
  • German: “Halitsch”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Halych”
  • Polish: “Zamek Halicki”
  • Polish: “Zamek w Haliczu”
  • Russian: “Галицкий замок”
  • Russian: “Галичский замок”
  • Russian: “Старостинский замок”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Hálych”
  • Turkish: “Haliç Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Галицький замок”

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