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Halychany, Lviv Oblast

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Country
  
Ukraine

District
  
Horodok Raion

Elevation/(average value of)
  
282 m (925 ft)

Area
  
1,185 km²

Province
  
Lviv Oblast

Established
  
1473

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

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Halychany (Ukrainian: Галича́ни) is a village in Lviv Oblast in western Ukraine. It is located in the Horodok district (Horodok Raion). The population of the village is about 776 people.
Local government is administered by Halychanivska village council.

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Map of Halychany, Lvivska, Ukraine

Geography

The village is located at a distance of 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the district center of Horodok along the road from Horodok to Yavoriv. That is a distance 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the town of Yavoriv and 35 kilometres (22 mi) from the regional center of Lviv.

History

The first mention of Halychany dates from the year 1473.

Cult constructions and religion

An architectural monument of local importance of the Horodok district is in the village of Halychany. It is the St. Cosmas and St. Damian's Greek Catholic Church, built in 1819 (1569M).

References

Halychany, Lviv Oblast Wikipedia