Galicia
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Summary
Galicia is a historical region[1]. Galicia ranks in the top 2% of historical region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,058 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Lviv Oblast[3], Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast[4], Ternopil Oblast[5], Lwów Voivodeship[6], District of Galicia[7]
- Country: Ukraine[8], Poland[9]
- Continent: Europe[10]
- Instance of: Ukrainian historical regions[11]
- Commons category: Galicia (Central Europe)[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Galicia (Eastern Europe)[13]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Galicia (east Europe)[14]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[15], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[18]
- Category for people born here: Q29371020[19]
- Native label: Галичина[20]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Galicia (Eastern Europe)[21]
- Different from: Galicia[22], Gallizien[23]
- Geography of topic: geography of Galicia[24]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Ukraine[25]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Galicia (Central Europe)[26]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Galicia include 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Ukrainian)[27], a Grenadier Division[28], in Nazi Germany[29], founded in 1943[30] and Halytska Square, Kyiv[31], a square[32], in Ukraine[33].
Why It Matters
Galicia has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Galicia is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for Galicia include 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Ukrainian)[27], a Grenadier Division[28], in Nazi Germany[29], founded in 1943[30] and Halytska Square, Kyiv[31], a square[32], in Ukraine[33].