Galician district

It is located in the north of Ivano-Frankivsk region on the border of two physical and geographical regions - the Ukrainian Carpathians and the southwestern part of the Eastern European Plain. About 8% of the district's territory is covered by rivers (including one of the largest in Europe, the Dniester), lakes, ponds, and the Burshtyn Reservoir.

The district center is the ancient city of Halych. The first mention of it is in chronicles (899), although archaeologists suggest that the city emerged in the mid-tenth century. The former center of chronicle Halych is located 6 km from the modern city in the village of Krylos on the mountain of the same name. It is located between the following industrial centers: Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Ternopil, Stryi, and Kalush, with which it is connected by a dense network of connections. It borders Rohatyn district to the north, Kalush district to the east, Tysmenytsia district to the south, and Pidhaitsi and Monastyrysk districts of Ternopil region to the west.

Halych flourished as a city and administrative center during the reign of Yaroslav Osmomysl (1153-1187), mentioned in the Tale of Igor's Campaign. In 1241, the city was destroyed by the Mongol invasion, after which King Danylo Halytskyi moved the capital to the city of Kholm. The old city remained the residence of the bishop, and later a new city grew under the mountain at the mouth of the Dniester.

In 1367 Halych received the Magdeburg Law. The same year a wooden castle was built, and in the 16th century a stone castle was built, the ruins of which can still be seen today. The Ancient Halych National Reserve has recently been established on the site of old Halych and its surroundings. The oldest settlements of the district also include the village of Bovshiv (1153), the village of Dytiatyn (1424), and the village of Medynia (1441). The district has preserved many churches of the XVIII-XIX centuries. One of them, the Church of St. Nicholas (Viktoriv village), was used to shoot scenes for the movie Viy.

The most famous industrial facility in the district is the Burshtyn Thermal Power Plant, near which the largest reservoir in the region is located, popularly called the Burshtyn Sea. The water in it does not freeze even in the most severe frosts, and you can always see many fishermen on the shores. Many interesting species of birds come here from the north to spend the winter, and you can watch them in the company of specialists from the Galician National Nature Park.

There are mineral springs in the village of Bilshivtsi: "Chyste Dzherelo", "Zacharovana Khrystyna", "Nasha Voda", "Mirelli", "Knyazha Krynytsia". Due to their natural mineralization, the waters are classified as table water and are recommended for use by the Ukrainian Research Institute of Medical Rehabilitation and Balneology for both drinking and cooking. The low mineralization level of the water makes it possible to consume it in unlimited quantities.

Galician district is connected by a dense network of highways to neighboring districts and regions. The easiest way to get here from Lviv or Ivano-Frankivsk is by the highway H-09 Lviv-Mukachevo or by rail.

• Historical and Ethnographic Museum "Berehynia", Burshtyn;
• The Museum of the Liberation Movement of the Halych District in the Burshtyn Palace of Culture "Prometheus";
• As part of the Ancient Halych National Reserve;
• Museum of the History of Ancient Halych, once the summer residence of Greek Catholic Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky in Krylos;
• Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Prykarpattia in Krylos;
• Museum "Nature of the Land of Hal ych" in Halych;
• Museum of Karaite History and Culture and Karaite cemetery in Halych;