Galicia

Summary

Galicia is a historical region^[1]. Galicia ranks in the top 2% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,259 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Galicia is in the country of Ukraine^[3].
• Galicia is in the country of Poland^[4].
• Galicia is on the continent of Europe^[5].
• Galicia's instance of is recorded as historical region^[6].
• Galicia's instance of is recorded as Ukrainian historical regions^[7].
• Galicia's Commons category is recorded as Galicia (Central Europe)^[8].
• Galicia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 49.83, 'lon': 24.01416666667}^[9].
• Galicia's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Galicia (Eastern Europe)^[10].
• Galicia's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Galicia (east Europe)^[11].
• Galicia's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[12].
• Galicia's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[13].
• Galicia's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14].
• Galicia's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[15].
• Galicia's category for people born here is recorded as Q29371020^[16].
• Galicia's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Галичина'}^[17].
• Galicia's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Galicia (Eastern Europe)^[18].
• Galicia's different from is recorded as Galicia^[19].
• Galicia's different from is recorded as Gallizien^[20].
• Galicia's geography of topic is recorded as geography of Galicia^[21].
• Galicia's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Ukraine^[22].
• Galicia's category for maps or plans is recorded as Category:Maps of Galicia (Central Europe)^[23].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Ukraine^[3], a sovereign state^[24], in Ukraine^[25], founded in 1991^[26] and Poland^[4], a sovereign state^[27], in Poland^[28], founded in 1918^[29]. Galicia is on the continent of Europe^[5].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historical region^[6] and Ukrainian historical regions^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Galicia include 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Ukrainian)^[30], a Grenadier Division^[31], in Nazi Germany^[32], founded in 1943^[33] and Halytska Square, Kyiv^[34], a square^[35], in Ukraine^[36].

Why It Matters

Galicia ranks in the top 2% of historical_region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,259 views/month).^[2] Galicia has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Galicia is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]

Entities named for Galicia include 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Ukrainian)^[30], a Grenadier Division^[31], in Nazi Germany^[32], founded in 1943^[33] and Halytska Square, Kyiv^[34], a square^[35], in Ukraine^[36].