Galicia (Central Europe) - Article Index

Encyclopedia - 14th Waffen Grenadier Division Of The Ss Galizien 1st Ukrainian: Encyclopedia Ii - 14th Waffen Grenadier Division Of The Ss Galizien 1st Ukrainian - Factual And Alleged War Atrocities
SS “Galizien” units have been accused of participating in several atrocities during the war. The most severe accusations relate to th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Volhynia: Encyclopedia Ii - Volhynia - History
The ancient city of Halicz (Halych) first appears in history in 981 when taken over by Kievan Rus'. Volhynia's early history coincides wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 14th Waffen Grenadier Division Of The Ss Galizien 1st Ukrainian: Encyclopedia Ii - 14th Waffen Grenadier Division Of The Ss Galizien 1st Ukrainian - History
During WWII, some Ukrainians, mainly in Galicia, saw the Third Reich as the sole force that might ensure establishment of an independent ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1918: Encyclopedia - 1918
1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wedn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 14th Waffen Grenadier Division Of The Ss Galizien 1st Ukrainian: Encyclopedia Ii - 14th Waffen Grenadier Division Of The Ss Galizien 1st Ukrainian - 1st Ukrainian Division Una
On 17 March 1945, Ukrainian emigres established the Ukrainian National Committee to represent the interests of Ukrainians to the Third Re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruthenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruthenia - Early Middle Ages
If the name Ruthenia has any connection to the name Rus, it is in the west generally held to derive from the Varangians whom the early Sl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1918: Encyclopedia Ii - 1918 - Events
1918 - January-February. January 8 - President Woodrow Wilson announces his "Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I. Janua...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Spain - History
The name Galicia comes from the Latin name Gallaecia, associated with the name of the ancient Celtic tribe that resided above the Douro r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bukovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bukovina - History
During Stone age Bukovina was densely populated by Cucuteni-Trypillian culture of early settlers (4500 BC – 3000 BC). Since the Roman t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Spain - History
The name Galicia comes from the Latin name Gallaecia, associated with the name of the ancient Celtic tribe that resided above the Douro r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Ruthenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Ruthenia - History
Originally it was related to a certain territory between Western Bug and Wieprz rivers. Its Polish name was Ziemia czerwieńska, or "Czer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rzeszów: Encyclopedia Ii - Rzeszów - History
Rzeszów was founded in 1354 by king Kazimierz Wielki. For a long time it was just a domain of the noble family of Lubomirski, one of mos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Central Europe: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Central Europe - History
Galicia Central Europe - Prior to partitions of Poland. Main articles: Red Ruthenia and Halych-Volhynia The region of what later beca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rzeszów: Encyclopedia Ii - Rzeszów - Economy
Rzeszów - Industry. Valeant Rzeszow (formerly Polfa Rzeszów) - pharmacy Pratt & Whitney - plane engines Zelmer - household equip...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Spain - Galicia Or Galiza
Galiza and Galicia are two officially recognized spellings of the country's name in Galician. The Roman name for the region (the oldest r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rzeszów: Encyclopedia Ii - Rzeszów - Media
Rzeszów - Radio. Radio Rzeszów Radio Eska Rzeszów Akademickie Radio Centrum Katolickie Radio Via Radio RES Rzeszów - Press. Dz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rzeszów: Encyclopedia Ii - Rzeszów - Culture
Rzeszów - Theaters. Theatre of Wanda Siemaszkowa (est. 1944) Theatre Maska Rzeszów - Museums. Etnographic Museum Museum of City ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rzeszów: Encyclopedia Ii - Rzeszów - Transport
Rzeszów - Transit. Rzeszów is located on international route number 4, connecting Germany and Ukraine. Traffic is therefore high, but...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Spain - Geography
Since 1833, Galicia has been divided in four administrative provinces: A Coruña, Ourense, Pontevedra, and Lugo. The main cities are Vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Spain - Language
The spoken languages are Galician (Galician: Galego or Gallego), the local national language derived from Latin and Spanish (castellano o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Red Ruthenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Red Ruthenia - Administrative Division 14th Century-1772
Red Ruthenia - The Ruthenian Voivodship. Chełm Land (Ziemia Chełmska), Chełm Chełm County, (Powiat Chełmski), Chełm Powiat of K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bukovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bukovina - Demographic History
According to the 1775 Austrian census, the Romanian population made up about 86% of the 60,000 total population of Bukovina. During the 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruthenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruthenia - Late Middle Ages
By the 14th century, the state of Rus had disintegrated into loosely united principalities. Vladimir-Suzdal and the Novgorod Republic in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Central Europe: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Central Europe - Origin And Variations Of The Name
The name Galicia et Lodomeria was first used in the 13th century by King Andrew II of Hungary. It was a Latinized version of the Slavic n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bukovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bukovina - Cities And Towns
Bukovina - Northern Bukovina. Berehomet (Romanian: Berhomet) Chernivtsi (Romanian: Cernăuţi) Hertsa (Romanian: Herţa) Hlyboka (Roma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bukovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bukovina - Current Population
A compact Romanian minority inhabits the southern part of Chernivtsi region, in Hertsa, Novoselitza (Noua Suliţă), Hlyboka (Adâncata),...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1918: Encyclopedia Ii - 1918 - Births
1918 - January-February. January 10 - Arthur Chung, President of Guyana January 15 - Gamal Abdal Nasser, President of Egypt (d. 1970) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Central Europe: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Central Europe - Constitutional Experiments
In 1859, following Austrian military defeat in Italy, the Empire entered a period of constitutional experiments. In 1860, the Vienna Gove...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Central Europe: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Central Europe - The Great Economic Emigration
Beginning in the 1880s, a mass emigration of the Galician peasantry occurred. The emigration started as a seasonal one to Germany (newly ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ruthenia: Encyclopedia Ii - Ruthenia - Modern Age
Ruthenia - Belarusians. The Belarusians often called themselves "Litvins" because they lived in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Spain - Geography
Since 1833, Galicia has been divided in four administrative provinces: A Coruña, Ourense, Pontevedra, and Lugo. The main cities are Vi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Spain: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Spain - Language
The spoken languages are Galician (Galician: Galego or Gallego), the local national language derived from Latin, Leonese in some parts of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Galicia Central Europe: Encyclopedia Ii - Galicia Central Europe - Economy
Despite being one of the most populous regions in Europe, Galicia was also one of the least developed economically. The first detailed de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bukovina: Encyclopedia Ii - Bukovina - Name
The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation to the Austrian Habsburg possessions, later known as the Au...   » Read the article