Halych Land (ziemia)

Halych land (Polish: ziemia halicka, Ukrainian: Галицька земля) was an historical administrative region (Polish: ziemia) of the Kingdom of Poland which existed from 1349 during the reign of king Casimir III the Great.

Its legal system was based on Magdeburg rights, civil law from the 15th century was based on the Statutes of Casimir the Great and the judicial province was Lesser Poland.

Its capital city was the urban centre of Halych (Polish: Halicz).

The local parliament assembly (Polish: sejmik) were first held in Sudova Vyshnia (Polish: Sądowa Wisznia) and from 1564 it was located in Halych.

There was also subordinate district royal administrative officials starostas (starostwo niegrodowe) located at: Districts According to the royal inspection carried out in 1677, there were 38 towns and 565 villages in the region of Halych land.

Crowned jackdaw coat-of-arms of the historical region of Halych land
Flag of Halych land at the Battle of Grunwald 1410