Kalush (Ukrainian: Калуш, IPA: [ˈkɑlʊʃ] ⓘ) is a city set in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province) of western Ukraine.

[5] At that time, together with all Red Ruthenia, the village belonged to the Kingdom of Poland and was known under its Polish name, Kałusz.

The contemporary city coat of arms is derived from the Leliwa coat of arms of the Sieniawski family and is dedicated to the victory in the Battle of Vienna, while the upper portion of the shield contains three white salt furnaces.

In 1672, forces of Hetman Jan Sobieski clashed with Tatars of Selim I Giray, and three years later, Andrzej Potocki fought here with Turks.

In 1912–13 prior to World War I near the city of Kalush an oil rig was built.

For a long time the gas was not utilized, but later was used for heating a potassium quarry and boilers in Boryslav and Drohobych.

Kalush residents presented a bust of Taras Shevchenko to Simferopol and erected the first monument to Kobzar on Crimean soil on August 21, 1997.

[9] A monument to Shevchenko was also presented to the city of Novohrodivka, Donetsk region, in honor of the 10th anniversary of Ukraine's independence.

[11][12] Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:[14] Note: Percentage indicates correlation to the total number of seats in the city council which is 50.

[18] In the city, there is a mount Vysochanka named after a colonel of the Lysyanka Regiment during the Cossack Hetmanate and a leader of the local uprising in 1648 Semen Vysochan.