Kalush Ukraine city

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Kalush Ukraine city overview

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Kalush city flag

Kalush (also spelled Kalish) is a city located in Ivano-Frankovsk oblast of Ukraine in the foothills of Carpathian Mountains. Main industries of Kalush city are clothing manufacture, food processing, woodcarving.

Kalush Ukraine city population - 68,000 (2008).
Kalush Ukraine city land area - 65 sq. km.
Kalush Ukraine city phone code - +380-3472.
Kalush Ukraine city postal codes - 77300-77309.

Kalush city streets views

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Kalush Ukraine city history

The first mentioning of Kalush settlement was in 1437. That time it was called Halychyna. The town was part of Polish-Lithuanian state, Austria-Hungary Empire and Poland. In 1940, after capturing eastern part of Poland (Kalush town also) Soviets forcefully moved Polish people from the town to Siberia. Kalush city had large Jewish community from the 16th century until 1941 when Germans almost eliminated it.