There are two well-known places called Galicia:

• Galicia (Spain), a geographical region and one of the autonomous communities in Spain
• Galicia (Central Europe), a historical region in Central Europe, currently divided between Poland and Ukraine

Historical uses

Iberian Peninsula

Historical entities named Galicia in the Iberian Peninsula:

• Gallaecia, a Roman province in the Iberian peninsula
• Kingdom of Galicia, a medieval kingdom roughly corresponding to the Roman province of Gallaecia
• Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal, a medieval kingdom also corresponding roughly to the Roman province of Gallaecia

Central Europe

Historical entities named Galicia in Central Europe:

• Galicia-Volhynia, a kingdom during the 13th and 14th century
• Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, a kingdom from 1772 to 1918 dependent to the Habsburg Monarchy and the Austrian Empire
• New Galicia, a territory of the Habsburg Monarchy and later part of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
• District Galicia, a district of the General Government during the World War II occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany

Americas

Historical entities named Galicia in the Americas:

• Nueva Galicia, a region of New Spain, currently in Mexico

Other uses

• Galícia Esporte Clube, a Brazilian football club
• Deportivo Galicia, a Venezuelan football club
• Galicia Division, a Ukrainian military formation in the German armed forces during World War II

See also

• Galich
• Galatia, Turkey
• Galaţi County, Romania

Galicia (occasionally Galiza) is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. Galicia (Галичина ( Halychyna) Galicja is a historical region in East Central Europe, currently divided between Poland and Ukraine, Gallaecia or Callaecia was the name of a Roman province that comprised The Kingdom of Galicia (410-1833 was a kingdom of the Iberian Peninsula for two distinct periods The Kingdom of Galicia and Portugal was formed in 1065 after the County of Portugal declared Independence following The Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia ( Ruthenian: sla Галицко-Волинскоє Королѣвство Regnum Galiciæ et Lodomeriæ or Galicia-Vladimir, was The Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria official (Königreich Galizien und Lodomerien mit dem Großherzogtum Krakau und den Herzogtümern Auschwitz und Zator official New Galicia or Western Galicia (Nowa Galicja or Galicja Zachodnia, Neu-Galizien or West-Galizien) was an administrative region of the Habsburg District Galicia (Distrikt Galizien Dystrykt Galicja was an administrative unit of the General Government from 1941 to 1944 El Nuevo Reino de Galicia ( The New Kingdom of Galicia) or Nueva Galicia was a region of New Spain. Galícia Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football club from Salvador, capital of the state of Bahia, in Brazil 's northeast region Deportivo Galicia (currently Galicia de Aragua) is a traditional football club from Venezuela. Ancient Galatia was an area in the highlands of central Anatolia in modern Turkey. Galaţi (ga'laʦʲ is a county ( Judeţ) of Romania, in Moldavia region with the capital city at Galaţi.

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