Krylos

Krylos Крилос
Village
Dormition Church in Krylos Dormition Church in Krylos
Coordinates:
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Raion	Ivano-Frankivsk Raion
Hromada	Halych urban hromada
Population  (2001)
• Total	1,697

Krylos is a village of Ivano-Frankivsk Raion in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is located 5 kilometres (3 miles) south of modern Halych and is part of the Ancient Halych National Reserve. The village covers an area of 19.18 square kilometres (7.41 square miles). The village council consists of 16 people. Krylos belongs to Halych urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.

History

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Reconstructed fortifications of medieval Halych

Main article: Halych

Krylos is located on the site of the Princely city center of Halych, which was founded in 898 AD. The territory of Krylos extended as far as the Limnytsia River to the west and Dniester River to the north. Immediately to the west of the Krylos settlement flows the Lukva River, which in ancient times was wider and deeper than it is today. The Lukva River served as a natural obstruction to invaders. On the east side of the Halych citadel flowed a small creek that with its valley provided an additional defensive barrier. On top of the hill where the local Dormition Cathedral (Ukrainian: Галицький Успенський собор) displayed its stature to the surrounding landscapes, a series of tall defensive earth ramparts were built that served as the defense barriers in the past. It was a politically administrative and large religious center of White Croats.

Until 18 July 2020, Krylos belonged to Halych Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast to six. The area of Halych Raion was merged into Ivano-Frankivsk Raion.

Points of interest

The majority of the archeological, architectural, and historical remnants of the former capital can be found here, which together with the Halych Historical Center and a number of other local historic locations make up the national reserve "Ancient Halych".

Krylos is now a village with remains and the partially reconstructed Dormition Church, considered to be from medieval times. Next to this church Prince Yaroslav Osmomysl was buried. A chapel has been constructed on the site of the original Dormition Cathedral.

• Site of the medieval Halych from above
  Site of the medieval Halych from above
• Halychyna Grave
  Halychyna Grave
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  Museum of medieval Halych
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  St. Basil's Chapel
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  Foundations of the medieval St. Elijah Church
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  Boyko khata in the open-air museum of ethnography
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  Pokuttian building in the museum
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  Hutsul hrazhda in the museum

External links

• Krylos in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vol. 2 (1988)
• Page with some pictures of Krylos Archived 2020-08-05 at the Wayback Machine
• Website of the National Preserve Ancient Halych (in Ukrainian)
• "Kryłoś". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 4. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1883. p. 747.