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Galich, Russia
Галич
Galich is a town of 18,594 people in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, founded in 1159.
Why visit Galich
Townapedia lists 11 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 5 places to eat, 3 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Глобал Синема Галич and Галичский краеведческий музей.
Weather in Galich
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Galich
Galich (Russian: Га́лич) is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, located on the southern bank of Lake Galichskoye. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 12,856.
From the Wikipedia article Galich, Russia (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks11
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes5
History
It was first chronicled in 1234 as Grad Mersky (lit. the town of the Merya). It gradually developed into one of the greatest salt-mining centers of Eastern Europe, eclipsing the southern town of Halych, from which it takes its name. In the 13th century, Galich was ruled by a younger brother of Alexander Nevsky and remained in his line until 1363, when the Muscovites seized the principality and ousted the ruling family to Novgorod.
The 15th and 16th centuries are justly considered the golden age of Galich. At that time it controlled most of the Russian trade in salt and furs. Dmitry Shemyaka and other local princes pressed their claims to the Muscovite crown, and three of them actually took possession of the Kremlin in the course of the Great Feudal War.
The early medieval earthen ramparts were further fortified in the early 15th and 16th centuries and have since been known as Shemyaka Hills. The Poles burnt it to the ground in 1612, Peter the Great had a wooden kremlin demolished, and it further declined with the transfer of Russian foreign trade from Arkhangelsk to St. Petersburg.
From the History section of Galich, Russia on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay3
Churches and places of worship12
Успенский Паисиево-Галичский женский монастырь
Church · Orthodox · 2.4 km
Церковь Константина и Елены
Church · Orthodox · 0.6 km
10 Красноармейская улица, Галич
Церковь Космы и Дамиана
Church · Orthodox · 1.1 km
24 улица Гора Революции, Галич
Shopping14
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Галичский педагогический колледж Костромской области
School · 1.2 km
57А улица Гагарина
Healthcare7
Map of Galich
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Getting there and nearby towns
Kostroma Airport (KMW) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 101 km away.
- Antropovo 39 km east, about 39 min by car
- Chistyye Bory 41 km west, about 41 min by car
- Chukhloma 46 km northeast, about 46 min by car
- Buy 48 km west, about 48 min by car
- Susanino 51 km southwest, about 51 min by car
- Parfen’yevo 63 km east, about 1 h by car
- Ostrovskoye 64 km south, about 1 h by car
- Sudislavl’ 67 km southwest, about 1 h by car
- Soligalich 78 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Kadyy 83 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Square in Galich 2, Florstein, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (160), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (166), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (168), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich Lenin str.20 02.05.2025, KolotushkinRoman, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Galich Svobody19d8 011 3408, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (183), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (176), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (154), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (155), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (157), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (150), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (146), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (151), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (152), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Banner Galich 011 3202, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Galich RevolutsiiSquare 7d2 011 3287, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (142), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (153), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (159), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (148), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (140), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (156), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich TradeRows No2 011 3196, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (141), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich, Kostromskaya oblast', Russia - panoramio (158), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Galich TradeRows No1 011 3193, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Успенский собор Паисиево-Галичского монастыря, Δημήτριος, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Galich Paisievo-GalichskyMonastery 0850c, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Галич пожарная каланча 1910г, Михаил Маркович Смодор, Public domain
- Unnamed1 - panoramio (492), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Unnamed1 - panoramio (489), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Unnamed1 - panoramio (484), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
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- Unnamed1 - panoramio (487), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Unnamed1 - panoramio (485), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
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