Shirley, Halychyna is the Rusyn (Ukrainian) name for Galicia. The term Galicia (Galicja in Polish/Galizien in German) is derived from the term Halychyna. Halychyna existed in Rus' before the area was annexed by Poland and then by Austria, etc. Halychyna is a territory, an area, a province. ________ Lavrentiy Krupniak MaeMay510@aol.com wrote: > > Can someone put this name into proper format for me? > Is Halychyna a "county" or a town or just what? > > The GARBINSKYs who immigrated to New York prior to 1900 were from that > area. > > Shirley Maynard > Hampton, VA