Kalush, Ukraine
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Kalush (Ukrainian: Калуш, Polish: Kalusz, Yiddish קאַלוש, translit. Kalush or Kalish) is a city set in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains, in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kalusky Raion (district). Incorporated in 1939, the city lies near the oblast capital, Ivano-Frankivsk, formerly part of Austria-Hungary and Poland.
The current estimated population is around 63,800 (as of 2004).
From the 16th Century, there has been a strong Jewish presence in the city, but in 1941, it was "ethnically cleansed" by the Nazis. [1]
It is a sister city to Grand Prairie, TX. [2]
- Population: 73,500 [3]
- Industries: food processing, clothing manufacture, chemicals, handicrafts, woodcarving, and concrete.
- Latitude/Longitude:
- Variant shtetl names: Kalish, Kalusz, Kalusz Nowy
Famous people
Twin cities
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| Subdivisions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, Ukraine |
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| Raions: |
Bohorodchansky Raion |
Bolekhiv City |
Dolynsky Raion |
Halytsky Raion |
Horodenkivsky Raion |
Ivano-Frankivsk City |
Kalush City |
Kalusky Raion |
Kolomyia City |
Kolomyisky Raion |
Kosivsky Raion |
Rohatynsky Raion |
Rozhniativsky Raion |
Sniatynsky Raion |
Tlumatsky Raion |
Tysmenytsky Raion |
Verkhovynsky Raion |
Yaremcha City
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| Cities: |
Bolekhiv |
Burshtyn |
Dolyna |
Halych |
Horodenka |
Ivano-Frankivsk |
Kalush |
Kolomyia |
Kosiv |
Nadvirna |
Rohatyn |
Sniatyn |
Tlumach |
Tysmenytsya |
Yaremcha
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| Towns: |
Bohorodchany |
Rozhniativ |
Verkhovyna
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| Villages: | Lisnyy Khlibychyn | Lypivka | ||
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