Galicia

pop (2000e) 2 745 000; area 29 434 km²/11 361 sq mi. Autonomous region of Spain in the NW corner of the Iberian peninsula extending S to the Portuguese border; crossed by several rivers, reaching the sea in deep fjord-like inlets; a mediaeval kingdom within Castile, 11th-c; ports include Corunna and Vigo; maize, wine, fishing, wolfram, tin; a distinctive cultural and linguistic region; there is a separatist political movement.

Places

There are two well-known places called Galicia:

Galicia, one of Spain's autonomous communities. Galicia (Central Europe), an historical region which is currently divided between Poland and Ukraine.

Other places called or related to Galicia are:

Gallaecia, a Roman province in the Iberian peninsula corresponding to the combination of the modern Galicia (Spain) and northern Portugal. Kingdom of Galicia, a medieval kingdom roughly corresponding to the Roman province of Gallaecia. Galicia Division, a Ukrainian military formation in the German armed forces during World War II.