Title: City Kalush Status: The city of regional subjection, administrative center of Kalush district Location: Located on the river Sivka 34 km north-west of Ivano-Frankivsk Population: 67 400 thousand inhabitants Area: 64.53 sq. km. km. Waterways: River Sivka, river Limnytsia Rivers Founded: 1437 Background: In written sources, was first mentioned in the 15th century, received the Magdeburg rights in 1549 when the Polish crown hetman Senyavskaya. The flowering is associated with the development of salt production, brewing, then large-scale industry. Since 1772 the city was part of the Austro-Hungarianin the early 20th century.here a short time has been set ZUNR Ukrainian government. During the Second World War the city was occupied by fascist troops (1941-1944). Representatives of the Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists and Ukrainian Insurgent Army and Soviet partisans waged a continuous struggle against the occupiers.Residents are happy to meet democratic reforms in the 1990s. Sightseeing: St. Valentine Church, St. Michael the Archangel Church.