Galicia ( Halychyna; ; ; ; ; ; , Galitsiya/Galichina; Rusyn: Галичина, Halychyna; ; , Galytsye) is a historical and geographic region in Eastern Europe, once a small kingdom, that straddles the modern-day border between Poland and Ukraine. The area, which is named after the mediaeval city of Halych, was first mentioned in Hungarian historical chronicles in the year 1206 as Galiciæ.