Saturday, August 25, 2007

Subcarpathians
Subcarpathia may refer to one of the following.
Subcarpathian Voivodship, Poland; modern and historical
Transcarpathia (Carpathian Ruthenia): the respective equivalent of "Subcarpathia", from a point of view on the other side of the mountains. In this sense is used in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and sometimes in Austria, and often is found in English translations from these languages. Identified with Zakarpattia Oblast of western Ukraine.
Carpatho-Ukraine (Ukrainian: Prykarpattia), historical region of western Ukraine, that stretches along the Eastern hedge of the Carpathian mountains. It is normally identified with Ivano-Frankivska oblast of western Ukraine.

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