Prykarpattia

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Zakarpattia
(on south-western side)

Prykarpattia (Ukrainian: Прикарпаття) is a Ukrainian term for Ciscarpathia, a physical geographical region for the northeastern Carpathian foothills.[1]

Located at the outer foot of the

Zakarpattia regions, Prykarpattia is a component of the Carpathian Euroregion
.

History

Initially a part of

Kingdom of Poland
.

Following the Partitions of Poland of 1772, Prykarpattia fell under the Habsburg monarchy.

In the wake of the

Polish-Soviet War
was concluded, it remained in Poland.

After the

oblast of Ivano-Frankivsk
, roughly corresponding to the southern half of the oblast.

Geography

The region of

Boyky
, and others.

Places of interest

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Vortman, D. Prykarpattia (ПРИКАРПАТТЯ). Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine.