Roztocze ( uk, Розточчя, ''Roztochia'') is a range of hills in east-central
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
and western
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
which rises from the
Lublin Upland
Lublin Upland () is a geographical region in southeastern Poland, located in Lublin Voivodeship, between the rivers Vistula and Bug, around the city of Lublin.
Its area is about 7,200 km² and its highest elevation 314 m above sea level. It ...
and extends southeastward through
Solska Forest
Solska Forest ( pl, Puszcza Solska) is a large forest complex in southern part of the Lublin Voivodeship, about 100 km south of Lublin, Poland. It occupies an area north of the San and south of the Roztocze Upland. The forest is mostly made ...
and across the border into Ukrainian
Podolia
Podolia or Podilia ( uk, Поділля, Podillia, ; russian: Подолье, Podolye; ro, Podolia; pl, Podole; german: Podolien; be, Падолле, Padollie; lt, Podolė), is a historic region in Eastern Europe, located in the west-central ...
. Low and rolling, the range is approximately 180 km long and 14 km wide. Its highest peak within Poland is Wielki Dział at 390 meters, while in Ukraine it is
Vysokyi Zamok (Lviv High Castle) at 409 m. In Poland Roztocze lies in the
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth-largest city in Poland and the second-largest city of historical Lesser Poland. It is the capital and the center of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 336,339 (December 2021). Lublin is the largest Polish city east of t ...
and
Podkarpackie
Subcarpathian Voivodeship or Subcarpathia Province (in pl, Województwo podkarpackie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in the southeastern corner of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów. Along with the Marshall, it is ...
voivodships, while the portion in Ukraine extends all the way to the outskirts of
Lviv
Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...
. In 2011
UNESCO
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established the
Roztochya Biosphere Reserve
The Roztochia Biosphere Reserve ( uk, Розточчя, ''Roztochia'' or ''Roztochya'') (established 2011) is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Ukraine. Roztochia has a total size of with its main economic activities including agriculture, stock-br ...
. The
Polish
Polish may refer to:
* Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe
* Polish language
* Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...
portion of the range makes up the
Roztocze National Park
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Roztocze National Park ( pl, Roztoczański Park Narodowy) is a national park in Lublin Voivodeship of southeastern Poland. It protects the most valuable natural areas of the middle part of the Roztocze range. Its current size is , of whic ...
.
Inhabitation
Main cities and towns of the Roztocze range include:
Biłgoraj
Biłgoraj ( yi, בילגאריי, ''Bilgoray'', ua, Білґорай) is a town in south-eastern Poland with 25,838 inhabitants as of December 2021. Since 1999 it has been situated in Lublin Voivodeship; it was previously located in Zamość V ...
,
Hrubieszów
Hrubieszów (; uk, Грубешів, Hrubeshiv; yi, הרוביעשאָוו, Hrubyeshov) is a town in southeastern Poland, with a population of around 18,212 (2016). It is the capital of Hrubieszów County within the Lublin Voivodeship.
Througho ...
,
Janów Lubelski
Janów Lubelski is a town in southeastern Poland. It has 11,938 inhabitants (2006). Situated in the Lublin Voivodship (since 1999), Janów Lubelski belongs to Lesser Poland, and is located in southeastern corner of this historic Polish province. ...
,
Józefów
Józefów () is a town in east-central Poland, located in Masovian Voivodeship, in Otwock County. It lies about southeast of Warsaw city centre and is a part of that city's metropolitan area. Located on a picturesque confluence of Vistula and ...
,
Krasnobród
Krasnobród (; uk, Краснобруд, Krasnobrud) is a small town in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It is located near the Roztocze National Park and Krasnobród Landscape Park. The Wieprz River flows through the town. Points of interest includ ...
,
Kraśnik
Kraśnik is a town in southeastern Poland with 35,602 inhabitants (2012), situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, historic Lesser Poland. It is the seat of Kraśnik County. The town of Kraśnik as it is known today was created in 1975, after the mer ...
,
Lubaczów
Lubaczów ( uk, Любачів ''Liubachiv'') is a town in southeastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine, with 12,567 inhabitants
Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (since 1999), it is the capital of Lubaczów County and is loca ...
,
Narol,
Nemyriv
Nemyriv ( uk, Немирів, russian: Немирoв, pl, Niemirów) is a historic town in Vinnytsia Oblast (Oblast, province) in Ukraine, located in the historical region of Podolia. It was the Capital city, administrative center of former Nemy ...
,
Szczebrzeszyn,
Tomaszów Lubelski
Tomaszów Lubelski is a town in south-eastern Poland with 19,365 inhabitants (2017). Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, near Roztocze National Park, it is the capital of Tomaszów Lubelski County.
History
The town was founded at the end of the ...
,
Yavoriv
Yavoriv ( uk, Яворів, ; pl, Jaworów; yi, יאַוואָראָוו , translit=Yavorov; german: Jaworiw) is a city in the Lviv region of western Ukraine which is around 15 kilometers from the Polish border. It is the administrative centre ...
,
Zamość
Zamość (; yi, זאמאשטש, Zamoshtsh; la, Zamoscia) is a historical city in southeastern Poland. It is situated in the southern part of Lublin Voivodeship, about from Lublin, from Warsaw. In 2021, the population of Zamość was 62,021.
...
,
Zhovkva
Zhovkva ( uk, Жовква ; pl, Żółkiew; yi, זאָלקוואַ, translit=Zolkva; russian: Жо́лква, 1951–1992: ''Nesterov'') is a city in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. Zhovkva hosts the administration of Z ...
, and
Zwierzyniec
Zwierzyniec (; uk, Звежинець, Zvezhynetsʹ) is a town on the Wieprz river in the Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It has 3,324 inhabitants (2004).
Zwierzyniec is the northernmost town of the Roztocze National Park. The par ...
.
Points of interest in Roztocze region
Вигляд_на_Розточчя_згори.jpg, Roztochia Biosphere Reserve
The Roztochia Biosphere Reserve ( uk, Розточчя, ''Roztochia'' or ''Roztochya'') (established 2011) is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Ukraine. Roztochia has a total size of with its main economic activities including agriculture, stock-br ...
Image:Zamość. Ratusz..jpg, City Hall in Zamość
Zamość (; yi, זאמאשטש, Zamoshtsh; la, Zamoscia) is a historical city in southeastern Poland. It is situated in the southern part of Lublin Voivodeship, about from Lublin, from Warsaw. In 2021, the population of Zamość was 62,021.
...
, Poland
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Image:Roztocze konik polski.jpg, Polish ponies in the Roztocze National Park
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Roztocze National Park ( pl, Roztoczański Park Narodowy) is a national park in Lublin Voivodeship of southeastern Poland. It protects the most valuable natural areas of the middle part of the Roztocze range. Its current size is , of whic ...
, Poland
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Image:Zwierzyniec Pond.jpg, A pond with a church on an island, Zwierzyniec
Zwierzyniec (; uk, Звежинець, Zvezhynetsʹ) is a town on the Wieprz river in the Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It has 3,324 inhabitants (2004).
Zwierzyniec is the northernmost town of the Roztocze National Park. The par ...
.
Image:103-Stawy Echo.jpg, Echo
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artificial lake in Zwierzyniec
Zwierzyniec (; uk, Звежинець, Zvezhynetsʹ) is a town on the Wieprz river in the Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It has 3,324 inhabitants (2004).
Zwierzyniec is the northernmost town of the Roztocze National Park. The par ...
, Poland
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Image:Zwierzyniec Brewery.jpg, The Zwierzyniec Brewery
Browary Lubelskie is a Polish brewery. Founded in 1844 in the abandoned ruins of a monastery, in 1846 it began brewing a Helles-style beer using bottom fermenting technology. A second brewery opened in 1914.
Both breweries were nationalized by ...
building in Zwierzyniec
Zwierzyniec (; uk, Звежинець, Zvezhynetsʹ) is a town on the Wieprz river in the Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It has 3,324 inhabitants (2004).
Zwierzyniec is the northernmost town of the Roztocze National Park. The par ...
, Poland
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Image:Zwierzyniec1.jpg, Head office of the Roztocze National Park
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Roztocze National Park ( pl, Roztoczański Park Narodowy) is a national park in Lublin Voivodeship of southeastern Poland. It protects the most valuable natural areas of the middle part of the Roztocze range. Its current size is , of whic ...
Management in Zwierzyniec
Zwierzyniec (; uk, Звежинець, Zvezhynetsʹ) is a town on the Wieprz river in the Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It has 3,324 inhabitants (2004).
Zwierzyniec is the northernmost town of the Roztocze National Park. The par ...
, Poland
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Image:040-Tomaszów Lubelski.jpg, An Eastern Orthodox
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Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or "canonical") ...
church in Tomaszów Lubelski
Tomaszów Lubelski is a town in south-eastern Poland with 19,365 inhabitants (2017). Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship, near Roztocze National Park, it is the capital of Tomaszów Lubelski County.
History
The town was founded at the end of the ...
, Poland
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, now a Catholic
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church.
Image:Łosiniec.jpg, Catholic
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church in Łosiniec, Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
Image:Szczebrzeszyn_pl_kościuszki.JPG, Kościuszko square in Szczebrzeszyn, Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...
.
Image:Zhovkva vlasenko.jpg, View of Zhovkva
Zhovkva ( uk, Жовква ; pl, Żółkiew; yi, זאָלקוואַ, translit=Zolkva; russian: Жо́лква, 1951–1992: ''Nesterov'') is a city in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast (region) of western Ukraine. Zhovkva hosts the administration of Z ...
, Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
References
Information about the region from www.roztocze.comInformation service about Roztocze (in Polish)Information service and photo gallery about Roztocze (in Polish)Roztocze landscapes - Fine Art Photography by Tomasz DziubinskiRoztocze landscapes - Photography by Jola DziubinskaRoztocze architecture - Fine Art Photography by Tomasz DziubinskiRoztocze places - Photography by Jola DziubinskaUkrainian RoztochiaUNESCO Biosphere in 2011
Plateaus of Ukraine
Hills of Poland
Landforms of Lublin Voivodeship
Landforms of Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Volhynian-Podolian Upland
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