Roztocze
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Roztocze (Ukrainian Розточчя) is a range of hills in east-central Poland and western Ukraine which rises from the Lublin Upland and extends southeastward across the border into Ukraine. 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 (High Castle) at 409 m. In Poland Roztocze lies in the Lublin and Podkarpackie voivodships, while the portion in Ukraine is in the Lviv Oblast.
A portion of the range makes up the Roztocze National Park.
In Ukraine Roztocze extends all the way to the outskirts of Lviv. Other cities and towns of the region include Kraśnik, Szczebrzeszyn, Zwierzyniec, Krasnobród, Józefów, Tomaszów Lubelski, Narol, Nemyriv, Zhovkva, Biłgoraj , Hrubieszów, Zamość, Lubaczów, Janów Lubelski, Yavoriv.
External links
- [Information about the region from www.roztocze.com]
- [Information service about Roztocze (in Polish)]
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