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Also known as Roztochia, Roztochya, Roztocze Hills

Roztocze or Roztochchia () is a range of hills in southeastern Poland and western Ukraine which rises from the Lublin Upland and extends southeastward through Solska Forest and across the Polish-Ukrainian border, reaching Lviv. Largely rural and sparsely populated, the elongated 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 meters. In Poland, Roztocze lies in the Lublin and Subcarpathian Voivodeships, while the section in Ukraine extends to the outskirts o

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Roztocze
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Jesień 1 - panoramio.jpg
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250
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Undulating hills in Polish Roztocze
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File:Roztocze map.png
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Detailed map of Roztocze in Poland and Ukraine
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Lublin and Subcarpathian Voivodeships of Poland, Lviv Oblast of Ukraine
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Zwierzyniec, Tomaszów Lubelski
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Approximately across Poland and Ukraine
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in Poland, in Ukraine
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UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves

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Elevation
400
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Jesień 2 - panoramio.jpg
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20
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Roztocze
native label
Розточчя
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Contents
  • Inhabitation
  • Geology and geography
  • Early Human History
  • Medieval and Modern History
  • 20th Century: Wars and Resettlements
  • Roztocze National Park
  • Points of interest in Roztocze region
  • References
  • External links

Roztocze or Roztochchia () is a range of hills in southeastern Poland and western Ukraine which rises from the Lublin Upland and extends southeastward through Solska Forest and across the Polish-Ukrainian border, reaching Lviv. Largely rural and sparsely populated, the elongated 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 meters. In Poland, Roztocze lies in the Lublin and Subcarpathian Voivodeships, while the section in Ukraine extends to the outskirts of Lviv. In 2011, UNESCO established the Roztochia Biosphere Reserve which in 2019 became a Transboundary Biosphere Reserve. The Polish part of the range constitutes the Roztocze National Park.

thumb|Location of Roztocze (orange) on a map of Poland ==Inhabitation== Main cities or towns of the Roztocze range and neighbouring regions include: Biłgoraj, Janów Lubelski, Józefów, Krasnobród, Kraśnik, Lubaczów, Narol, Nemyriv, Szczebrzeszyn, Tomaszów Lubelski, Yavoriv, Zamość, Zhovkva, and Zwierzyniec.

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