Zakarpattia Oblast
Also known as Transcarpathia oblast, Zakarpatska oblast
oblast (region) of Ukraine
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Zakarpattia Oblast is a region in western Ukraine that sits between the Carpathian Mountains and the borders of several neighboring countries. It matters as a strategically located area connecting Ukraine to Central Europe and as a historically diverse region with its own distinct culture and economy.
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- carpathia.gov.ua
- Image
- Zakarpatska-Oblast.JPG
- Dialing code
- 31
- Licence plate code
- KO
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- P6482
- Zakarpattia Oblast
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Zakarpattia Oblast (Ukrainian: Закарпатська область, romanized: Zakarpats'ka Oblast'), also referred to as simply Zakarpattia (Ukrainian: Закарпаття; Hungarian: Kárpátalja), Subcarpathia, or Transcarpathia in English, is an oblast located in the Carpathian Mountains in western Ukraine, mostly coterminous with the historical region of Carpathian Ruthenia. Its administrative centre is the city of Uzhhorod. Other major cities within the oblast include Mukachevo, Khust, Berehove, and Chop, the last of which is home to railroad transport infrastructure.
Zakarpattia Oblast was established on 22 January 1946, following Czechoslovakia's abandonment of its claim to the territory of Subcarpathian Ruthenia (Czech and also Slovak: Podkarpatská Rus) under a treaty between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union. The territory of Subcarpathian Ruthenia was then taken over by the USSR and became part of the Ukrainian SSR.