Roztocze

Roztocze

Roztocze ( _uk. Розточчя, "Roztochia") 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 Ukrainian Podolia. 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 and Podkarpackie voivodships, while the portion in Ukraine extends all the way to the outskirts of Lviv. The Polish portion of the range makes up the Roztocze National Park.

Main cities and towns of the region

Zhovkva

Gallery

External links

* [http://www.roztocze.com/roztocze/uk/o_regionie.html Information about the region from www.roztocze.com]
* [http://www.roztocze.net/ Information service about Roztocze (in Polish)]
* [http://www.roztocze.info/ Information service and photo gallery about Roztocze (in Polish)]
* [http://www.pbase.com/smok53/landscapes_roztocze_art_photography Roztocze landscapes - Fine Art Photography by Tomasz Dziubinski]
* [http://www.pbase.com/jolka/roztocze_landscape Roztocze landscapes - Photography by Jola Dziubinska]
* [http://www.pbase.com/smok53/architectural_art__roztocze Roztocze architecture - Fine Art Photography by Tomasz Dziubinski]
* [http://www.pbase.com/jolka/roztocze_places Roztocze places - Photography by Jola Dziubinska]
* [http://www.pbase.com/jolka/ukrainian_roztochia Ukrainian Roztochia - Photography by Jola Dziubinska]


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