Carpathian Ruthenia

Carpathian Ruthenia (Ukrainian ?????????? ????, Karpats'ka Rus' ) or Subcarpathia or Carpatho-Ukraine or Carpathian Ukraine is a name for a small part of Central Europe that was part of the Kingdom of Hungary (since 1526 under Habsburg rule). Known in Hungarian as Kárpátalja. It is located in western Ukraine and easternmost Slovakia, mostly in the Zakarpattia Oblast (Ukrainian ???????????? ???????, Zakarpats'ka oblast' ).

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Ukrainian - Central Europe - Kingdom of Hungary - Habsburg - Ukraine - Slovakia - Zakarpattia Oblast

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It is inhabited mainly by Ruthenian-speaking population (Ukrainians, Rusyns). Note that the places inhabited by Rusyns also span other adjacent regions of the Carpathian Mountains.

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Ukrainians - Rusyns - Places inhabited by Rusyns - Carpathian Mountains

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