Roztocze

For the village in north-western Poland, see Roztocze, West Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Roztocze (Ukrainian: Розточчя, Roztochia) is a range of hills in east-central Poland and western Ukraine which rises from the Lublin Upland and extends southeastward through Solska Wilderness and 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 and in 2011 it has become a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The Polish portion of the range makes up the Roztocze National Park.

Panoramic view of Roztocze range around Józefów

Inhabitation

Main cities and towns of the Roztocze range include: Biłgoraj, Hrubieszów, Janów Lubelski, Józefów, Krasnobród, Kraśnik, Lubaczów, Narol, Nemyriv, Szczebrzeszyn, Tomaszów Lubelski, Yavoriv, Zamość, Zhovkva, and Zwierzyniec.

Points of interest in Roztocze region

City Hall in Zamość, Poland
Polish ponies in the Roztocze National Park, Poland
A pond with a church on an island, Zwierzyniec.
Echo artificial lake in Zwierzyniec, Poland
The Zwierzyniec Brewery building in Zwierzyniec, Poland
Head office of the Roztocze National Park Management in Zwierzyniec, Poland
An Orthodox Catholic Church in Tomaszów Lubelski, Poland, now a Catholic church.
Catholic church in Łosiniec, Poland
Kościuszko square in Szczebrzeszyn, Poland.
View of Zhovkva, Ukraine

References

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