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The Beskids ( , Rusyn
Rusyn

Rusyn can refer to:* Rusyns* The Rusyn languageExcess long comment to prevent listing on...
: ???????, ) is a traditional name for a series of mountain range
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
s in the northeastern Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
, northwestern Slovakia
Slovakia

Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
, southern Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
 and in Western Ukraine
Western Ukraine

Western Ukraine may refer to:* Generally, the territories in the West of Ukraine* West Ukrainian National Republic...
.

The Beskids are approximately 600 km in length and 50-70 km in width. They begin in Moravia
Moravia

Moravia is a Historical regions of Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, one of the former Czech lands. It takes its name from the Morava River, Central Europe which rises in the northwest of the region....
 at the Moravian Gate
Moravian Gate

The Moravian Gate is a geomorphological feature in Moravia, Czech Republic. It is formed by the depression between the Western Carpathians and the Eastern Sudetes....
, continue to the north of the Tatra Mountains
Tatra Mountains

The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra , constitute a mountain range which forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland. They occupy an area of 750 km?, the major part of which lies in Slovakia....
 and end in Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
. The eastern border of the Beskids is disputed: according to older sources it is the sources of the Tisza River, according to newer sources the Beskids end at the Ushok Pass at the Polish-Ukrainian border.






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The Beskids ( , Rusyn
Rusyn

Rusyn can refer to:* Rusyns* The Rusyn languageExcess long comment to prevent listing on...
: ???????, ) is a traditional name for a series of mountain range
Mountain range

A mountain range is a chain of mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by mountain pass or valleys. Individual mountains within the same mountain range do not necessarily have the same geology, though they often do; they may be a mix of different orogeny, for example volcanoes, uplifted mountains or Fold mountains...
s in the northeastern Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
, northwestern Slovakia
Slovakia

Slovakia . It was amended in September 1998 to allow direct election of the president and again in February 2001 due to EU admission requirements....
, southern Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
 and in Western Ukraine
Western Ukraine

Western Ukraine may refer to:* Generally, the territories in the West of Ukraine* West Ukrainian National Republic...
.

The Beskids are approximately 600 km in length and 50-70 km in width. They begin in Moravia
Moravia

Moravia is a Historical regions of Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, one of the former Czech lands. It takes its name from the Morava River, Central Europe which rises in the northwest of the region....
 at the Moravian Gate
Moravian Gate

The Moravian Gate is a geomorphological feature in Moravia, Czech Republic. It is formed by the depression between the Western Carpathians and the Eastern Sudetes....
, continue to the north of the Tatra Mountains
Tatra Mountains

The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra , constitute a mountain range which forms a natural border between Slovakia and Poland. They occupy an area of 750 km?, the major part of which lies in Slovakia....
 and end in Ukraine
Ukraine

Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south....
. The eastern border of the Beskids is disputed: according to older sources it is the sources of the Tisza River, according to newer sources the Beskids end at the Ushok Pass at the Polish-Ukrainian border. The name of the highest mountain depends on the definition of the eastern border of the Beskids. The highest peak of the western part of the Beskids is the Babia Góra-Babia Hora
Babia Góra-Babia Hora

File:Babia G?ra a6.jpgBabia G?ra , or Babia hora , literally Old Wives' or Witches' Mountain, is a massif situated on the border between Poland and Slovakia in the Western Beskidy Mountains....
 located on the Polish-Slovak border.

A major part of the Beskids is part of the Outer
Outer Carpathians

Outer Carpathians is a part of Carpathian Mountains, comprising Outer Western Carpathians and Outer Eastern Carpathians, including the corresponding Outer Carpathian Depressions....
 Western Carpathians. The Lower Beskids () and the Bieszczady situated to the east of them are part of the Eastern Carpathians.

The name of the mountains probably comes from a Thracian
Thracian language

The Thracian language was the Indo-European language spoken in ancient times by the Thracians in South-Eastern Europe....
 or Illyrian
Illyrian languages

The Illyrian languages are a group of Indo-European languages that were spoken in the western part of the Balkans in former times by groups identified as Illyrians: Delmatae, Pannoni, Illyrians, Autariates, Taulanti ....
 origin. The Beskids are currently rich in forest
Forest

File:Stara planina suma.jpgA forest is an area with a high density of trees. There are many definitions of a forest, based on various criteria....
 and coal
Coal

Coal is a readily combustion black or brownish-black sedimentary rock. The harder forms, such as anthracite, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure....
. In the past they were rich in iron ore
Iron ore

Iron ores are Rock and minerals from which metallic iron can be economically extracted. The ores are usually rich in iron oxides and vary in colour from dark grey, bright yellow, deep purple, to rusty red....
, with important plants in Ostrava
Ostrava

Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic, however it is the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. It is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence....
 and Trinec
Trinec

Trinec is a town in Fr?dek-M?stek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Olza River, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia....
 - Trinec Iron and Steel Works
Trinec Iron and Steel Works

Trinec Iron and Steel Works is a producer of long rolled steel products in Trinec, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. T? produces over a third of all steel produced in the Czech Republic ....
.

There are many tourist attractions, including historic wooden churches and the increasingly-popular skiing
Skiing

Snow skiing is a group of sports using skis as primary equipment. Skis are used in conjunction with ski boots that connect to the ski with use of a ski bindings....
 resorts.

See also

  • Divisions of the Carpathians
    Divisions of the Carpathians

    This is a detailed overview of the subdivisions of the Carpathian Mountains. The Carpathians are a "subsystem" of the Alps-Himalaya System and are further divided into "Geologic province" and "subprovinces"....
  • Bieszczady Mountains
    Bieszczady Mountains

    Bieszczady, or Bieszczadzkie Mountains , is the Poland name of the western part of what the Polish call Eastern Beskids . It is a part of the Carpathian Mountains....


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