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Roztocze (Roztochia) is a range of hills in east-central 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 western 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....
 which rises from the Lublin Upland
Lublin Upland

Lublin Upland is a geographical region in eastern Poland, located between the rivers Vistula and Western Bug, in the vicinity of Lublin.Its area is about 7,200 km? and its highest elevation 314 m above sea level....
 and extends southeastward through Solska Wilderness
Solska Wilderness

File:Szum-river-dam-Solska-Poland.jpgSolska Wilderness is a large forest complex in southern part of the Lublin Voivodeship, about 100 km south of Lublin, Poland....
 and across the border into Ukrainian Podolia
Podolia

The region of Podolia is a historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, corresponding to Khmelnytskyi Oblast and Vinnytsia Oblast....
. Low and rolling, the range is approximately 180 km long and 14 km wide. Its highest peak within Poland is Wielki Dzial at 390 meters, while in Ukraine it is Vysokyi Zamok (Lviv High Castle)
Lviv High Castle

The Lviv High Castle or Lviv Castle Hill is a History of Lviv located on one of the hills of the Western Ukraine city of Lviv. It is currently the highest point in the city, 413 metres above sea level....
 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
Lviv

Lviv is a major city in western Ukraine.It is regarded as one of the main Ukrainian culture. In 2001, it had 725,000 inhabitants, of whom 88 per cent were Ukrainians, 9 per cent Russians and 1 per cent Poles....
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Roztocze (Roztochia) is a range of hills in east-central 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 western 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....
 which rises from the Lublin Upland
Lublin Upland

Lublin Upland is a geographical region in eastern Poland, located between the rivers Vistula and Western Bug, in the vicinity of Lublin.Its area is about 7,200 km? and its highest elevation 314 m above sea level....
 and extends southeastward through Solska Wilderness
Solska Wilderness

File:Szum-river-dam-Solska-Poland.jpgSolska Wilderness is a large forest complex in southern part of the Lublin Voivodeship, about 100 km south of Lublin, Poland....
 and across the border into Ukrainian Podolia
Podolia

The region of Podolia is a historical region in the west-central and south-west portions of present-day Ukraine, corresponding to Khmelnytskyi Oblast and Vinnytsia Oblast....
. Low and rolling, the range is approximately 180 km long and 14 km wide. Its highest peak within Poland is Wielki Dzial at 390 meters, while in Ukraine it is Vysokyi Zamok (Lviv High Castle)
Lviv High Castle

The Lviv High Castle or Lviv Castle Hill is a History of Lviv located on one of the hills of the Western Ukraine city of Lviv. It is currently the highest point in the city, 413 metres above sea level....
 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
Lviv

Lviv is a major city in western Ukraine.It is regarded as one of the main Ukrainian culture. In 2001, it had 725,000 inhabitants, of whom 88 per cent were Ukrainians, 9 per cent Russians and 1 per cent Poles....
. The Polish
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....
 portion of the range makes up the Roztocze National Park
Roztocze National Park

Roztocze National Park is a List of National Parks of Poland located in eastern Poland, in Lublin Voivodeship. It protects the most valuable natural areas of the middle part of the Roztocze range....
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Inhabitation

Main cities and towns of the Roztocze range include: Bilgoraj
Bilgoraj

Bilgoraj is a town in south-eastern Poland with 27,000 inhabitants . Since 1999 it has been situated in Lublin Voivodeship; it was previously in Zamosc Voivodeship ....
, Hrubieszów
Hrubieszów

Hrubiesz?w [] is a town in southeastern Poland, with a population of 18,661 . It is the capital of Hrubiesz?w County.Since 1999 Hrubiesz?w has been part of Lublin Voivodeship ....
, Janów Lubelski
Janów Lubelski

Jan?w Lubelski [] is a town in eastern Poland. It has 11,882 inhabitants .Situated in the Lublin Voivodship . It is the capital of Jan?w Lubelski County....
, Józefów
Józefów, Bilgoraj County

J?zef?w [] is a town in Bilgoraj County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,436 inhabitants ....
, Krasnobród
Krasnobród

Krasnobr?d [] is a small town in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It is located at around , near the Roztocze National Park and Krasnobr?d Landscape Park. Wieprz River flows through the town....
, Krasnik
Krasnik

Krasnik [] is a town in eastern Poland with 37,989 inhabitants , situated in the Lublin Voivodeship. It is the seat of Krasnik County....
, Lubaczów
Lubaczów

Lubacz?w [] is a town in southeastern Poland, close to the border with Ukraine, with 12,405 inhabitants .Situated in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship ....
, Narol
Narol

Narol [] is a town in Poland, in Podkarpacie Voivodeship, in Lubacz?w County. It has a population of 2,109 inhabitants ....
, Nemyriv
Nemyriv (Lviv Oblast)

Niemir?w is a village and a health resort 21 kilometres from Rava-Ruska in Lviv Oblast of Ukraine. Before Invasion of Poland , until September 17 1939, it was in Lw?w Voivodeship ....
, Szczebrzeszyn
Szczebrzeszyn

Szczebrzeszyn [] is a city in southeastern Poland in Lublin Voivodeship, in Zamosc County, about 20 km west of Zamosc. From 1975?1999, it was part of the Zamosc Voivodeship administrative district....
, Tomaszów Lubelski
Tomaszów Lubelski

Tomasz?w Lubelski [] is a town in south-eastern Poland with 20,261 inhabitants . Situated in the Lublin Voivodeship , previously in Zamosc Voivodeship ....
, Yavoriv
Yavoriv

Yavoriv is a city located in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine. It is the Capital city of the Yavorivsky Raion , and rests approximately 50 km west of the oblast capital, Lviv....
, Zamosc
Zamosc

Zamosc [] is a town in southeastern Poland with 66,633 inhabitants , situated in the Lublin Voivodeship . About 20 kilometres from the town is the Roztocze National Park....
, Zhovkva
Zhovkva

Zhovkva is a city in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine, north of Lviv. It is the Capital city of the Zhovkivskyi Raion . The current estimated population is 13,500....
, and Zwierzyniec
Zwierzyniec

Zwierzyniec [] is a town on the Wieprz river in the Zamosc County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland. It has 3,324 inhabitants .Zwierzyniec is the northernmost town of the Roztocze National Park....
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Points of interest in Roztocze region