Uzhok Pass

Uzhok Pass
Ужоцький перевал
Uzhok Pass is located in Zakarpattia Oblast
Uzhok Pass
Location of Uzhok Pass in Ukraine
Elevation889 m (2,917 ft)
Traversed byRail in tunnel (and road)
LocationUkraine, on the border of Stryi Raion and Velykyi Bereznyi Raion
RangeCarpathians
Coordinates49°00′10″N 22°53′15″E / 49.00278°N 22.88750°E / 49.00278; 22.88750
Photo of a postcard that portrays Uzhok pass in Carpathians

Uzhok Pass (Ukrainian: Ужоцький перевал, Hungarian: Uzsoki-hágó) is a mountain pass in the north-eastern Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine through the Vodorazdel'nyy backbone. It located on a ridge at 889 metres (2,917 ft) high.

It is located on the border of Stryi Raion (Lviv Oblast) and Velykyi Bereznyi Raion (Zakarpattia Oblast), on the watershed of San River and Uzh River. The pass is also close to the Poland-Ukraine border.

In World War I, the pass was the scene of fierce fighting between the advancing Russian Army and the defending Austro-Hungarian forces in the winter of 1914–1915.

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References

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  • Географическая энциклопедия Украины, УСЭ, 1989—1993 гг. ( in Russian . Ukrainian Geografical Encyclopedia, the part of Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia, 1989–1993 years)
  • Географічна енциклопедія України: в 3-х томах / Редколегія: О. М. Маринич (відпов. ред.) та ін. — К.: «Українська радянська енциклопедія» імені М. П. Бажана, 1989.(in Ukrainian. Geografical Encyclopedia, the part of Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia, 1989–1993 years)
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