Uzhok Pass
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.
| Uzhok Pass | |
|---|---|
| Ужоцький перевал | |
  Location of Uzhok Pass in Ukraine | |
| Elevation | 889 m (2,917 ft) |
| Traversed by | Rail in tunnel (and road) |
| Location | Ukraine, on the border of Stryi Raion and Velykyi Bereznyi Raion |
| Range | Carpathians |
| Coordinates | 49°00′10″N 22°53′15″E |
Photo of a postcard that portrays Uzhok pass in Carpathians
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.
Gallery
Hungarian soldiers in a Fiat Balilla 508 at Uzhok pass in 1939
Hungarian-Soviet border at Uzhok pass, 1940
Highway H13
Monument to Austrian-Hungarian and Russian soldiers fallen during World War I
View of Uzhok pass from the Polish side
Railroad viaduct
Abandoned tunnel
References
- 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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