Pokuttia
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thumb|Map of Pokuttia in 1648 Pokuttia, also known as Pokuttya or Pokutia, (, ; ; ) is a historical area of East-Central Europe, situated between the Dniester and Cheremosh rivers and the Carpathian Mountains, in the southwestern part of modern Ukraine. Although the historic heart of the area was Kolomyia, the name Pokuttia (literally 'around the corner') is derived from the town of Kuty, which literally means 'angles' or 'corners'. The region is now inhabited mainly by Ukrainians.
Key facts
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- Historical region of Central Europe
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- Pokuttia on the map of Ukraine
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- Country
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- Largest city
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- Kolomyia
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- +2
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thumb|Map of Pokuttia in 1648 Pokuttia, also known as Pokuttya or Pokutia, (, ; ; ) is a historical area of East-Central Europe, situated between the Dniester and Cheremosh rivers and the Carpathian Mountains, in the southwestern part of modern Ukraine. Although the historic heart of the area was Kolomyia, the name Pokuttia (literally 'around the corner') is derived from the town of Kuty, which literally means 'angles' or 'corners'. The region is now inhabited mainly by Ukrainians.
==History== Pokuttia had been a part of the Kievan Rus' and one of its successor states, Halych-Volhynia during the early medieval period. Casimir III the Great moved to incorporate the region into the Kingdom of Poland after the death of Yuri II Boleslav, the last King of Ruthenia, in 1340, claiming dynastic rights.
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