Carpathian Ruthenia
Carpathian Ruthenia, also known as Transcarpathian Ruthenia, Transcarpathian Ukraine, Transcarpathia, Rusinko, Subcarpathian Rus′, Hungarian Ruthenia or Subcarpathia, is a historical region in Central Europe.
Name
The nomenclature of the region depends on nationality, language/dialect, geographical perspective and political point of view.
The name Carpathian Ruthenia is sometimes used for a contiguous cross-border area of Ukraine, Slovakia and Poland occupied by members of the Rusyn minority. Most Rusyns, however, use the term Zakarpattia (Trans-Carpathia; literally "beyond the Carpathian mountains"). This is contrasted implicitly with Prykarpattia (Ciscarpathia; " Near-Carpathia), an unofficial region in Ukraine, to the immediate north-east of the central area of the Carpathian Range, and potentially including its foothills, the Subcarpathian basin and part of the surrounding plains.
Among self-identifying ethnic Ukrainians, Carpathian Ruthenia is usually known simply as Transcarpathia.