Zakarpatska
Zakarpatska (Transcarpathia) is in an oblast in Western Ukraine. Until WWI it used to belong to Hungary (under the Austro-Hungarian Empire) and between the wars to Czechoslovakia. It still retains a relatively multi-national flair having considerable ethnic minorities. The indigenous population to this region is the Rusyn, who do not consider themselves Ukrainians. A region of Western Ukraine closely associated with Ukrainian culture. The majority of ethnic people align themselves with the Ukrainian people and consider themselves a part of the overall Rusyn culture. [edit] Cities
[edit] Other destinationsThe Ukrainian Carpathians. [edit] Understand[edit] TalkThe official language is Ukrainian and it is also the most common one. Most inhabitants have a good command of Russian as a foreign language. Minority languages include Slovak, Hungarian and Romanian. Other foreign languages are German and English. [edit] Get in[edit] By planeUzhhorod has its own international airport. Other nearby airports are Ivano-Frankivsk, Kosice (Slovakia) and Debrecen (Hungary). [edit] By trainTrain connections are available from Ivano-Frankivsk, Kosice and Debrecen. [edit] Get around[edit][add listing] See[edit] Itineraries[edit][add listing] Do[edit][add listing] Eat[edit][add listing] Drink[edit] Stay safe[edit] Get outKosice, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Debrecen
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