The Beskids (Polish: Beskidy, Czech: Beskydy, Slovak: Beskydy, Rusyn: Бескиды, Ukrainian: Бескиди) is a traditional name for a series of mountain ranges in the northeastern Czech Republic, northwestern Slovakia, southern Poland and in Western Ukraine. Silesian Beskids ( Polish:, Czech:, Schlesischen Beskiden is one of the Beskids Mountain ranges in Outer Western Carpathians Barania Góra is a mountain in southern Poland. With 1220 metres it is the second highest mountain of Silesian Beskids and the highest one in the Polish part Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" Ukrainian (in Ukrainian украї́нська мо́ва ukrayins'ka mova,) is a language of the East Slavic subgroup of the Slavic languages. A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
The Beskids are approximately 600 km in length and 50-70 km in width. They begin in Moravia at the Moravian Gate, continue to the north of the Tatra Mountains and end in Ukraine. Moravia (Morava; Morawy Moravie Moravia is a historical region in central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, one of the former Czech lands. The Moravian Gate (Moravská brána Brama Morawska Mährische Pforte is a Geomorphological feature in Moravia, Czech Republic. Panorama tatierjpg|thumb|right|300px|Panorama of Tatras]]The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra ( Tatry in both Polish and Slovak) Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. The eastern border of the Beskids is disputed: according to older sources it is the sources of the Tisza River, according to newer sources the Beskids end at the Ushok Pass at the Polish-Ukrainian border. "Tisa" redirects here For other uses see Tisa (disambiguation and Tisza (disambiguation. The name of the highest mountain depends on the definition of the eastern border of the Beskids. The highest peak of the western part of the Beskids is the Babia Góra-Babia Hora located on the Polish-Slovak border.
A major part of the Beskids is part of the Outer Western Carpathians. Panorama tatierjpg|thumb|right|300px|Panorama of Tatras]]The Tatra Mountains, Tatras or Tatra ( Tatry in both Polish and Slovak) The Żywiec Beskids (Beskid Żywiecki is a Mountain range in the Outer Eastern Carpathians in southern Poland. Outer Carpathians is a part of Carpathian Mountains, comprising Outer Western Carpathians and Outer Eastern Carpathians, including the corresponding Outer The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians (Carpaţi Czech, Polish and Slovak: Karpaty; Ukrainian: Карпати The Lower Beskids (Slovak: Nízke Beskydy, Polish: Beskid Niski) and the Bieszczady situated to the east of them are part of the Eastern Carpathians. The Beskid Niski, Nízke Beskydy, Low Beskids or Lower Beskids is one of the Beskids Mountain ranges in the Outer Eastern The Slovak language ( slovenčina, slovenský jazyk, not to be confused with Slovenščina) sometimes referred to as "Slovakian" Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. See also Bieszczady County and Bieszczady National Park. Bieszczady, or Bieszczadzkie Mountains (lat This is a detailed overview of the subdivisions of the Carpathian Mountains.
The name of the mountains probably comes from a Thracian or Illyrian origin. The Thracian language was the Indo-European language spoken in ancient times by the Thracians in South-Eastern Europe The Illyrian languages are a group of Indo-European languages that were spoken in the western part of the Balkans in former times by groups identified as The Beskids are currently rich in forest and coal. A forest is an area with a high density of Trees There are many definitions of a forest based on various criteria In the past they were rich in iron ore, with important plants in Ostrava and Třinec - Třinec Iron and Steel Works. Iron ores are rocks and Minerals from which Metallic Iron can be economically extracted Ostrava ( pronounced, Ostrau Ostrawa is the third largest city in the Czech Republic, however it is the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague Třinec ( pronounced, Polish:, Trzynietz is a town in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Třinec Iron and Steel Works (TŽ (Třinecké železárny Huta trzyniecka is a producer of long rolled Steel products in Třinec, Moravian-Silesian Region
There are many tourist attractions, including historic wooden churches and the increasingly-popular skiing resorts. Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment
See also
External links
- (Polish) Beskidzki Serwis Internetowy
- (Czech) Beskydy
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