Zakarpattia Oblast - Name

Name

The oblast is also referred to as the Transcarpathian Oblast, Transcarpathia, Zakarpattya, or historically as Subcarpathian Rus. In other languages the oblast is named:

  • Rusyn: Подкарпатьска област, translit. Podkarpat’ska oblast.
  • Hungarian: Kárpátontúli terület, Kárpátalja
  • Slovak: Podkarpatská Rus
  • Romanian: Regiunea Subcarpația
  • Russian: Закарпатская область

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