Jasina, Zakarpattya, Ukraine

( video 1999, Zakarpattya, Jasina, Ukraine). The Zakarpattya Oblast is a beautiful part of Ukraine and has a unique geographical location along the southwestern side of the Carpathian Mountains and Dunabe lowlands. The geographical position of the region also makes it a convenient junction between countries situated all over Europe. Zakarpattya is the youngest oblast in Ukraine and was only given freedom in October 1944. The oblast is bordered by Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania.

The 12,8 thousand square kilometers of the Zakarpattya Oblast has been called a variety of names over the decades. Uhorska Russia, Karpatska Ukraine, Karpatska Russia and Zakarpatska Ukraine, are just some of the names. It was in 1946, when the region became part of the USSR, that the name "Zakarpatska oblast" was given to the area. There are over 1.2 million people that are of various nationalities living in the oblast. The majority of the population is Ukrainian, but there are also Romanians, Russians, Slovaks, Hungarians and others which make up a total of 30 nationalities that live here.

The Zakarpattya region is separated into thirteen districts with ten cities, twenty villages situated in urban areas and 579 villages. Chop, Mukacheve, Irshava, Tiachiv and Vynohradiv are some of Zakarpattya's biggest towns. Uzhgorod is the administrative center for the region. The landscape of the region is made up mainly of mountain and pre-mountain zones, which provide picturesque views all round. The climate is moderately continental and it has an annual rainfall of about 700 to 1000 mm.

The Zakarpattya Oblast has numerous brooks, rivers and natural lakes, which provide the region with an excellent source of energy in the form of hydro-energy. Tisa, Tereblya and Borshaya are some of the largest rivers in the oblast. The region also has a rich source of forestland made up of conifers and deciduous trees. These forested areas provide wood for woodworking and resin industries, as well as for the light industry and mechanical engineering industries. The Agricultural sector also contributes to the economy of Zakarpattya, providing wheat, maize, vegetables and potatoes for export.

Zakarpattya is a truly unique oblast in more then one way. It is located in a beautiful part of the country with mountains and beautiful water features all around. Many well-known scientists, specialists, artists and writers have also come from Zakarpattya oblast. The region of Zakarpattya is well worth a visit with much to offer visitors in so many spheres

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• Jasina

[vladamikulec]

Thank you for your commentary ("great video"). Only there is a little mistake at your commentary - Jasina was in the years 1918 - 1939 part of Czechoslovakia. Very nice village till now !

[williamus26]

eee name was Podkarpatska Rus` but not Russia. Rus` and Russia

this is not one word!

[Parazitick]

Рідне Село!!!

[leostomicek]

@williamus26 Rus' is Slavic, Russia is a Greek borrowing, but it stands for the same...

[punkCDsampler]

My grandfather and his family lived in this town until the Holocaust displaced them.

[czechguy78]

@mihira1981 but many older people can understand it. It used to be part of Czechoslovakia as Podkarpatska Rus (1918-1938), after the war it became the part Ukraine as Zakarpatska Ukrajina. This music is, in fact, from a movie called Nikola Sohaj, a character from this beautiful country :)

[mihira1981]

Why the backround music is in Czech? It is neither a language of Zakarpattya nor of Jasina.

[rizsaaa93]

Mindig is a magyaroké volt... és lesz is!

[ethnicgrl]

actually this town was part of Poland up until the end of the second world war. Then it became part of the ukraine. At one point, before Russia withdrew from WWI, the town of Jasina declared its independence as the Republic of Jasina. The republic lasted about nine months and two short wars before once again becoming part of Poland.

Great video. Nice to see how people live in this village. My relatives came from here originally. Cheers, James Jasina, Dayton Ohio USA

[paulito1957]

@xmatt1122x

No, Jasinja is on the southern side of the Carpathian mountains, so in the past it was in Hungary.

[MrStratim]

На хуя нам антенны здесь люди цивилизованные кабельным пользуются.

[videospektr]

это по нашему!