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'''Pokuttya''' or '''Pokuttia''' ({{lang-ua|Покуття}}, ]: '''Pokucie''') is a historical area of ], between upper ] and ] rivers, in modern ]. Historically it was a culturally-distinct area inhabitated by ]s and ]s on the previously-unpopulated borderlands between the lands of ] and ]. Although the historical centre of the area was ], the name itself is derived from the name of the town of ] and literally means ''by Kuty'' ("Kut" by itself means "corner".) '''Pokuttya''' or '''Pokuttia''' ({{lang-ua|Покуття}}; ]: '''Pocuţia'''; ]: '''Pokucie''') is a historical area of ], between upper ] and ] rivers, in modern ]. Historically it was a culturally-distinct area inhabitated by ]s and ]s on the previously-unpopulated borderlands between the lands of ] and ]. Although the historical centre of the area was ], the name itself is derived from the name of the town of ] and literally means ''by Kuty'' ("Kut" by itself means "corner".)


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Pokuttya or Pokuttia (Template:Lang-ua; Romanian: Pocuţia; Polish: Pokucie) is a historical area of Central Europe, between upper Prut and Cheremosh rivers, in modern Ukraine. Historically it was a culturally-distinct area inhabitated by Moldavians and Ruthenians on the previously-unpopulated borderlands between the lands of Lviv and Halych. Although the historical centre of the area was Kolomyia, the name itself is derived from the name of the town of Kuty and literally means by Kuty ("Kut" by itself means "corner".)

History

Initially a part of Kievan Rus' and one of its succesor states, Halych-Volhynia, the area was annexed in 1349 by Casimir the Great of Poland. In early 16th century this Polish control of the region was disputed by Moldavia. In 1530 it was conquered by a hospodar of Moldavia, but the following year, after the Battle of Obertyn, it was recaptured by Poland's hetman Jan Tarnowski. Following the Partitions of Poland of 1772 it fell under the Austrian Empire.

In the wake of the World War I and the fall of Austria-Hungary, it became disputed between Poland and a short-lived Western Ukrainian National Republic. However, during the Polish-Ukrainian War it was seized without the fight by forces of Rumania and handed over to Polish authorities. After the Polish-Soviet War it remained in Poland.

In the effect of the invasion and partition of Poland between Nazi Germany and Soviet Union the area was attached to Soviet Ukraine. It remains a part of modern Ukraine incorporated into several western Ukrainian oblasts (provinces).

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