= Carpathia = '''Carpathia''' was a historic region in modern [[Ukraine]], [[Slovakia]], and [[Poland]]. <> ---- == Name == In most of the relevant languages, the Carpathians are known as ''Karpaty''. In [[Hungary|Hungarian]] this is spelled ''Kárpátok''. In [[Romania|Romanian]] this is spelled ''Carpați''. In [[Ukraine|Ukrainian]] and [[Serbia|Serbian]] this is spelled ''Карпати''. The name comes from the '''Carpathian Mountains'''. Politically, the western regions of Carpathia were [[Poland/Monarchs#Duchies_of_Silesia|duchies of Silesia]], and as such transitioned between Polish, [[Czechia/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Bohemia|Bohemian]], and [[Austria/Monarchs#Austrian_Empire|Austrian]] control. In Hungarian history, the central region of Carpathia frequently defined a northern frontier. The name '''Transcarpathia''' is used frequently in this context. And in both Romanian and Hungarian history, the powerful '''Maramures voivodeship''' was the northernmost Carpathian Mountain territory. As a result, expansions into wider Carpathia were characterized as expansions of Maramures. Hungary, Romania, Poland, and [[Russia]] have expanded into the eatern region of Carpathia throughout their histories. The name '''Carpathian Ruthenia''' is used frequently in this context, referring to the ethnically [[Ukraine/Monarchs#Kingdom_of_Ruthenia|Ruthenian]] population. ---- == History == [[Hungary/MiklosHorthy|Horthy]] began annexing Carpathian Ruthenia from [[Czechia/EdvardBenes|Czechoslovakia]] in the [[WorldHistory/FirstViennaAward|First Vienna Award]]. Shortly thereafter, with support from [[Germany/AdolfHitler|Hitler]], he annexed the remainder militarily. Following the [[WorldHistory/WorldWar2#Poland|invasion of Poland]], the government and a significant portion of the armed forces fled through this region into [[Hungary]] and [[Romania]] en route to [[France]] and [[Syria|French Syria]]. ---- CategoryRicottone