Zwinin
Encyclopedia
The Zwinin is a mountain
a few kilometers south of Stryi
, Ukraine
, in the Outer Eastern Carpathians.
The peak is 992 meters above sea level and the ridge is 10 kilometers long. Together with the River Stryi, the mountain is part of a national park
called “natsional'ny park Skolivs'ki Beskydy” (National Park of the Skole Beskids
).
In World War I
a battle took place from 5 February – 9 April 1915. The South-East-Army of the Central Powers
took the Zwinin under the leadership of Felix Graf von Bothmer
.
Mountain
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a few kilometers south of Stryi
Stryi
Stryi is a city located on the left bank of the river Stryi in the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine . Serving as the administrative center of the Stryi Raion , the city itself is also designated as a separate raion within the oblast. Thus, the city has two administrations - the city and the raion...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, in the Outer Eastern Carpathians.
The peak is 992 meters above sea level and the ridge is 10 kilometers long. Together with the River Stryi, the mountain is part of a national park
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
called “natsional'ny park Skolivs'ki Beskydy” (National Park of the Skole Beskids
Skole Beskids
The Skole Beskids is a mountain range in western Ukraine, within the set of ranges called Eastern Beskids and the Ukrainian Carpathians of the Outer Eastern Carpathians....
).
In World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
a battle took place from 5 February – 9 April 1915. The South-East-Army of the Central Powers
Central Powers
The Central Powers were one of the two warring factions in World War I , composed of the German Empire, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Bulgaria...
took the Zwinin under the leadership of Felix Graf von Bothmer
Felix Graf von Bothmer
Felix Graf von Bothmer was a German general of the Brusilov offensive. His father was army general and belonged to the German nobility. In 1871 Bothmer joined the Bavarian Army...
.