Holohory

Holohory (Ukrainian: Гологори, Russian: Гологоры - Gologory, Polish: Gołogóry) is a hill range in the northwestern part of Podolian Upland, Ukraine, stretching from Lviv to Zolochiv, constituting part of the European watershed.[1] The name literally means "bare mountains".[2]

For a village, see Holohory (village).

Vapnyarka Mountain of Holohory, a natural monument

References
  1. "Gołogóry" in Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich (Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland). — Warszaw, 1881, Vol. II : Derenek — Gżac, p. 675.
  2. "Gołogóry", by Sadok Barącz, in: ''Smotrycki Melecy: szkic bibliograficzny, Poznań, 1889, pp.1-9.

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