Dzhvynuv Explained

Dzhvynuv
Other Name:Джвинув
Elevation M:1,107
Map:Ukraine
Label Position:right
Range:Carpathian Mountains
Country: Ukraine

The Zwinin (Ukrainian: Джвинув or Dschwynuw; Polish: Dżwinów) is a mountain a few kilometers south of Stryi, Ukraine, in the Outer Eastern Carpathians.

The peak is 1107 meters[1] [2] 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[3] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://krokomir.com/places/peak/dzhvynuv-1107 Гора Джвинув
  2. http://mandrivka.te.ua/category/mapi-karpat/ Travel
  3. Dominik Richert: The Kaiser's Reluctant Conscript. My experiences in the War 1914-1918. Translated by D.C. Sutherland, Pen & Sword 2012 page 59