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27-583: Which bank of the Dnieper it refers to varies between languages, since which side is "across" the Dnieper depends on which direction you're coming from: This article about a location in Ukraine is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Geography of Ukraine Ukraine is the second-largest European country , after Russia . Its various regions have diverse geographic features ranging from highlands to lowlands, as well as climatic range and

54-580: A few Romani in and around the village(s). The elderly citizens of the two Szelmences were once citizens of Austria-Hungary , Czechoslovakia , the Kingdom of Hungary , and the Soviet Union, and now are the citizens of Slovakia (and thus the European Union ) and Ukraine , while most of them have never left the village, where they were born. The divided town, its inhabitants, and their relationships across

81-653: A kettő, egyesítse a Teremető Áldjon Isten békességgel, tartson egybe reménységgel Mi reményünk megmarad, összeforr mi szétszakadt Két Szelmencnek kapuszárnya, falvainkat egybezárja" In 2003, a Székely gate (székelykapu) was installed on the border, one half of it being in the Slovak, while the other half being on the Ukrainian part of the border, with a short poem on the Mali Selmentsi part. The poem can be roughly translated as "From one Szelmenc became two, should be unified by

108-468: A wide variety in hydrography. Most of the country lies within the East European Plain . Lying between latitudes 44° and 53° N , and longitudes 22° and 41° E , Ukraine covers an area of 603,628 square kilometres (233,062 sq mi), with a coastline of 2,782 kilometres (1,729 mi). The landscape of Ukraine consists mostly of fertile steppes and plateaus, crossed by rivers such as

135-622: Is Mount Hoverla , which at 2,061 meters (6,762 ft) above sea level is the highest point in the country. Mountains are limited to the west, the southern tip of Ukraine on the Sea of Azov . The western region has the Carpathian Mountains , and some eroded mountains from the Donets Ridge are in the east near the Sea of Azov. Most of Ukraine's area is taken up by the steppe -like region just north of

162-580: Is also bordered by 3,783 kilometers (2,351 mi) of coastline . The border with Russia, part of which runs through the Sea of Azov, is the country's longest border. The village of Vel'ké Slemence is split between Slovakia and Ukraine. Most of its territory lies within the Great European Plain , while parts of western regions and southern regions lay within the Alpine system . In general Ukraine comprises two different biomes : mixed forest towards

189-536: Is available. However, their intensive cultivation, especially on steep slopes, has led to widespread soil erosion and gullying. The smallest proportion of the soil cover consists of the chestnut soils of the southern and eastern regions. They become increasingly salinized to the south as they approach the Black Sea. The territory of Ukraine is bordered by the waters of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov . More than 95% of

216-472: The Black Sea . The land border of Ukraine totals 6,993 kilometers (4,345 mi). The border lengths with each country are: Belarus 891 kilometers (554 mi) , Hungary 103 kilometers (64 mi) , Moldova 939 kilometers (583 mi) , Poland 428 kilometers (266 mi) , Romania 169 kilometers (105 mi) on the south and 362 kilometers (225 mi) on the west , Russia 1,974 kilometers (1,227 mi), and Slovakia 90 kilometers (56 mi) . Ukraine

243-455: The Black Sea . Most of Ukraine consists of fertile plains (or steppes ) and plateaus . In terms of land use, 58% of Ukraine is considered arable land; 2% is used for permanent crops, 13% for permanent pastures, 18% is forests and woodland, and 9% is other. Most of Ukraine consists of regular plains with the average height above sea level being 175 metres (574 ft). It is surrounded by mountains to its west and extreme south. Wide spaces of

270-622: The Dnieper , Siverskyi Donets , Dniester and the Southern Bug as they flow south into the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov . To the southwest, the delta of the Danube forms the border with Romania. The country's only mountains are the Carpathian Mountains in the west, of which the highest is Hoverla at 2,061 metres (6,762 ft), and the Crimean Mountains , in the extreme south along

297-602: The Schengen Agreement , resulting in tightening of the crossing between the two Szelmences once again. The residents of Mali Selmentsi were again forced to travel to Uzhhorod to apply at the Slovak Consular Office for a visa to enter Slovakia and the Schengen Area . On the other hand, as Slovak citizens, the residents of Veľké Slemence could enter Mali Selmentsi and Ukraine without a visa. However, on 11 June 2017,

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324-504: The visa policy of the Schengen Area was amended. Ukrainian citizens holding biometric passports no longer require a visa to enter the Schengen Area for up to 90 days in a 180-day period. At present, the border between the two Szelmences can only be crossed by pedestrians and cyclists who are EU, EEA, Swiss and Ukrainian citizens. The two parts have a total population of about 840 people, almost exclusively (+95%) ethnic Hungarians, with

351-622: The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant . Ukraine is located in Eastern Europe : lying on the northern shores of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov . The country borders Belarus in the north, Poland , Slovakia and Hungary in the west, Moldova and Romania in the south-west, and Russia in the east. The total geographic area of Ukraine is 603,700 square kilometers (233,100 sq mi). Ukraine has an Exclusive Economic Zone of 147,318 km (56,880 sq mi) in

378-531: The Creator, God bless with peace and keep us together, our hope remains, and will join together what torn apart, gate wings of the two Szelmec closes our villages together". After the fall of communism , and more than a decade of fights with bureaucracy and negligence, a border checkpoint for pedestrians and cyclists was established in 2005 on the street which was divided. It was opened on 23 December 2005, ending 61 years of division. On 1 January 2008, Slovakia joined

405-816: The coast. Ukraine also has a number of highland regions such as the Volyn-Podillia Upland (in the west) and the Near-Dnipro Upland (on the right bank of the Dnieper). To the east there are the south-western spurs of the Central Russian Upland , over which runs the border with the Russia. Near the Sea of Azov can be found the Donets Ridge and the Near Azov Upland. The snow melt from the mountains feeds

432-622: The country's plains are located in the south-western part of the East European Plain . The plains have numerous highlands and lowlands caused by the uneven crystallized base of the East European craton . The highlands are characterized by Precambrian basement rocks from the Ukrainian Shield . Plains are considered elevations of no more than 0–600 m (0–1,969 ft) among which there are recognized lowlands (plains) and uplands (plateaus, ridges, hill ridges). From northwest to southeast

459-620: The country, as well as deforestation, and radiation contamination in the northeast stemming from the 1986 accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Ve%C4%BEk%C3%A9 Slemence Veľké Slemence ( Slovak pronunciation: [ˈʋeʎkeː ˈslementse] ; Hungarian : Nagyszelmenc ) is a village and municipality in Michalovce District in the Košice Region of southeastern Slovakia. In historical records

486-726: The major river basins is expected to decrease, especially in summer. This poses risks to the agricultural sector. The negative impacts of climate change on agriculture are mostly felt in the south of the country, which has a steppe climate. In the north, some crops may be able to benefit from a longer growing season. The World Bank has stated that Ukraine is highly vulnerable to climate change . Significant natural resources in Ukraine include: iron ore, manganese, natural gas , titanium, kaolin, uranium, and arable land. Ukraine has many environmental issues . Some regions lack adequate supplies of potable water. Air and water pollution affects

513-506: The middle of the continent, and steppe towards the Black Sea littoral. Major provinces include, Polesian Lowland , Dnieper Lowland , Volhynia-Podolie Plateau, Black Sea-Azov Lowland, Donets-Azov Plateau, Central Russian Upland , Carpathians , and Pannonian Basin . The western regions feature an alpine-like section of Carpathian Mountains , the Eastern Carpathians that stretches across Poland, Ukraine and Romania. The highest peak

540-426: The nearest border crossing, then 80 km back, and return the same way. Previously 3–500 meters and a half day, the trip became at least 160–200 km long for one way only and took at least a month to organize. Those, who tried to shout over from one side to the other were penalized on both parts. This resulted in discussing, sending messages, news in form of songs, sung loud near the border. "Egy Szelmencből lett

567-512: The north, to 11–13 °C (51.8–55.4 °F) in the south. Precipitation is disproportionately distributed; it is highest in the west and north and lowest in the east and southeast. Western Ukraine, particularly in the Carpathian Mountains, receives around 1,200 millimetres (47.2 in) of precipitation annually, while Crimea and the coastal areas of the Black Sea receive around 400 millimetres (15.7 in). Water availability from

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594-425: The other objects in the way, and a 6 meter high palisade wall with watch towers and border patrolling were installed. For the next 60 years crossing between the two parts was prohibited. To meet with relatives on the other side, locals had to first travel 13 km to Uzhhorod for visas to Czechoslovakia. If their visa application, which took at least two weeks, was successful, they would travel 80 km south to

621-406: The rivers and their waterfalls . Significant natural resources in Ukraine include lithium , natural gas , kaolin , timber , and an abundance of arable land . Despite this, the country faces a number of major environmental issues such as inadequate supplies of potable water, air and water pollution , deforestation , and radioactive contamination in the north-east from the 1986 accident at

648-606: The rivers are part of those two seas' drainage basins . A few rivers are part of the Baltic Sea basin. There are seven major rivers in Ukraine: Desna , Dnipro , Dnister , Danube , Prypiat , Siverian Donets , and Southern Buh . Ukraine is firmly in the mid-latitudes, and generally has a continental climate , except for its southern coasts, which feature cold semi-arid and humid subtropical climates . Average annual temperatures range from 5.5–7 °C (41.9–44.6 °F) in

675-596: The soils of Ukraine may be divided into three major aggregations: As much as two-thirds of the country's surface land consists of black earth, a resource that has made Ukraine one of the most fertile regions in the world and well known as a " breadbasket ". These soils may be divided into three broad groups: Interspersed in various uplands and along the northern and western perimeters of the deep chernozems are mixtures of gray forest soils and podzolized black-earth soils, which together occupy much of Ukraine's remaining area. All these soils are very fertile when sufficient water

702-540: The village was first mentioned in 1332. It was a single village named Szelmenc (between 1919 and 1938 it was called Slemence) before 1945. From 1919 until 1945, Szelmenc bore the same history as Subcarpathian Rus' . It was first ceded to Czechoslovakia in 1919, then after the First Vienna Award in 1938 it returned to the Kingdom of Hungary , then back, then, after the Soviet-Czechoslovak Treaty in 1945

729-401: Was partially ceded to the Soviet Union along with Subcarpathian Rus' . The new border between the two states ran through Szelmenc. The town was divided between Slovakia (2/3) and Ukraine (1/3) by cutting it into two parts - Veľké Slemence became a part of Slovakia and Mali Selmentsi (Малі Селменці) a part of Ukraine . In 1946, a house which lay exactly on the border was demolished with all

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