Beskids
The Beskids or Beskid Mountains (Polish: Beskidy, Czech: Beskydy, Slovak: Beskydy, (Beskydŷ), (Beskydy)) are a series of mountain ranges in the Carpathians, stretching from the Czech Republic in the west along the border of Poland with Slovakia up to Ukraine in the east. The highest mountain in the Beskids is Hoverla, at 2,061 m metres (6,762 ft). Etymology The origin of the name beskydy has not been conclusively established. A Thracian or Illyrian origin has been suggested, however, as yet, n…