Beskid (ski)
Beskid may refer to one of the following: * Beskids, mountain ranges in Carpathian Mountains * Beskid (car), a Polish economy car model * Beskid Andrychów, a Polish football club * Beskid (ski), tourist skis for mountain skiing, manufactured in Mukachevo See also * Central Beskids (other) * Eastern Beskids (other) * Beskidian Foothills (other) Beskidian Foothills or Beskidian Piedmont may refer to: * West Beskidian Foothills, a foothill region, adjacent to the Western Beskids * Central Beskidian Foothills, a foothill region, adjacent to the Central Beskids * ''Beskidian Southern Foothill ...

Beskids
The Beskids or Beskid Mountains (, , , (), ()) 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 . Etymology The origin of the name has not been conclusively established. A Thracian or Illyrian origin has been suggested; however, as yet, no theory has majority support among linguists. The word appears in numerous mountain names throughout the Carpathians and the adjacent Balkan regions, like in Albanian . According to linguists Çabej and Orel, it is possibly derived from Proto-Albanian (meaning 'the mountain pastures'). The Slovak name refers to the Polish Bieszczady Mountains, which is not a synonym for the entire Beskids but one single range, belonging to the Eastern Beskids. According to another linguistic theory, it may be related to Middle Low German , , meaning ' watershed'. Historically, the ...
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Beskid (car)
Beskid was a series of economy hatchback car prototypes in Poland designed by during 1982-1986. The design team was led by Wiesław Wiatrak who later used the Beskid as his daily car and finally passed it to a museum in Kraków. The car never went into mass production; However, it is also suggested that the Beskid was in fact a back-up measure if licensing talks were unsuccessful; finally the Fiat Cinquecento was produced in FSM. While all seven Beskid prototypes were slated for destruction, six were saved. One was used for a crash test, and the remaining six are located in various institutions in Poland: * Museum of Technology, Warsaw - Yellow * Museum of Municipal Engineering, Kraków in Kraków - Two, white and green * Opole University of Technology - White * Museum of Technology and Transport in Szczecin - Green * BOSMAL museum at BOSMAL facility in Bielsko Biała - Cream The body style was patented, but BOSMAL lacked funds for the extension of the patent. The name comes ...
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Beskid Andrychów
KS Beskid Andrychów is a Polish football club from, Andrychów, Lesser Poland. The club name is derived from the Beskid Mountains. They currently play in the IV liga Lesser Poland, the fifth tier of Polish league competition. History The club was founded in 1919 under the name "KS Beskid Andrychów", as a multi-sports club. The club quickly changed its name to "KS Włókniarz Andrychów" whilst playing in the Kraków district league between 1951 and 1962. The following five seasons they played in the third tier. In the 1953–54 season, they reached the second round of the Polish Cup, beating Stilon Gorzów Wielkopolski 4–1 in the first before being narrowly edged out 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out after a 3–3 draw against Zagłębie Sosnowiec. The club, which by 2001 already only had the football and volleyball sections left functioning, split and the football section changed its name to "TS Beskid Andrychów" whilst the volleyball section had been reformed as "MKS Andry ...
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Beskid (ski)
Beskid may refer to one of the following: * Beskids, mountain ranges in Carpathian Mountains * Beskid (car), a Polish economy car model * Beskid Andrychów, a Polish football club * Beskid (ski), tourist skis for mountain skiing, manufactured in Mukachevo See also * Central Beskids (other) * Eastern Beskids (other) * Beskidian Foothills (other) Beskidian Foothills or Beskidian Piedmont may refer to: * West Beskidian Foothills, a foothill region, adjacent to the Western Beskids * Central Beskidian Foothills, a foothill region, adjacent to the Central Beskids * ''Beskidian Southern Foothill ...

Mukachevo
Mukachevo (, ; , ; see name section) is a city in Zakarpattia Oblast, western Ukraine. It is situated in the valley of the Latorica River and serves as the administrative center of Mukachevo Raion. The city is a rail terminus and highway junction, and has beer, wine, tobacco, food, textile, timber, and furniture industries. During the Cold War, it was home to Mukachevo air base and a radar station. Mukachevo lies close to the borders of four neighbouring countries: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. Today, the population is The city is a traditional stronghold of the Rusyn language, and the population of Mukachevo is officially reported as 77.1% ethnic Ukrainian.Ukraine Census
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Central Beskids (other)
Central Beskids may refer to: * Central Beskids, a mountain range within the Outer Eastern Carpathians, also known as the ''Lower Beskids'' * in Slovak terminology, the term ''Central Beskids'' is used as a designation for the Central section of the Western Beskids * in translations of geographic names, the term ''Central Beskids'' is sometimes also used as synonym for the ''Middle Beskids'', a descriptive term that has specific meanings in different classifications See also * Eastern Beskids (other) * Beskidian Foothills (other) * Beskid (other) * Outer Eastern Carpathians * Outer Western Carpathians * Western Beskids The Western Beskids (; ; ; ) are a set of mountain ranges spanning the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland. Geologically the Western Beskids are part of the Outer Western Carpathians. Traditionally the Western Beskids were considered part of th ...

Eastern Beskids (other)
Eastern Beskids may refer to: * Eastern Beskids, mountain range of the Outer Eastern Carpathians, in south-eastern Poland, north-east Slovakia and western Ukraine * in Czech and Slovak terminology, term ''Eastern Beskids'' is used as a designation for Eastern section of the Western Beskids See also * Central Beskids (other) * Beskidian Foothills (other) * Beskid (other) * Outer Eastern Carpathians * Outer Western Carpathians * Western Beskids The Western Beskids (; ; ; ) are a set of mountain ranges spanning the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland. Geologically the Western Beskids are part of the Outer Western Carpathians. Traditionally the Western Beskids were considered part of th ...