Pokuttia
Pokuttia, also known as Pokuttya or Pokutia (Ukrainian: Покуття, romanized: Pokuttia; Polish: Pokucie; German: Pokutien; Romanian: Pocuția), is a historical region in East-Central Europe, situated between the Dniester and Cheremosh rivers and the Carpathian Mountains, in the south-western part of modern Ukraine.
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| Country | Ukraine |
| Largest city | Kolomyia |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Part of the Antean tribal alliance since the 4th century, it joined Kievan Rus' in the 10th century, and was eventually annexed by Poland in the 14th century, then at times briefly controlled by Moldavia, and since 1772, it was at various times ruled by Austria, Poland and the Soviet Union. Although the historic heart of the area was Kolomyia, the name itself is derived from the town of Kuty that literally means 'round the corner' ("Kut" by itself means "corner").