Hutsuls
Ethnic group in the Carpathian Mountains / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Hutsuls (Ukrainian: Гуцули, romanized: Hutsuly; Polish: Huculi, Hucułowie; Romanian: huțuli) are an East Slavic ethnic group spanning parts of western Ukraine and Romania (i.e. parts of Bukovina and Maramureș).
Not to be confused with Utsuls.
"Hucul" redirects here. For the horse breed, see Hucul pony. For the surname, see Hucul (surname).
Quick Facts Гуцули, Total population ...
Гуцули | |
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Total population | |
>26,400 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Ukraine | 23,900 (2001)[1] |
Romania | At least 2,500[2] |
Languages | |
Ukrainian[3] | |
Religion | |
Predominantly Ukrainian Greek Catholic or Eastern Orthodox | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Boykos, Lemkos, Rusyns, Pokutians |
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They have often been officially and administratively designated a subgroup of Ukrainians,[4] and are largely regarded as constituting a broader Ukrainian ethnic group.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]