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WHO ARE THE CARPATHO-RUSYNS?
Carpatho-Rusyns are linguistically and culturally an East Slavic people who settled along the northern and southern slopes of the Carpathian Mountains. Their homeland is situated in the area where Slovakia, Ukraine, and Poland meet. Aside from those countries, there are smaller numbers of Carpatho-Rusyns in parts of Romania, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Croatia, and Serbia.
Since many Carpatho-Rusyns lived for centuries under Hungarian rule, they were often called Rusyns of Hungary. Those living in the Polish kingdom were called Rusnaky and later, Lemkos. Many other regional and political administrative names were applied to the Carpatho-Rusyns, including Rusyns, Ruthenians, Hutsuls, Slavish, and Slavonic. The term Rusyn is now commonly applied to the Carpatho-Rusyns. While living in many countries in eastern Europe, the Rusyns have never had a country of their own.
Rusyns belong to the Slavic branch of Indo-European peoples. Their dialects are classified as East Slavic and are closely related to Ukrainian. Carpatho-Rusyns use the Cyrillic alphabet.
The Carpatho-Rusyn Heritage Museum is located at 1900 Carlton Rd, in Parma, Ohio. (At the corner of Snow and Broadview Roads)
Museum Hours:
Tuesday 11-3, Wednesday 4-7, First & Third Sundays 12-3 PM
Closed Holidays
Free Admission
Group and individual tours by appointment
440/941-6876