Carpathian National Park

What to see

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  Hoverla

  Ukraine's highest peak (2061 m) on the main ridge of the Ukrainian Carpathians Chornogirya. Landscapes from Goverla, because of its dominant position and height, in their length are unparalleled in the Ukrainian Carpathians. With good visibility (best in clear weather after the rains that have absorbed all the dust from the atmosphere) from the top to the north side of Goverla is seen significant part of Pre-Carpathian hills and Podillya including Ivano-Frankivsk, Colomiya and Snyatin, on south Romanian Siget Marmarosky is seen. Northwest view attracts by its cliffs and separateness of peaks Petros and Petrosul. Other Chornagora mountain ridge looks like a chain of peaks that, assuming one of one, are stretching to the south-east.

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  Nesamovyte Lake

  Mysterious, surrounded by legends lake. One of the highest lakes located in Ukrainian Carpathians (1750 m above sea level). It lies curry ice (hollow) on the eastern slopes of the mountain Turkul of Chornogora massif. In winter it freezes. Partly overgrowns with reeds. Nesamovyte for hutsuls is a sacred place “where hail is born”. Villagers say that the souls of all people who impose themselves on hand (hanged, made a hole in the water) or take away someone's life fall into Nesamovyte. And they say that when someone dies sinful death, his soul as stone flies in the lake. And then all of its inhabitants thunder and hail from Lake welcomes thus replenishment.

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  Maricheika Lake

  Maricheika – is alpine lake of glacial origin located in Chornogora within Verkhovyna district of Ivano-Frankivsk region. The nearest town – is the village Yavirnyk. It lies at a height of 1510 meters above sea level and, unlike others, is surrounded by wonderful spruce forest and pine thickets surrounding water surface. The depth does not exceed 0.8 meters. Through the thin layer of pure clear water is clearly visible equal muddy bottom.

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  Curve lake (Kryve lake)

  The lake was formed in 2008 due to the mountain fall of the north-western part of the mountain Magurka and falling stones, trees and soil that blocked the mountain stream Kryvets. In a short time the water filled the valley and formed stream Kryvets mountain lake formed in the shape of Latin S. The new lake in the Carpathian Mountains called - curve. The depth of the lake - 10 m; dam width - 70 m. Filled with clean and cold water, lake surface mirror reflects a picturesque forest around it.

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  Ecological routes

  Botanical, zoological and geographical to Breskul mountain (1910 m), landscape to Goverla (2061m), botanical and geographical landscape on Pip Ivan (2020 m), general and local history in “Dovbush rocks”.

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  Mountain trails

  - Yablunetsky forestry, biathlon route - 2 km - Tatarivske forestry, mining slalom track – 2 km

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  Water trails

  - River Prut, settlement Vorohta - waterfall - Yaremche (water-sport track) - 30 km - River Prut Yamnyanskyy (water slalom) - 2 km

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  Museum in Yaremche

  The original building of “Carpathian Regional Museum liberation struggle” is the gem of the city of Yaremche. Museum recently opened a new exhibition on the history of the liberation struggle of the population of Western Ukraine “UPA - indestructible fighters for sovereign Ukrainian state in the XX century”, which is supplemented and expanded.

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  Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors

  Home film Museum “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” is located in Vilshyna Hlyfa Verkhovynsky area. Visitors have the opportunity to see the film and read the history of creation of the film “Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors” (gold medal of festivals “Southern Cross” and the Festival of Thessaloniki, the British Film Academy award for best foreign film). The museum expositions are the following: the life and works of famous people; of life and ethnography; on historical and architectural heritage. Museum is included in the list of objects tested for the level of accessibility for people with disabilities.

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  Flora and Fauna

  In the park it is recorded 70 species of trees and 110 species of shrub species, and at whole 1100 species of higher vascular plants, including 78 - rare and endangered, which are listed in the Red Book of Ukraine. Among them are Heyfel saffron, mountain arnica, alpine Leontopodium, rhododendron east Carpathian, Gentian Carpathian, and others. A special group of mountain plant species found only in the Carpathians - Carpathian endemic. In total, the park has 35 endemic species. Faunal diversity of the park are 48 species of mammals, 110 - birds, 11 - fish 10 - amphibians, 6 - reptiles. To the Red Book of Ukraine 32 fauna representatives are included, and to the European Red List - wolf, brown bear, river otter, lynx and other ordinary. From Artiodactyla - red deer, roe deer, wild boar. Sometimes it is possible to see and the leaders of the Carpathian Mountains - brown bear.

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Interesting facts

• Carpathian legend

  There is a legend that links several place names Chernogori. It tells of a young shepherd who was tending sheep on a mountain meadow and loved to play the flute. Enchanted by game and its beauty, the daughter of the priest John - beauty Hoverla falled in love to him. But Goverla’s father when he learned of their meeting, forbade the girl to be with the poor young man.
  
  Hoverla with despair became petrified mountain. Cried the young shepherd also at the feet of his beloved and flew tears-river. And the father saw that even destroying daughter could not separate her from her beloved. So he soon became the mountain, protecting peace of young souls.
  
  Interestingly, the name “Goverla” began to be used because of mistakes made in the Austrian military map. The local authentic name of the mountain - “Hovyrla” - is completely forgotten today.

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• Mineral springs

  A special gift of nature National Park - a source of mineral water of two types: hydro-chloride sodium low salinity (such as “Brusnytska” and “Mirgorodska”) and sodium bicarbonate low mineralized with a high content of organic matter (such as “Naftusya”).
  
  Near the sanatorium-dispensary "”Yaremche” there is a source of mineral water, chemical composition is similar to “Morshinska”.
  
  Near pensionate “Waterfall” in the city there is hydrogen sulphide mineral source of water. It is used in the treatment of gastritis, gastric ulcer, chronic colitis, duodenal ulcer. In small doses, this water is used for preventive treatment of gastro-intestinal tract of children from Chernobyl zone, giving 30% of positive changes in the body.

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Ecoeducation

Realizing environmental character of Spring actions, employees of Carpathian National Park are trying to do everything possible to park landscapes amused eye and amused soul, our descendants to enjoy the unique beauty and uniqueness of his native land.

In wakeup spring in Yaremche area has become a tradition to join the All-Ukrainian campaign “For a clean environment”. In the third Saturday of April is celebrated the Day of Environment, which is the culmination of many events (Water Day, Earth Day, etc.) designed for positive environmental change. Their aim is to engage the community to improve environmental image of Yaremche region and Ivano-Frankivsk region. In the Carpathian National Nature Reserve was pre-planned series of measures of improvement, improving the sanitary environment and landscaping. So within these environmental actions park staff conducted planting forest crops and ornamental trees, renovation improvements, clean water sources and spread ecological knowledge. In addition, it is also a good excuse to get together to ensure a cleaner, greener and brighter environment for ourselves and future generations or just make our area more beautiful and attractive.

In all settlements of the area there are combined work place where public service employees with state of the park joint efforts perform a significant amount of work to implement measures to eliminate unauthorized dumps, cleaning and bringing in proper sanitary condition of adjoining areas, streets, roads, and provide clean debris from adjacent residential areas territories.