Partenit

Coordinates: 44°34′35″N 34°20′23″E / 44.57639°N 34.33972°E / 44.57639; 34.33972
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Partenit
Urban-type settlement
UTC+4 (MSK)
Postal code
98542 — 98544
Area code+380-6560
Former nameFrunzenskoye (1945 - 1991)
Map

Partenit (

2014 Census).[2]

Lying just east of a mountain which Turkish speakers named

Ayu Dağ (Russian: Медведь-гора; which means Bear Mountain), Partenit is on a fairly flat coastal plot of land, although the elevation quickly rises the further away one goes from the sea. Much of the architecture of the city is in the Soviet realist style. The current permanent-resident population is largely Russian and Ukrainian
, with a significant influx of Tatars and Armenians.

History

Originally an ancient Greek settlement named Parthenium (

Ancient Greek: Παρθένιον), the name derived from the word Parthenon. It had been subsequently settled or invaded by, Goths, Turks, Genoese, Tatars, and Germans. It is in wine country; the nearby Massandra
winery is famous for its production of Bastardo and other wines.

Tourist attraction

Partenit has two beaches. One is the public beach which is free. The other is on the property of the military resort and much bigger. Most tourists rent an apartment from a local renter, and the going rate in recent years has been about $20/day for an apartment within a 10-minute walk of the beach.

There are several businesses offering excursions, set up for tourists between the bazaar and the beach, to different parts of Crimea, including to

Livadia
, as well as waterfalls. A local tour goes through Ayu Dag, tracing its history through earthquakes and past ruins of ancient churches of the Goths. One of the first national parks in Ukraine was established to protect Ayu Dag.

Another popular sight is a plantation of 28

olive trees, which is also known as ″28 Old Olives″ (Ukrainian: 28 стародавніх олив; Russian
: 28 древних олив), which are estimated to be over 500 years old. The trees are 7-9 meters tall and the trunks 2-3 meters wide.

  • "28 old olives"
    "28 old olives"

References

  1. ^ This place is located on the Crimean peninsula, which is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine, but since 2014 under Russian occupation. According to the administrative-territorial division of Ukraine, there are the Ukrainian divisions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula. Russia claims these as federal subjects of the Russian Federation (the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol).
  2. Federal State Statistics Service
    . Retrieved January 4, 2016.

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