Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park

Coordinates: 48°41′N 26°35′E / 48.683°N 26.583°E / 48.683; 26.583
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Podilski Tovtry
Location of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine
LocationKhmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
Nearest cityKamianets-Podilskyi
Area2,613.16 km2 (1,008.95 sq mi)
EstablishedJuly 27, 1996
Named forTovtry, specific term for local hills
Governing bodyMinistry of Natural Environment Protection of Ukraine
Websitehttps://www.npptovtry.org.ua/
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Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park (Ukrainian: Націона́льний приро́дний парк «Поді́льські То́втри») is a national park, located in Khmelnytskyi and Kamianets-Podilskyi Raions (districts) of Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) in the southern region of the western Ukraine. It is the largest nature conservation area in Ukraine.

The

Podillia).[1]

General overview

View of the entrance to the park, near the historic town of Bakota.

The park's area covers 2,613.16 km2 (645,725.9 acre). There are 1,700 different types of

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as well. In total there are 127 objects of nature conservation which contain about 3,000 different types, forms, and sorts of plants.

The park is divided into several functional zones: sacred zone, regulated recreation zone, stationary recreation zone, and managed zone. In those zones are located 21 stationary recreation institutions (such as sanatoriums, profilactoriums, tourist resorts,

holiday homes
, etc.), some 160 industrial companies, collective and individual farming that cause harm to nature. Therefore, the main goal of the National nature park is the preservation of natural diversity, creation of the organized zones of recreation and wellness.

The park's natural borders serve

Zbruch River to the west (south from the Sataniv), Dniester to the south towards the mouth of Ushytsia River, former administrative borders of the Nova Ushytsia and Dunaivtsi Raions to the east, the Dymytrov, Ordzhonikidze, Vatutin collective farms (Horodok Raion
) to the north.

The park includes some 14% of state forest fund, over 13% of collective farm forests, and other territories of the region. The total forest fund of the park accounts for some 3,015 hectares (7,450 acres).

Sunrise over the Studenytsia River, which flows through the park.

Major landmarks

  • 15 various state reserves
  • 4 state monuments of nature
  • Botanical garden
  • Ramsar sites in Ukraine
    )
  • Lower
    Ramsar sites in Ukraine
    )

Cultural and historical landmarks

Arden Predator Park Rehabilitation Center

On the territory of the park with an area of 32.25 hectares, located within the forest plots of the SE "Yarmolynetske Forestry" in quarters 11 (units 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10) and 12 (units 1, 5, 6) the Rehabilitation Center "Park of predators Arden" is located, in which residents and undergoing rehabilitation of predatory animals such as brown and Himalayan bears, wolves and foxes, as well as birds of prey.[2][3]

See also

Gallery

References

  1. ^ "Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Podilski Tovtry NNP (Official Website). Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "У Хмельницькій області в реабілітаційному центрі облаштовують барлоги для ведмедів | Рубрика". 2022-02-12. Archived from the original on 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  3. ^ "Парк хижаків "АРДЕН" » Кам'янець-Подільський «ПЕРШИЙ ПОРТАЛ»". 2022-02-12. Archived from the original on 2022-02-12. Retrieved 2022-08-16.

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