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Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park
Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park ( uk, 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 National Environmental Park "Podilski Tovtry" was created on the decree #476/96 of the President of Ukraine, then Leonid Kuchma, on July 27, 1996, in order to maintain and protect the natural landscape of the Podillia region. The park is a nature-conservational, recreational, culturally enlightening, and scientifically researching institution of national importance. According to the Law of Ukraine of September 21, 2000 #1989-III, the National nature park "Podilski Tovtry" belongs to the National Ecological Network of Ukraine of the Podillya region (Podillya). General overview The park's area covers 2,613.16 km ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakota, Ukraine
Bakota ( uk, Ба́кота) is a historic submerged settlement of the Galicia-Volhynia, Rus Kingdom, modern-day Khmelnytskyi Oblast (oblast, province) in western Ukraine. The village lies beneath the Dniester, Dniester River and is located in the Ukrainian historical regions, historical Podolia, Podillia region. Bakota has an ancient Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox cave monastery (48.585647°N, 26.999702°E), which includes ancient frescoes and paintings dating back to the 12th-14th centuries, as well as preserved remains of monks. Local legend has it that the Bakota Cave Monastery was founded by Anthony of Kiev, Saint Anthony of Kiev, who also founded the historic Kiev Pechersk Lavra in 1051, now in Kyiv, Ukraine. A Paleolithic archaeological site is also located near the village. Bakota is currently part of the National Environmental Park "Podilski Tovtry". History Bakota was first mentioned in the ''Hypatian Codex, Hypatian Chronicle'' in the year 1240. When the town was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Book Of Ukraine
The ''Red Data Book of Ukraine'', or literally the ''Red Book of Ukraine'' ( uk, Червона книга України, Chervona knyha Ukrayiny), is an official national red list of the threatened animals, plants and fungi that are protected by the law in Ukraine. State administration, conservation regulation and control of species is provided by the state institutions such as the Cabinet of Ukraine, Ministry of Ecology ( Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources), and other state institutions. Scientific support for the Red Data Book is provided by the National Commission on the Red Data Book issues that prepares propositions about including and excluding species from the Red Data Book, provides control over materials preparation, determination of edition structure and coordination of related activities. The National Commission on the Red Data Book issues is formed by the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine based on its Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle
Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle ( uk, links=no, Кам'янець-Подільська фортеця; pl, links=no, twierdza w Kamieńcu Podolskim) is a former Ruthenian- Lithuanian castle and a later three-part Polish fortress located in the historic city of Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine, in the historic region of Podolia in the western part of the country. Its name is attributed to the root word ''kamin''', from the Slavic word for 'stone'. Historical accounts date Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle to the early 14th century, although recent archaeological evidence has proved human existence in the area back to the 12th or 13th century. Initially built to protect the bridge connecting the city with the mainland, the castle sits on top of a peninsula carved out by the winding Smotrych River, forming a natural defense system for Kamianets-Podilskyi's historic Old Town neighborhood. Its location on a strategic transport crossroad in Podolia made the castle a prime target for foreign inva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smotrych River
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Ramsar Sites In Ukraine ...
Ukraine has 50 Ramsar sites designated as ''Wetlands of International Importance''. Ramsar sites in Ukraine have a total surface area of approximately . The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands came into effect for Ukraine on 1 December 1991. Ukraine Wetlands of International Importance References External links The Annotated Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance: UkraineWetlands of Ukrainewith a list of all wetlands including recognized by the Ramsar Convention and potentially to be recognized in the future {{Wetlands of Ukraine __NOTOC__ Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakota Bay
__NOTOC__ Bakota Bay ( uk, Бакотська затока) is a bay located on the Dniester River that was formed after the construction of the Dniester Hydro Power Station. The bay is part of the Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park. Its area is about . Overview Bakota Bay is located near the villages of Horayivka and Kolodiyivka, southeast from Kamianets-Podilskyi. Located in a river canyon, the ecological environment is typical of that of the of upper Dniester basin. The bay plays an important role in the conservation of a number of rare species of Ukrainian plants and animals: * species of birds ** first of all predatory (Northern goshawk, ''Accipiter gentilis''; Eurasian sparrowhawk, ''Accipiter nisus''; Common buzzard, ''Buteo buteo''; Short-toed snake eagle, ''Circaetus gallicus''; Common kestrel, ''Falco tinnunculus''), ** of extended stay during spring and autumn migrations birds of the wetland habitat (Mallard, ''Anas platyrhynchos''; Mute swan, ''Cygnus olor''; Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 - НПП Подільські Товтри - 02
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Horodok Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Horodok Raion ( uk, Городоцький район, ) was one of the 20 administrative raions (a ''district'') of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the city of Horodok. Its population was 58,348 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three. The area of Horodok Raion was merged into Khmelnytskyi Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was History Horodok Raion was located in the southwestern part of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast, corresponding to the modern-day boundaries of the Podolia historical region. It was established on March 7, 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Subdivisions At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of two hromadas: * Horodok urban hromada with the administration in Horodok; * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunaivtsi Raion
Dunaivtsi Raion ( uk, Дунаєвецький район) was a raion in Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine. Its administrative center was Dunaivtsi. It was established in 1923. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three. The area of Dunaivtsi Raion was merged into Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was Geography Dunaivtsi Raion was a part of Podolia. It was one out 20 Raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast. It was a large raion and ranked as the 5th among the largest with respect to the total area (1 182 km2 corresponding to 5.7% of the total area of Khmelnytskyi Oblast). Subdivisions At the time of disestablishment, the raion consisted of four hromadas: * Dunaivtsi urban hromada with the administration in the city of Dunaivtsi; * Makiv rural hromada with the administration in the selo of Makiv; * Novodunaivtsi settlement hromada with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Ushytsia Raion
Nova Ushytsia Raion ( uk, Новоушицький район, ) was one of the 20 administrative raions (a ''district'') of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative center was located in the urban-type settlement of Nova Ushytsia. Its population was 36,457 in the 2001 Ukrainian Census. The raion was abolished on 18 July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three. The area of Nova Ushytsia Raion was merged into Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion. The last estimate of the raion population was Geography Nova Ushytsia Raion was located in the south-central part of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, corresponding to the modern-day boundaries of the Volhynia and Podolia historical regions. Its total area constituted and about 3.9 percent of the oblast's area. History Nova Ushytsia Raion was first established on March 7, 1923 as part of a full-scale administrative reorganization of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ushytsia River in Ukraine
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Ushytsia can refer to: * Stara Ushytsia, an urban-type settlement in the Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine * Nova Ushytsia, an urban-type settlement in the Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion of Khmelnytskyi Oblast * Nova Ushytsia Raion, a former district of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast * Ushytsia (river), a tributary of the Dniester The Dniester, ; rus, Дне́стр, links=1, Dnéstr, ˈdⁿʲestr; ro, Nistru; grc, Τύρᾱς, Tyrās, ; la, Tyrās, la, Danaster, label=none, ) ( ,) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dniester
The Dniester, ; rus, Дне́стр, links=1, Dnéstr, ˈdⁿʲestr; ro, Nistru; grc, Τύρᾱς, Tyrās, ; la, Tyrās, la, Danaster, label=none, ) ( ,) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and then through Moldova (from which it more or less separates the breakaway territory of Transnistria), finally discharging into the Black Sea on Ukrainian territory again. Names The name ''Dniester'' derives from Sarmatian ''dānu nazdya'' "the close river." (The Dnieper, also of Sarmatian origin, derives from the opposite meaning, "the river on the far side".) Alternatively, according to Vasily Abaev ''Dniester'' would be a blend of Scythian ''dānu'' "river" and Thracian ''Ister'', the previous name of the river, literally Dān-Ister (River Ister). The Ancient Greek name of Dniester, ''Tyras'' (Τύρας), is from Scythian ''tūra'', meaning "rapid." The names of the Don and Danube are also from the same Indo-Iranian word ''*dānu'' "ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
