Dvorichna National Park ( uk, Дворічанський національний природний парк) is a
national park
A national park is a nature park, natural park in use for conservation (ethic), conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state dec ...
in Ukraine, on the right bank of the
Oskil River
The Oskil ( uk, Оскiл) or Oskol (russian: Оскол) is a south-flowing river in Russia and Ukraine. It arises roughly between Kursk and Voronezh and flows south to join the Seversky Donets which flows southeast to join the Don. It is long, ...
, in
Eastern Ukraine
Eastern Ukraine or east Ukraine ( uk, Східна Україна, Skhidna Ukrayina; russian: Восточная Украина, Vostochnaya Ukraina) is primarily the territory of Ukraine east of the Dnipro (or Dnieper) river, particularly Khark ...
. It was created in 2009, as a result of a
presidential decree. The park is located in
Kupiansk Raion,
Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast ( uk, Харківська́ о́бласть, translit=Kharkivska oblast), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna ( uk, Ха́рківщина), is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The oblast borders Russia to the north, Luhans ...
, near the
Russian border. It covers 3,131 hectares of state-owned land.
Topography
The territory has dissected
topography
Topography is the study of the forms and features of land surfaces. The topography of an area may refer to the land forms and features themselves, or a description or depiction in maps.
Topography is a field of geoscience and planetary sci ...
, with many valleys and slopes.
Flora and fauna
The limestone rock and soils of the chalk steppe creates a unique
ecosystem
An ecosystem (or ecological system) consists of all the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact. These biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Energy enters the syste ...
. The park is the habitat of plant species including ''
Artemisia nutans'', ''
Artemisia salsoloides'', ''
Artemisia hololeuca'', ''
Hyssopus cretaceus'', ''
Scrophularia cretacea'', ''
Matthiola fragrans
''Matthiola fragrans'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifer ...
'', ''
Linum usitatissimum
Flax, also known as common flax or linseed, is a flowering plant, ''Linum usitatissimum'', in the family Linaceae. It is cultivated as a food and fiber crop in regions of the world with temperate climates. Textiles made from flax are known in W ...
'', and ''
Androsace koso-poljanskii''. 30% of the plant species are endemic to the area.
The park is home to a number of
marmot colonies.
References
External links
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National parks of Ukraine
Parks in Ukraine
Protected areas established in 2009
2009 establishments in Ukraine