Hutsulshchyna ( ua, Гуцульщина, literally, "
Hutsul
The Hutsuls (sometimes the spelling variant: Gutsuls; uk, Гуцули, translit=Hutsuly; pl, Huculi, Hucułowie; ro, huțuli) are an ethnic group spanning parts of western Ukraine and Romania (i.e. parts of Bukovina and Maramureș). They ...
Land") is a
national park in
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 ...
. It is located in the Western Ukraine's
Carpathian Mountains. Hutsulshchyna National Park was created on May 14, 2002, and it covers an area of 32,248 hectares. Administratively, it is located in
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast.
Topography
The park is situated on the eastern side of the Carpathians, on both high ranges with altitudes up to on Mt. Gregit, the highest point in the park, and the lower foothills with absolute altitudes of above sea level.
The mountain ridges run in parallel lines from northwest to southeast, with relatively flat tops, steep slopes, and wide basins in between. The
Cheremosh River runs along the southern border of the park.
See also
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National parks of Ukraine National nature parks of Ukraine are preservation territories that are part of the Nature-Preservation Fund of Ukraine. The total area protected by national parks is approximately , for an average of but a median of only at Zalissya. The largest ...
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Protected areas of Ukraine
Protected areas of Ukraine ( uk, охоронні території) are special areas of Ukraine established with the goal of protecting the natural and cultural heritage of the country from excessive changes as a result of human activity. The ...
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:National Nature Park Hutsulshchyna
National parks of Ukraine