Karmeliukove Podillia ( uk, Кармелюкове Поділля) is a
national park in southwest
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 ...
on the forested southern slopes of the
Ukrainian Shield
In geology the Ukrainian Shield (or Ukrainian Crystalline Massif) is the southwest shield of the East European craton. The Ukrainian Shield and the Voronezh Massif consist of 3.2-3.8 Ga Archaean crust in the southwest and east, and 2.3-2.1 Ga ...
. It is located around
Trostianets and
Chechelnyk of Ukraine's
Vinnytsia Oblast
Vinnytsia Oblast ( uk, Ві́нницька о́бласть, translit=Vinnytska oblast; ; also referred to as Vinnychchyna — uk, Ві́нниччина) is an oblast of western and southwestern Ukraine. Its administrative center is Vinnytsia. ...
and the south-eastern portion of historic
Podolia
Podolia or Podilia ( uk, Поділля, Podillia, ; russian: Подолье, Podolye; ro, Podolia; pl, Podole; german: Podolien; be, Падолле, Padollie; lt, Podolė), is a historic region in Eastern Europe, located in the west-central ...
. Its area is 16518 hectares, and it was founded on 16 December 2009.
History
The national nature park was created in accordance with the decree of the President of Ukraine
Viktor Yushchenko
Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( uk, Віктор Андрійович Ющенко, ; born 23 February 1954) is a Ukrainian politician who was the third president of Ukraine from 23 January 2005 to 25 February 2010.
As an informal leader of th ...
on December 16, 2009, for the purpose of conservation, restoration and sustainable using of its unique natural and historical-cultural complexes of Southern Podillia that have important environmental, scientific, historical, cultural, aesthetic, recreational and curative value. In the National Nature Park, Karmeliukove Podillia, agreed in due including 20203,4 hectares of state-owned land, including 16,518 hectares of land that are excluded from the state enterprise "Chechelnytskyi forestry" and granted National Nature Park in constant use, and 3685, 4 acres of land included in its composition, without exception.
Various associations of plants have been found in the park, among which the hornbeam and beech association stand out, as well as that of Quercetea pubescentis, basically made up of oaks.
Composition
The national nature park also includes several objects of the Ukrainian nature conservation fund.
* Botanic zakaznyk "Brytavskyi" (national significance)
* Botanic natural monument "Ravine of Tereshchuk" (national significance)
* Botanic natural monument "Romashkovo" (national significance)
* others
Gallery
File:Karmelyukove Podillya.png, The park's logo
File:Національний природний парк «Кармелюкове Поділля».jpg, A warning sign that it is a conservation area
References
External links
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National parks of Ukraine
Protected areas of Ukraine
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