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21-466: Yaremche hosts the headquarters of the nearby Carpathian National Nature Park . A possible root of the word "Yaremche" comes from the Turkish . In Turkic languages "yarım" means "half" and "yarımca" means "little half". It was founded in 1787 and received city status on 30 December 1977. In the interwar period (1918–1939) it belonged to Poland and was the most popular tourist center in eastern part of

42-518: A part of independent Ukraine. There are a number of interesting houses with long sloping roofs. There is a wooden Orthodox church and an impressive rail viaduct, located over the Prut valley at the height of 30 meters (98 feet). Next to this there is a swinging pedestrian toll bridge. On 14 December 2006, the Parliament of Ukraine , officially renamed the city from Yaremcha to Yaremche. The decision

63-811: A territory of 823 ha in the Volcanic Carpathians, on the Chornahora mountain, which is a part of the Hutynskiy range. It was established to preserve oak, hornbeam-oak, oak-beech and beech-oak forests in 1974 and became a part of the Carpathians biosphere reserve in 1997. The "Yulivska Hora" botanical zakaznik covers an area of 176 ha on the slopes of the Yulivski mountains island massif in the Vyhorlat-Hutynskiy volcanic ridge. It

84-476: Is Subarctic climate, without dry season ( Köppen climate classification Subarctic climate (Dfc)). This climate is characterized by mild summers (only 1–3 months above 10 °C (50.0 °F)) and cold, snowy winters (coldest month below −3 °C (26.6 °F)). The landscapes in the park include Alpine meadows and forests. The three most common tree species in the park are silver fir , European beech , and spruce . The Huk Waterfall , located within

105-740: Is a biosphere reserve in Ukraine that was established in 1968 and became part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO in 1992. Since 2007 bigger portion of the reserve along with some territories of the Uzh River National Park was listed with the UNESCO World Heritage Sites as part of the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe . Located in

126-484: Is located at the borders of the park. The lowest point of the park is about 500 metres (1,600 ft). In 1921, in the highest part of the Ukrainian Carpathians a nature reservation was created which originally had the area of 4.47 square kilometres (1.73 sq mi). In 1968, it was merged into the newly created Carpathian State Reserve . Carpathian National Nature Park was established in 1980 by

147-546: Is located on the northern macroslope of the Rakhiv Mountains and covers a territory of 8,990 hectares (22,200 acres) at an elevation of 750–1940 m.a.s.l. Kuziy preservation massif is located on the southern branches of the Svydovets mountain range at an elevation of 350–1409 m.a.s.l. with total area of 4925 ha. Its territory is completely located in the forest area. Uholka and Shyroka Luzhanka preservation massif

168-657: Is located on the southern macroslope of the Chornohora, the highest mountain belt in the Eastern Beskids and the Ukrainian Carpathians . Its total area is 16,375 hectares (40,460 acres). Svydovets preservation massif has an area of 6,580 hectares (16,300 acres) and is located at an elevation of 600–1883 m.a.s.l. in the highest region of the Svydovets mountains. Marmorosh preservation massif

189-589: Is located on the southern slopes of the Krasna and the Menchil mountains grasslands at an elevation of 400 – 1280 m.a.s.l. The total area of the protected territory is 15580 ha. Preservation massif "Narcissus Valley" is located at an elevation of 180–200 m.a.s.l. in the western part of Khustsko-Solotvynska Valley and lies in a flatland of the Khustets river flood plain . The “Chorna hora" botanical zakaznik occupies

210-685: The Carpathian Mountains (in the late 1920s more than 6 000 guests came there yearly). Yaremche was growing year by year in importance and number of tourists. According to some, it had the chance to achieve same importance as other key Polish mountain spas, Zakopane and Krynica . However, in September 1939 it became a part of Soviet Union as part of the Ukrainian SSR under the Ribbentrop-Molotov partition plan for

231-618: The Ukrainian Carpathians , Borzhava and Svydovets , are protected under the Emerald Network of environmentally important conservation areas established by the Council of Europe . The Natura 2000 network apply there. It is adjacent to the Carpathian National Nature Park . The territory of Carpathian Biosphere Reserve is divided into several functional zones: core (A) and buffer zones (B), zone of

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252-720: The decree of the Council of Ministers of Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic , and included about a half of the area which previously belonged to the Carpathian State Reserve. The park is an independent unit subordinated to the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine . The park is in the Carpathian montane forests ecoregion. Because of its altitude, the climate of the Carpathian Park

273-818: The division of Poland between Germany and the Soviets. During the World War II it was occupied by the Nazis as part of the Distrikt Galizien and most of its Jewish population was slaughtered by Nazi SS units along with a Ukrainian volunteer militia, and Hungarian Border Patrol troops. It was liberated by the Soviet forces in 1944. On 30 December 1977, the city of Yaremcha became a municipality within Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast . Since 1991 it has been

294-474: The eastern parts of the Zakarpattia Oblast , it consists of six separate preservation massifs and two botanic zakazniks (Chorna Hora and Yulivska Hora) with a total area of 57,035.8 hectares (140,939 acres). The greatest part of the reserve is covered by virgin forests . Administratively, the biosphere reserve is located in four districts of Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine. Two mountain ranges in

315-592: The park is 515.7 square kilometres (199.1 sq mi), of which 3,834 square kilometres (1,480 sq mi) is the area where any economic activity is prohibited. The park is located in the highest part of the Ukrainian Carpathians, on the eastern slopes in the drainage basins of the Prut River and the Black Cheremosh River . The Prut has its source in the park, and the highest point of Ukraine, Mount Hoverla (2,061 metres (6,762 ft)),

336-618: The park, is the highest single-drop waterfall in the Ukrainian Carpathians (84 metres (276 ft)). There are two lakes of glacial origin. The area of the Carpathian National Nature Park was historically inhabited by hutsuls and contains a number of monuments of history and architecture, including historical wooden buildings. It is actively used for tourism, with 48 maintained trails (as of 2012). Carpathian Biosphere Reserve Carpathian Biosphere Reserve ( Ukrainian : Карпатський біосферний заповідник )

357-413: The regulated protected regime (D) and anthropogenic landscapes (C). They differ one from another by the nature use regimes. Such division helps to achieve the most appropriate balance between nature protection needs and the requirements of local people. The biosphere reserve consists of six separate preservation massifs as well as two botanical reserves ( zakazniks ). Chornohora preservation massif

378-478: Was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast to six. The area of Yaremche Municipality was merged into Nadvirna Raion. Carpathian National Nature Park The Carpathian National Nature Park ( Ukrainian : Карпатський національний природний парк ) is a National Park located in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , Ukraine . The park

399-440: Was based on the results of a city referendum, as well as the recommendations of City Council, and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Council. Until 18 July 2020, Yaremche was incorporated as a city of oblast significance and was the center of Yaremche Municipality which also included the urban-type settlement of Vorokhta , a ski resort, and five other villages: Mykulychyn, Polianytsia, Tatariv, Voronenko, and Yablunytsia. The municipality

420-571: Was established in 1974 and became a part of the Carpathian biosphere reserve in 1997. It aimed to preserve the oak-groves formed by many heat-loving Balkan and Mediterranean species. It is characterized by the warmest climate in the whole Ukrainian Carpathians. The flora of CBR consists of 262 fungi species, 392 species of lichens , 440 species of mosses and 1062 species of vascular plants . The algal flora includes 465 species. 64 of plants species represented in this reserve are listed in

441-492: Was established on 3 June 1980 to protect landscapes of the Carpathian Mountains . The headquarters of the park are in Yaremche . Carpathian National Nature Park is the first national park of Ukraine and one of the biggest national parks of the country. The area of the park is shared between Nadvirna Raion and Verkhovyna Raion in the southwest of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , at the border with Zakarpattia Oblast . The area of

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