Karmeliuk's Podillia

Karmeliuk's Podillia
«Кармелюкове Поділля»
Landscape in Karmeliuk's Podillia
Map showing the location of Karmeliuk's Podillia
Map showing the location of Karmeliuk's Podillia
Location of Park
Map showing the location of Karmeliuk's Podillia
Map showing the location of Karmeliuk's Podillia
Karmeliuk's Podillia (Vinnytsia Oblast)
LocationVinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine
Nearest cityTrostianets and Chechelnyk
Coordinates48°23′57″N 29°15′37″E / 48.3992°N 29.2603°E / 48.3992; 29.2603
Area16,518 ha (165.18 km2; 63.78 mi2)
Established2009
Websitehttp://karmelukove.com/

The Karmeliuk's Podillia National Nature Park (Ukrainian: Національний природний парк «Кармелюкове Поділля») is a national park in southwest Ukraine on the forested southern slopes of the Ukrainian Shield. It is located around Trostianets and Chechelnyk of Ukraine's Vinnytsia Oblast[1] and the south-eastern portion of historic Podolia. Its area is 16518 hectares, and it was founded on 16 December 2009.[2] The name is derived from Ustym Karmaliuk, a regional folk hero.

History

The national nature park was created in accordance with the decree of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko 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 Quercus pubescens,[3] basically made up of oaks.[4]

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
  • The park's logo
    The park's logo
  • A warning sign that it is a conservation area
    A warning sign that it is a conservation area

References

  1. ^ "Karmeliukove Podillia" (in Ukrainian). National Nature Fund of Ukraine. Archived from the original on December 27, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "Karmeliukove Podillia" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Website. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Quercetea pubescentis Doing Kraft ex Scamoni et Passarge 1959 Thermophilous oak forests". Pladias. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  4. ^ MARKIVSKA L.B.; YAVORSKA O.H; KUZEMKO A.A (September 2019). "Classification of forest vegetation of the national nature park 'Karmeliukove Podillya' (Vinnytsya region, Ukraine)". Chornomorski Botanical Journal. 15: 134–155.
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