Open for yourself Transcarpathia!

Open for yourself Transcarpathia - fantastic beautiful land of "a green gold" : woods, gardens, vineyards, amazingly picturesque mountains and valleys, curative mineral sources. Nowadays, Transcarpathia is the most interesting place of Ukraine, where you can nicely spend your time and know more about its original history and culture. Verhovyna and Gutzulsshina, fortresses and wooden churches, lake of Synevir and museum under the open air are retained for those, who come to this hospitable land. But the main treasure of Transcarpathia is its people. Simple, good-natured, with open heart and soul, they always accept you with hospitality.

Do you know that:

• Transcarpathia is the youngest administrative region of Ukraine, bordering with four eastern European states;
• the highest top of Ukrainian Carpathians - mountain Goverla - is in Transcarpathia region;
• the valley of narcissus - the unique place of Ukraine and CIS, where one can meet wild narrow-leaved narcissus, is also in Transcarpathia;
• the most beautiful in Carpathians high-mountainous lake of Synevir - is one of the sights of this region;
• nowadays, about 700 sources of curative mineral waters have been found there;
• the largest in the world allergologic hospital, located in hydrochloric shaft is also in Transcarpathian region ;
• the memorable sign "Center of Europe " is established in Rahov district of Transcarpathian region;
• there are 13 castles in Transcarpathian region. Shrouded by legends, they are still waiting for their visitors;
• the saved wooden churches of XVII-XVIII centuries, an item of the wooden architecture, are located here;
• on the territory of Transcarpathia the representatives of about the 70 nationalities live;
• wines of Transcarpathia by their flavoring qualities do not concede to the best European branded analogues.

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT TRANSCARPATHIA

The administrative and territorial device: An administrative region of Ukraine, consists of 13 districts and 4 towns of regional subordination (Uzhgorod, Mukachevo, Beregovo, Khust). There are 10 towns, 20 settlements of urban type and other 609 settlements.

The area: 12,8 thousand sq. kilometers. Its more than 2 % of a whole territory of Ukraine.

Administrative center: The town of Uzhgorod (126 thousand inhabitants) Geograpyical position;

The region is settled an extremely southern west of Ukraine, takes the southeast part of East Carpathians and northeast part of Srednedunayskaya lowland. Northern and eastern parts of the region are mountainous, southern part is lowland.

Heights above a sea level: The highest peak is Goverla mountain (2061 meters above a sea level), lowermost point is nearby the town of Chop (101 meters above a sea level).

The region borders: With eastern European states: Slovakian Republic , Hungarian Republic, Romanian Republic and Polish Republic, and also with Ivano-Frankovsk and Lviv regions of Ukraine.

Climate: The climate of the region is moderate and continental. Average temperature in summer is + 21 C, in winter -4C. The short spring, not hot summer, warm autumn and soft winter are typical for this region.

Population: 1284 thousand inhabitants (for 01.6l.2001)

Density of the population: 107 persons on 1 sq. kilometer

National structure of the population: Ukrainians- 78,4 %, Hungarians - 12,5 %, Russians- 4 %, Romanians - 2,4 %, Gypsies - 1%, Slovaks- 0,6 %, Germans - 0,3%, Jews - 0,2 % and others.

Official language: Ukrainian. But the population of the region also speak Russian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian and other languages.

Monuments of archaeology, history, culture: Transcarpatia is considered to be one of the centers of western and eastern cultures crossing/and its own culture is a part of a global cultural heritage.

There are 1839 monuments of archaeology, history and art in the region, among which 6 of nation significance.

The silent representatives of the last epoch are Goryanskaya rotonda of XII century, castle of franciscans of XV century, Cathedral of ???

XVII century, castle Palanok of XVI-XVII centuries, palace of Shenborn counts of XIX century and others.

Nature reserved fund makes 12 % of the area of the region, 146 thousand hectares.

The largest and the most attractive nature reserved territories:

• Carpathian biosphere reserve,
• national park Sinevir,
• Uzhansky national natural park.

Hydromineral and nature recreational resources: The largest treasure of Transcarpathia are woods, which take 50 % of its territory. The total area , covered with woods, reaches 700 thousand hectares.

360 mineral waters springs, various in their structure and medicinal properties have been investigated in the region. Their total debit makes about 10 thousand cubic meters per day. Some deposits are unique, their water corresponds to such well known healing waters as "Yesentuki", "Borzhomi" and "Arzni" and do not concede to known mineral waters of Czech republic, Poland, France.

Transcarpathian mineral waters are the remarkable basis for the resort treatment organization.

In the region there are more than twenty deposits of subthermal, thermal and highthermal waters.

Sanatoria of Transcarpathia:

• "Solnechnoye Zakarpatye", "Polyana", "Kvitka Polonyny", "Verhovyna", "Shayan" - indications for treatment: diseases of digestive organs.
• "Karpaty", "Zhemchuzhina Karpat", "Teplytsa" - indications for treatment: diseases of cardio-vascular and nervous, system.
• "Sinyak", "Gornaya Tisa" - indications for treatment: diseases of supporting-impellent device.
• Ukrainian allergologic hospital is unique and the largest among the world hospitals of such type. The treatment here is carried out on the basis of a microclimate of hydrochloric shafts and caves of Solotvino Saltmine. The treatment efficacy makes 80-86 % among adults and 90-95 % among the children. Nearby the salt mine there is a salty lake Kunigunda - an analogue to the famous Israeli Dead Sea. Healing air, filled with aromas of the wood, curative mineral water from the springs of Carpathian mountains, perfect living facilities, experienced doctors, up to date equipment of medical studies, high culture of consumer service in our sanatoria guarantee you a high-grade rest and restoration of your health, give back vivacity and pleasure of life to the patients.

Tourist centers of Transcarpathia: The regional enterprise "Zakarpatturist" takes a leading place in providing the services to the tourists in Transcarpathia. There are 13 tourist and sanitary complexes in its structure, located in the most picturesque places of the region and consequently can provide any type of rest to the tourists.

Tourist centers "Forel", "Nartsiss", "Polonina", "Plai", "Svitanok" are known far outside of Ukraine. Ascensions on Goverla and other mountains, foot, bus, combined routes, horse or bicycle walk, rafting through Tisa, hunting rounds, "a silent hunt" on mushrooms and berries are still available to the amateurs of active rest.

Wide choice of comfortable private tourist accommodations is offered to the tourists: they are the hotel complex "U Tarasa ", tourist center "Dubovy gai", hotel and sports complex "Voyevodino", motel "Nadiya", mountain ski centers "Dragobrat", "Podobovets", "Olesya" and others. They welcome cordially everyone who enjoys primordial nature and home coziness. There are tourists hiring centers with tourist equipment and stock, and 36 operating elevators in the region. The most popular mountain ski complexes are "Dragobrat", "Krasiya" and "Sinyak".

In Transcarpathia there are a lot of attractive places for the tourists. Some of them are unique. Here is the brief description of the most famous of them:

• Mountain Goverla is the highest peak of Ukrainian Carpathians (its height is 2061 meters above a sea level, which attracts the fans of extreme kinds of tourism. As a rule, it is opened from May till November.
• Polonina Dragobrat is the "tourist Mecca " for the admirers of mountain siding rest (its height is 1700 meters above a sea level). The difference of heights is about 500 m. The snow cover is being kept from the beginning of November to the beginning of June. The infrastructure of winter rest here is well advanced. There are 8 tourist centers and private hotels of high-grade service, 4 mountain-ski elevators (length from 3 50 up to 1100 meters) here.
• Lake of Sinevir is one of the most beautiful high-mountainous lakes in Carpathians. It was formed with a result of a collapse many years ago, still in glacial epoch. The lake is located at height 989 meters above a sea level. Its general area of water smooth surface is 7 hectares, the greatest depth is 20m. The tourist centers "Sinevirskoye ozero" and "Morskoye oko " are located nearby the lake.
• Valley of narcissus is the unique place of Ukraine and CIS, where one can find natural wild narrow-leaved narcissus. Similar places, but with smaller area, have remained only in few places - Alps, Romania and some Balkan countries. The mass blossoming of plants in April and May leaves in people who saw this perfect show the unforgettable impressions.
• The geographical center of Europe - is located in Transcarpathia, in Rahiv district. The symbolical monumental sign has been established here, where the following words written in Latin are: "Constant, precisely eternal place. Very precisely, with the special device, which was made in Empire of Austria and Hungary, with a scale of meridians and parallels, the center of Europe has been established here. 1887".

Though who has once visited Transcarpathia, called Ukrainian Switzerland, will never forget this amazing region, as specially created by God for people forever fall in love with its ancient dark blue mountains, crystal lakes and transparent air, filled with curative freshness.