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 1,111,600 hectares (11,116 km²), for an average of 22,685 hectares (226.85 km²) but a median of only 14,836 hectares (148.36 km²) at Zalissya. The largest national park is Upper Pobozhia in Khmelnytskyi Oblast: at over 100,000 hectares (1,000 km²). The smallest park is Derman-Ostroh National Nature Park, at less than 5,500 hectares (55 km²).

This category of the Nature-Preservation Fund was mainly established after the fall of the Soviet Union. There were very few parks in Ukraine and most of them were in the West.

List

#	Name	Photo	Location	Official website (Ukrainian)	Area (ha)	Year	Description
1	Azov-Syvash		Kherson Oblast 46.102°N 34.385°E / 46.102; 34.385	Азово-Сиваський	52154	1993	Located on Byriuchyi Island in the northwestern Azov Sea. The park was created to protect the unique coastal environment of the northwestern Azov. It is particularly important as a stop on the flyway for migratory birds, with over a million birds visiting each year.[1]
2	Buzk's Gard		Mykolaiv Oblast 48.040°N 30.947°E / 48.040; 30.947	Бузький Гард	6138	2009	Covers an area along the Southern Bug River in south-central Ukraine. At this point, the Southern Bug River cuts through the southern edge of the Ukrainian Shield (a block of Archean basement rock).[2]
3	Carpathian		Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 48.300°N 24.584°E / 48.300; 24.584	Карпатський	50303	1980	Carpathian National Nature Park is the first national park of Ukraine and one of the biggest national parks of this country.[3]
4	Charming Harbor		Crimea 45.500°N 32.700°E / 45.500; 32.700	Чарівна гавань	6270	2009	Covers a coastal sector of the Tarkhankut Peninsula (itself a part of the Crimean peninsula) on the Black Sea. The park protects and exhibits steppe landscape as it descends to the seacoast in a semi-arid environment and with dramatic cliffs and rock formations.[4]
5	Cheremosh		Chernivtsi Oblast 47.995°N 25.096°E / 47.995; 25.096	Черемоський	7118	2009	A collection of three reserves in the northeastern section of the Carpathian Mountains, located in southwestern Ukraine. The park highlights the highly varied geology of the northeastern Carpathians, as well as the deep spruce forests of the region.[5]
6	Derman-Ostroh		Rivne Oblast 50.329°N 26.520°E / 50.329; 26.520	Дермансько-Острозький	1648	2009	Sits in a river valley that separates the southern edge of the Polesian Lowland, and the northern edge of the Podolian Upland in northwestern Ukraine. The terrain is a mixture of pine-oak forest and marshy river lowlands.[6]
7	Desna-Starogutsky		Sumy Oblast 52.166°N 33.417°E / 52.166; 33.417	Деснянсько-Старогутський	16215	1999	Covers a middle section of the Desna River in northeastern Ukraine, representing the variety of wetland and mixed forest landscapes of the eastern Polesia region. The park contains two sections, one on the floodplains of the Desna, the other in the southern region of the Bryansk forest on the Russian border.[7]
8	Dniester Canyon		Ternopil Oblast 48.650°N 25.735°E / 48.650; 25.735	Дністровський каньйон	10830	2010	Follows Dniester Canyon, the largest canyon in Ukraine, along the middle course of the Dniester River. It protects a relatively undeveloped portion of the Ukrainian forest-steppe landscape, about 75 km east of the Carpathian Mountains in western Ukraine. The canyon is known for its varied geological formations, including two of the longest caves in the world.[8]
9	Dvorichanskyi		Kharkiv Oblast 49.852°N 37.733°E / 49.852; 37.733	Дворічанський	3132	2009	Set on the border of the steppe and forest-steppe on the banks of the river Oskil, the south-east part of Ukraine.[9]
10	Dzharylhak		Kherson Oblast 46.017°N 32.933°E / 46.017; 32.933	Джарилгацький	10000	2009	Covers Dzharylhach Island and the adjacent Karkinit Bay in the northern reaches of the Black Sea. Famous for clean sandy beaches and mineral springs in its many small lakes, Dzharylhach is the largest island in the Black Sea. Portions of the park have been protected nature reserves for almost 100 years.[10]
11	Great Meadow		Zaporizhia Oblast 47.382°N 34.987°E / 47.382; 34.987	Великий Луг	16756	2006	Covers historic steppe terrain in southeast Ukraine. It is on the south bank of the Dnieper River's Kakhovka Reservoir, which was created by the Dnieper Hydroelectric Station. The meadows and reed beds on the shore support one of the largest transmigration spots for birds in Eastern Europe.[11]
12	Halych		Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 49.139°N 24.732°E / 49.139; 24.732	Галицький	14685	2004	Highlights forest, steppe, meadow and wetlands of the borderlands between the Ukrainian Carpathians and the southwestern part of the East European Plain.[12]
13	Hetman		Sumy Oblast 50.487°N 34.983°E / 50.487; 34.983	Гетьманський	23360	2009	The park begins at the border with Russia as the Vorskla River runs west and south, and follows the river for all 122 km of its length through Sumy Oblast. There are some short breaks between sectors for roads or built-up villages. There terrain is mostly flat, with some hills and ravines.[13]
14	Holosiivskyi		Kiev 50.450°N 30.524°E / 50.450; 30.524	Голосі́ївський	4525	2007	A protected remnant of forest surrounded by the urban area of the city of Kiev, Ukraine. It is located on the Kiev hills, in the Dniester-Dnieper forest-steppe province, North-Dnieper lowland and steppe zone of Left-Bank Dnieper province.
15	Holy Mountains		Donetsk Oblast 48.917°N 37.783°E / 48.917; 37.783	Святі Гори	40609	1997	Located along the chalk cliffs and river terraces of the Donets River in Eastern Ukraine. The park's boundaries are a patchwork of forested areas stretching along the banks of the Donets. The Holy Mountains of Ukraine contain many archaeological, natural, historical, and recreational sites.[14]
16	Homolsh Woods		Kharkiv Oblast 49.583°N 36.333°E / 49.583; 36.333	Гомільша́нські ліси	14315	2004	Covers established forests in the Donets River valley. The site has been a protected area for a very long time, beginning with Peter the Great designating local territory as a 'protected ship grove' for wood to build ships. The site also has high ecological value as forest-steppe land.[15]
17	Hutsulshchyna		Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 48.321°N 25.093°E / 48.321; 25.093	Гуцульщина	32271	2002	Located in the Western Ukraine's Carpathian Mountains.
18	Ichnya		Chernihiv Oblast 50.809°N 32.292°E / 50.809; 32.292	Ічнянський	9666	2004	Covers forest-steppe terrain in the Uday River basin, about 120 km northeast of Kiev.[16]
19	Ivory Coast		Mykolaiv Oblast 46.533°N 31.567°E / 46.533; 31.567	Білобережжя Святослава	35223	2009	'White beaches Svyatosloav') is situated on the north coast of the Black Sea is southern Ukraine. It covers portions of Dnieper–Bug estuary, the Kinburn Peninsula just south of the estuary, and Yahorlyk Bay a shallow bay of the Black Sea itself. Adjacent to the site along the coast is the Black Sea Biosphere Reserve.[17]
20	Karmelyukove Podillya		Vinnytsia oblast 48.399°N 29.260°E / 48.399; 29.260	Кармелюкове Поділля	16518	2009	Located in southwest Ukraine on the forested southern slopes of the Ukrainian Shield.[18]
21	Khotyn		Chernivtsi Oblast 48.500°N 26.167°E / 48.500; 26.167	Хотинський	9400	2010	Covers a segment of the Dniester River Canyon and the Dniester River Reservoir. It is located in the west of the country on the border with Romania. The famous Khotyn Fortress is located within the territory.[19]
22	Kremenets		Ternopil Oblast 50.051°N 25.619°E / 50.051; 25.619	Кременецькі гори	6951	2009	A cluster of mountains and ridges in the Hologoro-Kremenetskiy range of the Podolian Upland in west central Ukraine.[20]
23	Lower Dniester		Odessa Oblast 46.412°N 30.210°E / 46.412; 30.210	Нижньодністровський	21311	2008	A large portion of the Dniester River Estuary where it enters the Black Sea in southwestern Ukraine. The floodplains and waterways are important to nesting and wintering waterfowl. They are also important for spawning fish: over 70 species of fish in 20 groups are recorded in the park.[21]
24	Lower Polissia		Khmelnytskyi Oblast 50.218°N 26.837°E / 50.218; 26.837	Мале Полісся	9515	2013	A section of the Polissia region, the park includes several lakes and wetland areas as well as parts of river valleys Gorin, Vilia, Gnylyi Rih.[22]
25	Lower Sula		Poltava Oblast 49.608°N 33.191°E / 49.608; 33.191	Нижньосульський	16879	2010	Covers the lower reaches of the Sula River as it enters the Kremenchuk Reservoir, 120 km southeast of Kiev. The extensive marshes, swamps, and other wetlands of the area are important habitats for fish, waterfowl, and floodplain plants.[23]
26	Meotida		Donetsk Oblast 47.115°N 38.080°E / 47.115; 38.080	Меотида	20720	2009	A stretch of coastline, and interior estuaries and coastal lands, on the northern edge of the Sea of Azov in Ukraine. The administration of the park itself has been disrupted by hostilities in the area. Previously, the protected regions of the park supported important populations of migratory waterfowl and over 100 species of nesting birds.
27	Mezynsky		Chernihiv Oblast 51.719°N 32.287°E / 51.719; 32.287	Мезинський	31035	2006	Forest and floodplain terraces of the Desna River in the northern part of the country. The park was created to balance the protection of sensitive ecological and archaeological sites, recreation, and rural agriculture.[24]
28	Northern Podillya		Lviv Oblast 49.917°N 25.100°E / 49.917; 25.100	Північне Поділля	15588	2010	Covers a variety of individual protected sites in the northwest Podolian Upland of Ukraine. The park provides protection to, and recreation in, representative ecological and cultural sites of the area, including Hornbean-Beech forested uplands, swamp-marsh floodplains, geologically significant karst features, and historical sites that include three castles and a number of WW1 and WW2 sites.[25]
29	Podilski Tovtry		Khmelnytskyi Oblast 46.581°N 32.535°E / 46.581; 32.535	Поді́льські То́втри	80178	2015	Representative of the natural landscape of the Podillia region.[26]
30	Oleshky		Kherson Oblast 46.550°N 32.923°E / 46.550; 32.923	Олешківські піски	8020	2010
31	Pryazovskyi		Zaporizhia Oblast 46.840°N 35.359°E / 46.840; 35.359	Приазовський	78127	2010	The second largest national park of Ukraine, covering the estuaries, coastal plains seaside landforms around the Molochna River estuary the Utlyuksky estuary, on the northwest coast of the Sea of Azov.[27]
32	Prypiat-Stokhid		Volyn Oblast 51.828°N 25.283°E / 51.828; 25.283	Прип'ять-Стохід	39316	2007	Created in 2007 to protect and unify a series of natural complexes of the Pripyat River and Stokhid River valleys in northwestern Ukraine. The park provides protection, research areas, and recreation related to the meadows and wetlands of the Polissia region.[28]
33	Pyryatyn		Poltava Oblast 50.236°N 32.501°E / 50.236; 32.501	Пирятинський	12028	2009	Covers a portion of the Uday River valley in the north central part of the country. It provides nature conservation and recreation on the terraces and floodplains of the river.[29]
34	Shatsky		Volyn Oblast 51.517°N 23.820°E / 51.517; 23.820	Шацький	32515	1983	Established in 1983 to preserve, reconstitute and to use effectively Volyn Polissia natural complexes and objects of special environmental, recreational, educational and aesthetic value.
36	Skole Beskids		Lviv Oblast 49.200°N 23.210°E / 49.200; 23.210	Сколівські Бескиди	35684	1999	Covers the Skole Beskids Range of the Carpathian Mountains on the western edge of Ukraine. It was created in 1999 to protect the beech and beech-fir forests of Carpathians, and to provide for environmental, ecological, aesthetic, educational and recreational uses.[30]
37	Sloboda		Kharkiv Oblast 50.086°N 35.216°E / 50.086; 35.216	Слобожанський	5244	2009	Covers a forest-steppe region at the confluence of the Merla and Merchik Rivers in the East Poltava Highlands of eastern Ukraine. The park features an extensive complex of marshes, swamps, and other wetlands.[31]
38	Synevir		Zakarpattia Oblast,br/>48.500°N 23.700°E / 48.500; 23.700	Синевир	40400	1989	Located in Zakarpattia Oblast, in southwest of the country.[32]
39	Synyohora		Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 48.621°N 24.221°E / 48.621; 24.221	Синьогора	10866	2009	transition to full National Park status was uncertain as of 2017, with portions of the park are closed to the public.[33]
40	Tsumanska Puscha		Volyn Oblast 50.888°N 25.853°E / 50.888; 25.853	ЦУМАНСЬКА ПУЩА	33475	2010
41	Tuzly Lagoons		Odessa Oblast 45.783°N 30.000°E / 45.783; 30.000	Тузловські лимани	10866	2009	Includes the group of Tuzly Lagoons: which consist of parts of the larger lagoons Shahany, Alibey, Burnas; and the small lagoons Solone Ozero, Khadzhyder, Karachaus, Budury, Martaza, Mahala, Malyi Sasyk, and Dzhantshey.[34]
42	Upper Pobozhia		Khmelnitsky Oblast 49.436°N 27.419°E / 49.436; 27.419	Верхнє Побужжя	108000	2013
43	Uzhanian		Zakarpattia Oblast 49.023°N 22.600°E / 49.023; 22.600	Ужанський	39159	1999	Also part of the East Carpathian Biosphere Reserve. The park was created to protect pristine beech forest of the Carpathians.
44	Verkhovyna		Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast 48.161°N 24.945°E / 48.161; 24.945	Верховинський	12023	2010	Covers the highest reaches of the Cheremosh River, in the Carpathian Mountains.[35]
45	Vyzhnytsia		Chernivtsi Oblast 48.157°N 25.306°E / 48.157; 25.306	Вижницький	7928	1995	Located in the Ukrainian Carpathians, Vyzhnytsia Park represents a lowland part of the Carpathians with a fairly mild climate. The area is forested in beech and fir trees.
46	White Lake		Kiev Oblast 49.896°N 31.578°E / 49.896; 31.578	Білоозерський (No site)	7014	2009	As of 2014, the park appeared to be closed to the public and the legal status unclear.[36]
47	Yavorivskyi		Lviv Oblast 49.983°N 23.616°E / 49.983; 23.616	Яворівський	7079	1998	A narrow range of hills 75 km (47 mi) long, which rises sharply to the north of the Lesser Polissya.
48	Zacharovany Krai		Zakarpattia Oblast 48.353°N 23.074°E / 48.353; 23.074	Зачарований край	6101	2009
49	Zalissya		Kiev Oblast 50.667°N 30.850°E / 50.667; 30.850	Залісся	14836	2009	Covers a large forest on the left bank of the Desna River about 20 km northeast of Kiev. As of 2017, the area is open for limited public access, but is primarily administered as a protected area for the "reception and stay of senior officials", other state uses, and the protection of plant and animal life.[37]

See also

• Lists of Nature Reserves of Ukraine
• Nature park
• Categories of protected areas of Ukraine

References

1. "Azov-Syvash NNP" (in Ukrainian). State Management of Affairs (Ukraine). Retrieved August 27, 2019.
2. "Buzk's Gard" (in Ukrainian). Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (Ukraine). Retrieved August 27, 2019.
3. "Carpathian". Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (Ukraine). Retrieved August 27, 2019.
4. "Tarkhanhut National Park (Russian Official Site)" (in Russian). Tarkhanhut Park. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
5. "Cheremosh National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Website. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
6. "Derman-Ostroh National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
7. "Desna-Starogutsky National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Park Site. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
8. "Dniester Canyon National Nature Park". Park Site. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
9. "Dvorichanskyi National Nature Park". Park Site. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
10. "Dzharylhak National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
11. "National Nature Park Great Meadow" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
12. "Halych National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Halych NNP (Official Site). Retrieved June 3, 2019.
13. "Hetman National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
14. "National Nature Park Holy Mountains" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
15. "Homolsh Woods National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
16. "Ichnya National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
17. "National Nature Park Ivory Coast of Sviatoslav" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
18. "Karmelyukove Podillya" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Website. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
19. "Khotyn National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
20. "Kremenets Mountains National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Website. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
21. "Lower Dniester National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
22. "Lower Polissia Dniester National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
23. "Lower Sula National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
24. "Mezynsky National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
25. "Northern Podilia" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
26. "Podilski Tovtry" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
27. "Pryazovskyi" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved May 11, 2019.
28. "National Nature Park Prypiat-Stokhid" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
29. "Pyryatyn National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
30. "National Nature Park Skole Beskids" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
31. "Sloboda National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
32. "Synevir National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
33. "Status report" (in Ukrainian). State Affairs release. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
34. "Tuzli National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
35. "Verkhovyna National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
36. "Belozersky NNP: Treasures Lost" (in Ukrainian). DOP. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
37. "National Nature Park Zalissya" (in Ukrainian). Official Park Site. Retrieved June 15, 2019.

External links

• Ukraine National Parks