Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park
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Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park (Ukrainian: Націона́льний приро́дний парк «Поді́льські То́втри») is a national park, located in Khmelnytskyi and Kamianets-Podilskyi Raions (districts) of Khmelnytskyi Oblast (province) in the southern region of the western Ukraine. It is the largest nature conservation area in Ukraine.
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Podilski Tovtry | |
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Location | Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine |
Nearest city | Kamianets-Podilskyi |
Area | 2,613.16 km2 (1,008.95 sq mi) |
Established | July 27, 1996 |
Named for | Tovtry, specific term for local hills |
Governing body | Ministry of Natural Environment Protection of Ukraine |
Website | https://www.npptovtry.org.ua/ |
The National Environmental Park "Podilski Tovtry" was created on the decree #476/96 of the President of Ukraine, then Leonid Kuchma, on July 27, 1996, in order to maintain and protect the natural landscape of the Podillia region. The park is a nature-conservational, recreational, culturally enlightening, and scientifically researching institution of national importance. According to the Law of Ukraine of September 21, 2000 #1989-III, the National nature park "Podilski Tovtry" belongs to the National Ecological Network of Ukraine of the Podillia region (Podillia).[1]