Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park

Podilski Tovtry
Location of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in Ukraine
LocationKhmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine
Nearest cityKamianets-Podilskyi
Area2,613.16 km2 (1,008.95 sq mi)
EstablishedJuly 27, 1996
Named forTovtry, specific term for local hills
Governing bodyMinistry of Natural Environment Protection of Ukraine
Websitehttps://www.npptovtry.org.ua/
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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.

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]

  1. ^ "Podilski Tovtry National Nature Park" (in Ukrainian). Podilski Tovtry NNP (Official Website). Retrieved October 2, 2019.