About the city and region

Uzhgorod city is the city of Ukraine, administrative and cultural center of the Zakarpattya region, as well as historical center of ancient Pidkarpattya Rus.

The city is located on the height about 120 m in the Carpathians on the river Uzh.
The population of the city is 117 600 people. The main ethnical groups are Ukrainians, Russians, Hungarians, Slovaks, Gypsy, Germans, Jewish.

Uzhgorod is located on the border with Slovakia. There are two border ways - car highway Uzhgorod - Vyshne Nemetske and rail way wide line for the carriage transfers Pavlovo - Matyovske Voykovce. The highway Storozhnitsa -Zahor is planned to be opened.

Uzhgorod is one of the most ancient Slovanic cities. Many of the Ukrainian famous ski resorts are located closely to Uzhgorod city. One can go there by car or bus. In any way it is a very comfortable location close to the ski ways.

The Ukrainian Carpathians are young mountains that have the approximate age of 25 mln years. They are situated in the center of European continent. The name of Carpathians is connected with present in the pre-Christian time tribe of Carps that lived on this territory over the rivers Pruth and Ocheret.

Carpathians fill the part of the Mountain chain for about 500 km. The highest peaks of the mountains are Goverla -2061m, Rebra - 2046m, Pip Ivan - 2026m, Petros - 2020m. All of them are situated in the Chornogorskiy mountain range that lays on the territory of Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpatska regions.

The second highest range is Beskidy located in the area of Zakarpatska and Lvivska regions. The height of the mountains in this range is a little bit higher than Chornogorskiy one, in general for 1600 m. Beskidy are more comfortable for exploration as they are situated near the main railway and auto highways that is a good perspective for the development of ski sport and tourism.

Another example is the village Volosianka that is located in 8 km from Slavsko. It used to be considered a dump and dull zone, completely out of interest. Currently two hotels and a sit-down car cableway are under construction. The construction of an elementary school has been completed. A gas pipeline is also going to be installed. Soon the investments came to Pidharka, Sopit, and Urych. Kyiv businessmen plan a three-star hotel, rope tows, skiing tracks, and tennis courts nearby. In truth, however, current legislation has many gaps, including the rope tow as well as alpine skiing track design and technical requirements. Now these problems are being solved with the help of local specialists.

Recently it became very popular to live in private villas and houses. Last several years brought a fresh impetus for private housing construction. Large cottages near the road are usually called agrosettlements. Currently the district possesses 83 resorts, with 38 functioning during all year round.

These small pleasant accommodations often propose very nice living conditions offering all necessary amenities. Nobody knows the exact number of such agrosettlements; perhaps some seventy. There is one problem, however; the current legislation does not provide for green tourism, just as there are no clear provisions on how their owners should pay taxes.

It is no wonder that there is such a demand for having rest in the Western Ukraine - Carpathians area famous for the unforgettable landscapes and comfortable conditions for winter sport. Snow here is mostly lying from the start of Decemeber to the end of April. And as for famous resort Dragobrat snow was there for the last 30 winters, even when these seasons were mild. Almost every region here possesses places for skiing - ski resorts, sanatoriums, rest houses with territory for skiing. The Carpathians resorts keep developing all the time and now they already reach the level of international standards. The most famous places are - Slavsk, Dragobrat, Yaremche, Sinevir, Yablunicya, Mijhirya, Guta, Svalyava etc. So, you wish high quality skiing, snowboarding or just pleasant walks in a beautiful nature of snowy mountains. Carpathians are for you!

Places of interest

The city possesses a unique beautiful ancient castle worth visiting by tourists. Establishments - Natioanal Uzhgorod University, gymnasium, Natural Museum, Museum of people's architecture, Drama Theater, Dall theater, Filarmony, Orthodox and Greek-Catholic catherdrals.