High villages of the Carpathians
The high villages of the Carpathians are Hutsul and Boyko settlements deep in the mountains, scattered along valleys at 550-1400 m. They are both gateways to the peaks (Dzembronia and Verkhovyna for Chornohora; Bystrytsia and Osmoloda for the Gorgany; Yasinia and Kvasy for Svydovets) and centres of living culture: shepherd huts, wooden churches, brynza cheese. Below are a map, a summary table of altitude, population and year of first mention, and tours starting in these villages.
High Carpathian villages: altitude, population, age
| Village | Altitude, m | Population | District | First mention | Massif |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragobrat | ~1400 | seasonal | Rakhiv | — | Svydovets |
| Dzembronia | ~950 | 245 | Verkhovyna | 1928 | Chornohora |
| Bystrytsia | 777 | 1068 | Nadvirna | — | Gorgany |
| Mykulychyn | 750 | 5221 | Nadvirna | 1412 | Chornohora |
| Lazeshchyna | 706 | 4174 | Rakhiv | 1785 | Svydovets |
| Yasinia | 650 | 8565 | Rakhiv | 1555 | Svydovets |
| Kolochava | 631 | 5029 | Khust | 1463 | Gorgany |
| Verkhovyna | 620 | 5812 | Verkhovyna | 1424 | Chornohora |
| Osmoloda | ~600 | 59 | Kalush | 1873 | Gorgany |
| Uzhok | 567 | 722 | Uzhhorod | 1582 | Beskids |
| Kvasy | 560 | 1794 | Rakhiv | 1648 | Svydovets |
More on altitude records - in the Wikipedia article "Highest settlements of Ukraine".
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- Our first trip to the mountains
- Carpathian Autumn
- Far from civilization
- Stitches in Chornohori
- Carpathian tourist attractions and traditions
- On uninhabited lands
- Romance with the mountains
- Mystical Gorgans
- Hedgehog in the fog
- It's cool to sit by the fire
- In the best traditions of Tolkien
- First trip
- When the Hutsul gods laugh
- funny feelings
- I want more
- Have a nice weather
- Over the tops of the mountains
- At the table with clouds
- Get off your beds
- At the top of Ukraine
- Rainy voyage through the Carpathian peaks
- Rolling thunder
- Hot peppers
- We will walk along the traverse
- Hike to the clouds
- Strength test
- A charge of vigor and positivity for the whole year
- July in the Carpathians
- Winter's Tale for Adults
- The taste of a childhood bun
- Bad people don't go camping
- August in the Carpathians
- Caramel soup
- The lucky ones
- I came for experience
- But or not... try it or not?
- Three on the couch, one on the table
- Blue Mountains
- It's better to see once than to read a hundred times
- New Year in the Carpathians
- At the ends of the earth
- There is contact, or Chrysanthemum
- Children of nature
- Carpathian sketches
- Notes from a crazy tourist
- First Carpathian trekking – impressions of newborn mountaineers
- It won't be boring
- Fabulous places
- Hiking through Carpathian forests and waterfalls
- Essay about a hike in the Carpathians
- Love the mountains and they will love you
- Report on the trip to the Carpathians July 17-23, 2005
- Greetings from Berlin
- Report on a hike in the Carpathians in February 2006
FAQ
Which is the highest village in the Carpathians?
Which village is the best base for hiking?
It depends on the massif: Bystrytsia and Osmoloda for the Gorgany; Yasinia, Kvasy and Lazeshchyna for Svydovets, Drahobrat and Chornohora; Verkhovyna for Chornohora and the Hryniava mountains.
How do you get to these villages?
Trains reach Yasinia, Kvasy and Lazeshchyna (the Rakhiv-Ivano-Frankivsk line) and Uzhok. The rest are reached by bus or transfer from Rakhiv, Nadvirna or Mizhhiria; deeper in, by off-road vehicle.
What is interesting about these villages besides the mountains?
Their living Hutsul and Boyko culture: wooden churches, huts with fresh brynza cheese, museums (Kolochava has the "Old Village" open-air museum), crafts and festivals.