Putyla district

Where the Carpathians are high and the distance is spruce, in the colors of the rainbow and the noise of the fast-moving rivers Cheremosh, Putylka and Suceava, the evergreen magical corner of Bukovyna - Putylshchyna - flaunts. This peculiar and unique land, generous with human kindness and hospitality, is rich in nature reserves and historical monuments. The main tourist locations (settlements) that have tourist activity in the district: Putyla, Kyselytsi, Tovarnitsa, Yablunytsia, Pidzakharychi, Serhii, Shepit, Selyatin, Hrobyshche, Dykhtynets, where there is an opportunity to rent housing in the private and hotel sectors to suit every taste and budget.

Putyla district is located in the southwestern region of the region, on the border with Romania, in the highest part of the Ukrainian Carpathians. It borders with Vyzhnytsia district of Chernivtsi region and Kosiv and Verkhovyna districts of Ivano-Frankivsk region. About 63% of the district's territory is covered by forests. The distance to the regional center is 120 km. The district has a direct connection with neighboring Romania through two checkpoints, one of which allows for crossing by car. Among the mountains in a picturesque valley lies the town of Putyla, where the Putylka River, the largest tributary of the Cheremosh River, flows.

The Putyla region is a unique land rich in historical, architectural and natural monuments. It is a land of ancient forests, where the dominant species are spruce, fir and common beech. The forests of the region are home to more than 50 species of plants, including mountain arnica, lungwort, St. John's wort, wild lily, and edelweiss. The fauna of the region is characterized by great diversity. The forests are home to Carpathian deer, roe deer, wild boar, fox, squirrel, hedgehog, badger, and hare. Birds include swallow, titmouse, woodpecker, pigeon, owl, and bullfinch.

By the nature of the relief, most of the territory of Putylshchyna is mountainous, located in the extreme southwest of the region. The highest points of the Bukovinian Carpathians are located here - the mountains Yarovytsia (1574 m), Zhupany (1488 m), and Chornyi Dil (1452 m). The complex mountainous terrain allows for the development of livestock, timber processing and food industries. Cattle for meat and dairy production, sheep, and horses are raised here. There are milk and meat processing enterprises. The area produces traditional Hutsul products - lizhnyks, which are known far beyond the region. The area is rich in brick and tile raw materials, marble deposits, and mineral water springs, deposits of which are found in the villages of Dovhopillia and Sarata, and the village of Putyla.

The highlanders are proud that this place is associated with the names of the Bukovynian Solovii Yurii Fedkovych and the national leader, fighter against the enslavers and oppressors Lukian Kobylitsa. The Putyla land preserves the traces of famous Ukrainians such as Mykhailo Drahomanov and Lesya Ukrainka, Hnat Khotkevych and Omelian Popovych. In ancient and modern times, prominent figures of Ukrainian history and culture have visited this place with pleasure, paying tribute to human talents and fabulous natural beauty, which has not yet been disfigured by the progress of globalization.
Since ancient times, this region has been home to Ukrainian mountain people called Hutsuls. This ethnic group is distinguished from the rest of Ukraine's population by its way of life, occupation, way of life, clothing, dialect, customs, and traditions. The word "Hutsul" is of Moldovan origin, meaning "opryshok" or "noble robber." Each territorial community, large or small, has unsurpassed craftsmen in decorative and applied arts, and the artistic abilities of Hutsuls are skillfully embodied in kolomyikas, dances, original melodies of violins and cymbals, flutes and flutes, drymbas and trembitas, and troyistas.

At any time of the year, Putylshchyna is hospitable and sincerely open to guests and tourists. This fertile land inspires, fills with romance, heals the soul and heart, and God's grace inspires us to live for happiness and goodness. Staying in the Putyla region leaves an unforgettable impression and blooms with all the colors of the mountain rainbow. The Putyl region is an incomparable pearl of the Carpathians. In the Bukovyna region, in the Ukrainian state, its rainbow destiny is coming. Walk along its forest paths, listen to the sound of evergreen fir trees, the melody of sonorous streams and rivulets, quench your thirst with its spring water and fully experience your unity with Mother Nature.

Every year, on the last Sunday of May, Putyla hosts a traditional holiday of going to the meadows. Putyla district sincerely invites you to its magical wonderland.

The Putyla region is one of the most beautiful places in Ukraine: picturesque mountain landscapes, the Putylka River, a tributary of the Cheremosh, numerous mountain streams and mineral water springs, the enchanting beauty of forests and mountain meadows rich in hunting fauna, mushrooms and berries. The Putyla region is inhabited by Hutsuls, a people with a rich cultural and historical heritage. There is a proverb: "There is a legend for every Hutsul".

Historical and cultural monuments play an important role in the historical heritage of the region, with more than 20 of them in the area: