Ruska
Vyzhnytsia district · Chernivtsi region
Ruska is a village in Ukraine, in the Chernivtsi region, Putyla district. The distance to the district center of Putyla is about 31 km and is reached by the T 2601 highway. Not far from the village is the Ruska-Ulma checkpoint on the border with Romania.
Ruska is a small village with a population of about 500 people. It belongs to the Selyatyn village council.
Mountain Search and Rescue Service: 4 N. Yaremchuk St., Vyzhnytsia (Cheremosh tourist center) - +38 (067) 342-04-98, +38 (03730) 2-27-39, +38 (03730) 2-10-75, +38 (097) 315-31-57.
What to visit
Landmarks, museums and places of interest near Ruska.
MuseumAviary of Selyatyn forestry, SelyatynSeliatyn6.7 km from the centreThe animal enclosure is located on the territory of the Selyatyn forestry in Chernivtsi Oblast, covering an area of 3.8 hectares.
ChurchChurch of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, SelyatinSeliatyn6.7 km from the centreThe Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Selyatyn is the oldest wooden church in the Bukovinian Carpathians.
WaterfallChemernarsky Hook waterfallDolishnii Shepit10 km from the centreChemernarsky Huk Waterfall is a small but very beautiful waterfall located in the village of Dolishniy Shepit, Chernivtsi region.
WaterfallChemernarsky waterfall Lower HookDolishnii Shepit10 km from the centreThe Chemernarsky Lower Hook Waterfall (also known as Lower Shepit) is located in Dolishnyi Shepit, in the western Ukraine, Chernivtsi region.
WaterfallCascading waterfall "Suceava Hook"Dolishnii Shepit15 km from the centreThe cascade of waterfalls "Suceava Hook" is a unique natural monument of the Chernivtsi region. It is located on the Suceava River.
MuseumYuriy Fedkovych's museum-estate, PutylaPutyla16 km from the centreOne can only wonder how, in those dark and hopeless times of foreign enslavement of Bukovyna in the second half of the nineteenth century, in the land of hopeless need...Craft nearby
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Koliby & Hutsul cuisineKolyba of the Karpaty complex, MyhoveMyhove26 km from the centreThe Kolyba in Myhove is the restaurant of the Karpaty cottage complex on the main street of Myhove, Bukovyna’s ski resort in the Vyzhnytsia district.
Eco farmsPrykarpatskyi Ravlyk Snail Farm, BahnaBahna38 km from the centrePrykarpatskyi Ravlyk snail farm is one of the few food farms in the Vyzhnytsia area that welcomes visitors not just to buy produce but for a proper farm visit.
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineBabyna Kolyba, KryvorivniaKryvorivnia40 km from the centreBabyna Kolyba («Granny's Koliba») serves authentic Hutsul food in Kryvorivnia, a village sometimes called the «Ukrainian Athens»: Ivan Franko, Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi...
Markets & fairsNight Wood Market, KutyKuty40 km from the centreThe night bazaar in Kuty is the most colourful woodwork market in the Hutsul region, and it vanishes at dawn.
Ethno parks & homesteadsLived-in Hutsul Grazhda on Ihrets, KryvorivniaKryvorivnia41 km from the centreOn the slopes of the Ihrets ridge above Kryvorivnia stands one of the few lived-in Hutsul grazhda homesteads still inhabited and farmed by a family.
Craft shopsKopalnia Bryndzy cheese shop and tasting, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna41 km from the centreKopalnia Bryndzy (“The Brynza Mine”) is a small farm cheese shop with a tasting room on the edge of Verkhovyna, in the valley of the Zhabievskyi stream.Where to stay
Hotels, guesthouses and cottages in and around Ruska.
HotelEco-Resort "Khutir Tykhyi" SerhiiSerhii9.8 km from the centrePoolSaunaSPANearby: St. Nicholas Church 7.4 kmAviary of Selyatyn forestry 8.6 km
HomesteadChalet in the Carpathians "Lostun"Myhove12 km from the centreBreakfastFireplaceKitchenNearby: Chemernarsky Hook waterfall 2.1 km
HotelVilla Karpatska BulbonaMyhove13 km from the centreVilla Karpatska Bulbona is located in the picturesque heart of the Carpathians in the village of Serhii, Vyzhnytsia district, Chernivtsi region.Nearby: St. Nicholas Church 3.9 km
HomesteadHomestead "Sheptychanka" ShepitShepit15 km from the centreSaunaBBQKitchenNearby: Church of St. Elijah 200 mMt Yarovytsia 9.3 km2 trails
HomesteadHomestead "Pid Skelyu" MykulychynPutyla16 km from the centreSaunaBBQKitchenNearby: St. Nicholas Church 200 mWaterfall Kizya 9.4 km
HomesteadEcofarm BukovaBanyliv-Pidhirnyi19 km from the centreBudget vacation in the Bukovinian Carpathians with respect for Nature. Ecofarm Bukova offers a cozy stay in the hamlet of Koshuy, Chernivtsi region in an agro...Trails nearby
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ModerateTwo-dayMarkedShepit village Mount YarovytsiaElevation profile858–1 568 m20.8 kmascent 864 m≈ 7 h walking14 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedShepit village to Shybene villagevia Mount Yarovytsia, Mount Pnivie +1Elevation profile849–1 599 m73.4 kmascent 2 306 m14 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayNyzhnii Yalovets village to Shypit villagevia Mount YarovytsiaElevation profile863–1 566 m24.7 kmascent 972 m≈ 8 h walking15 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakMount LunhulRuskaaltitude 1 377 m4.1 km from the centreLunhul is a 1,377 m summit (1,377.4 m exactly) in the Pokuttia-Bukovyna Carpathians. It stands on the boundary of the former Vyzhnytsia and Putyla districts of...
PeakMount Mahura (Shepit)Dolishnii Shepitaltitude 1 313 m · Pokuttia-Bukovyna Carpathians range5.4 km from the centreMahura is a 1,313 m mountain in the Pokuttia-Bukovyna Carpathians, on the Dovhyi Hrun ridge. It lies in the Vyzhnytsia district of Chernivtsi Oblast, south of the...
PeakMount YarovytsiaVerkhnyi Yalovetsaltitude 1 566 m22 km from the centre8 trails to the topYarovytsia is the peak of the Yalovychora Mountains in the Ukrainian Carpathians, located on the Yarovets Ridge , which is one of the southernmost ridges of the...