Verkhniy Yaseniv
Verkhniy Yaseniv is a village, the center of the village council, located in the Carpathians on the banks of Cheremosh, 12 km from the district center, 45 km from the Vorokhta railway station. The population is 1303 people. The villages of Bukovets, Rivnia and Cheretiv are subordinated to the village council.
The village was founded in 1686. Until 1922 it was known as Yaseniv Horishnyi, and since 1922 it has been called Yaseniv-Hurnyi. Many local residents are wood and metal carvers. The village has an eight-year school and 4 elementary schools, 2 clubs, 3 libraries, 4 medical centers, a maternity hospital, 4 shops; 480 residential buildings were built.
Written sources indicate that Verkhnii Yaseniv was founded in 1739. A native of the village I. After the death of Oleksa Dovbush, in 1745, I. Boichuk led the movement of the Carpathian opryshky. Boychuk's unit participated in the Haidamak movement on the Right Bank of Ukraine. At the end of the 19th century, the major landowner in the village was the Society for Forest Fruits (Vienna), and its predecessor was the Strasher family.
The last molfar of the Carpathians, Mykhailo Nechai, lived in Verkhniy Yaseniv. On July 24-26, the village of Verkhniy Yaseniv (Zapidok tract) hosted the Cheremosh Fest eco-tourism festival. On August 23, 2015, Bishop Julian (Hatala) of Kolomyia and Kosiv consecrated the Church of St. Sophia the Wisdom of God in Verkhniy Yaseniv. The village's landmark is the wooden Trinity Church, built in 1882. Also memorable is the cross near the church, which was erected on the occasion of the abolition of serfdom.
Another interesting event is the annual folklore festival "Polonynske Summer", which is celebrated in late June.
The peaks surrounding the village of Verkhnii Yaseniv:
- Pysanyi Kamin (1221.4 m)
- Muralevytsia
- Blue Kichira (1168, 2 m)
- White Fireplace
- Golitsy
- Pogar
- Prislip (1081, 2 m),
- Zapidok (1021.5 m)
- Trinity Church (1882), wooden
- The cross near the church in honor of the abolition of serfdom and the grave of the Sich Riflemen are also memorable.
Mountain Search and Rescue Service, Verkhovyna village, +38 (03432) 2-19-41, +38 (067) 342-04-96.
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Landmarks, museums and places of interest near Verkhniy Yaseniv.
NatureVerkhovynskyi National Nature Park, Verkhniy YasenivVerkhniy Yaseniv2 km from the centreVerkhovyna NNP is the only park in the Ukrainian Carpathians where the oldest metamorphic formations, covered by the Paleozoic and Mesozoic sedimentary cover, come to...
SightThe written stoneBukovets3.5 km from the centre
MuseumMuseum "Hut-Grazhda" of a Hutsul housewifeKryvorivnia3.8 km from the centreThe Hutsul Household Museum is a historical and ethnographic museum created in the house of the Haruk family (Zarichchia village, Kryvorivnia village).
ChurchChurch of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, KryvorivniaKryvorivnia3.8 km from the centreIn the village of Kryvorivni, Verkhovyna district, Ivano-Frankivsk region, in the heart of the Ukrainian Carpathians, there is the Church of the Nativity of the...
MuseumIvan Franko Literary and Memorial Museum, KryvorivniaKryvorivnia3.8 km from the centreThe museum is housed in the former house of Vasyl Yakibiuk, which Ivan Franko frequently visited from 1901 to 1914, mostly in the summer months.
LakeLake Bukovets (Bukovetsky Pass)Bukovets4.4 km from the centreThe large lake Bukivets is located on the border of Kosiv and Verkhovyna districts. There is a large lake in the center of the village of Bukivets, not far from the...Craft nearby
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Ethno parks & homesteadsLived-in Hutsul Grazhda on Ihrets, KryvorivniaKryvorivnia4.1 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.
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineBabyna Koliba, KryvorivniaKryvorivnia4.4 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 & fairsTorhovyshche Souvenir Market, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna8.4 km from the centreTorhovyshche is a modern souvenir market right in the centre of Verkhovyna, the capital of the mountain Hutsul region.
Ethno parks & homesteadsArt Ethno-Sadyba “Tsikava Sadyba”, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna8.9 km from the centreTsikava Sadyba («The Curious Estate») is a private art homestead in the very centre of Verkhovyna that local housewife and artist Oksana Susiak has been shaping since...
Cheese dairies & pasturesDaleki Hory Cheese Dairy, SnidavkaSnidavka8.9 km from the centreDaleki Hory (“Distant Mountains”) is one of the highest craft cheese dairies in Ukraine. It stands in the mountain village of Snidavka in the Kosiv area, about 940...
Craft shopsKopalnia Bryndzy cheese shop and tasting, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna9.8 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, sadybas and cottages in and around Verkhniy Yaseniv.
HotelShepit KryvorivniVerkhovyna2.8 km from the centreBBQParkingWi‑FiNearby: Lake Bukovets 3.6 kmBukovelian pass 3.9 km2 trailsfrom 1 430 UAH per night
HotelFaina KhataVerkhovyna2.9 km from the centreBBQParkingWi‑FiNearby: Lake Bukovets 7.2 kmBukovelian pass 7.6 kmfrom 4 200 UAH per night
CottageBilakivVerkhovyna3.2 km from the centreHot tubSaunaParkingNearby: Lake Bukovets 3.6 kmBukovelian pass 4.0 km2 trailsfrom 5 310 UAH per night
HotelU BohdanaVerkhovyna3.8 km from the centreBBQParkingWi‑FiNearby: Lake Bukovets 3.9 kmBukovelian pass 4.2 km2 trailsfrom 1 380 UAH per night
CottageElement House KarpatyVerkhovyna4.7 km from the centreHot tubJacuzziBBQNearby: Mykhailo Hrushevsky Museum 100 mLake Bukovets 5.4 km5 trailsfrom 4 500 UAH per night
CottageBukhouse carpathiansVerkhovyna5.2 km from the centreBBQParkingWi‑FiNearby: Bukovelian pass 500 mLake Bukovets 900 m2 trailsfrom 4 200 UAH per nightTrails nearby
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ModerateTwo-dayBukovets village loopvia Pysanyi KaminElevation profile807–1 221 m12.4 kmascent 484 m≈ 4 h walking2.7 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedTo Dovbush ChambersElevation profile559–1 148 m7.9 kmascent 583 m≈ 3 h walking2.9 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayPysanyi Kamin Bukovets villageElevation profile813–1 221 m6.9 kmascent 90 m≈ 2 h walking3.2 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakMount Bila KobylaVerkhovynaaltitude 1 477 m · Pokuttia-Bukovyna Carpathians range12 km from the centre5 trails to the topMount Bila Kobyla is a peak in the Ukrainian Carpathians, which is located within the Pokutsko-Bukovyna mountain range.
PeakMount HaborianskaStaishchealtitude 1 445 m14 km from the centreHaborianska (also Haborianska Hyha) is a 1,445 m mountain (1,444.5 m exactly; some sources give 1,447 m) in the Pokuttia-Bukovyna Carpathians.
PeakMount BubenskaVolovaaltitude 1 232 m15 km from the centreMount Bubenska (also known as Bobenska or Bubynska) is one of the peaks in the Carpathian Mountains in western Ukraine.