Dvorichna National Nature Park

National park in Ukraine

49°51′08″N 37°44′00″E / 49.8522°N 37.7333°E / 49.8522; 37.7333Area3,131 ha (31.31 km²)Established2009Websitehttps://web.archive.org/web/20131016144419/
http://inforegion.kh.ua/ru/949:nacionalnji-prirodnji-park-dvurechanskii

Dvorichna National Park (Ukrainian: Дворічанський національний природний парк) is a national park in Ukraine, on the right bank of the Oskil River, in Eastern Ukraine. It was created in 2009, as a result of a presidential decree. The park is located in Kupiansk Raion, Kharkiv Oblast, near the Russian border.^[1] It covers 3,131 hectares of state-owned land.^[2]^[3]

Topography

The territory has dissected topography, with many valleys and slopes.^{[citation needed]}

Flora and fauna

The limestone rock and soils of the chalk steppe creates a unique ecosystem. The park is the habitat of plant species including Artemisia nutans, Artemisia salsoloides, Artemisia hololeuca, Hyssopus cretaceus, Scrophularia cretacea, Matthiola fragrans, Linum usitatissimum, and Androsace koso-poljanskii. 30% of the plant species are endemic to the area.

The park is home to a number of marmot colonies. ^[4]

References

^ "На Сході України | Хайвей". H.ua. Archived from the original on 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ "У Харківській області створено нові національні природні парки | Природа України". Pryroda.in.ua. 2009-12-30. Retrieved 2012-11-14.
^ "Dvorichanskyi National Park (Internet Archive)". Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
^ "На Сході України | Хайвей". H.ua. Archived from the original on 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2012-11-14.