The famous low-mountain (850 m above sea level) ski resort above the river. Prut between Yaremche and Verkhovina. Vorokhta was founded in the 17th century. as the village of Mikulichin, located down the river. A great impetus to development was given by the construction in 1894 of the Stanislavov - Yaremcha - Vorokhta - Rakhiv railway, the viaducts of which are still in use. Vorokhta began to turn into a winter sports center in Austrian times, when servicemen of the 9th corps underwent a sledding course here. In the beginning. XX century. the first tourist shelter and restaurant appeared. Now there are many tourist centers, boarding houses, private cottages. There are ski jumps on the territory of the Avangard ski complex built in the Soviet era, one of which is summer. There are lifts ...
Administrative status | urban village |
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Founded / first mentioned | XVII |
Latitude | 48.282776 |
Longitude | 24.56643 |
Region | Ivano-Frankivsk |