Mount_Parashka

Mount Parashka

Mount Parashka

Mountain in Ukraine


Parasha (Ukrainian: Пара́ша, Параша) is a mountain in the Ukrainian Carpathians. It is the highest peak of the Parasha Range in the Skole Beskids (Eastern Beskids). Highest peak reaches 993 metres (3,260 ft) above sea level. It is located at a distance 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-west from the district center Skole and 118 kilometres (73 mi) from the regional center of Lviv.

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Etymology

According to legend, the mountain is named after Parashka - the daughter (according to other versions - a woman) of Prince Svyatoslav Vladimirovich, son of Vladimir the Great, who was killed on this mountain by the troops of Sviatopolk I of Kyiv in 1015. This event was preceded by the battle between Sviatoslav and Sviatopolk near the town of Skole.

Fun facts

  • Parashka is the highest peak, which lies entirely in the Lviv region.
  • In good weather from the top of Parashka you can see the nearby village of Korchyn, as well as the cities of Stryy, Mykolayiv (cement plant), and even Lviv (90 km).

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