National Dendrological Park "Sofiyivka" NAS of Ukraine
Institution Code: UMAN
BGCI Member: No
About the National Dendrological Park "Sofiyivka" NAS of Ukraine
The National dendrological park “Sofiyivka” is an outstanding masterpiece of landscape architecture of end of the 18-th – the beginning of the 19-th centuries, the monument of landscape architecture of Ukraine, included into the National Register of the National Culture Achievement, the museum of nature and landscape art.
In the list of 7 miracles of Ukraine, which was determined in summer of 2007, the dendrological park “Sofiyivka” reasonable was awarded first place.
The National dendrological park “Sofiyivka” NAS of Ukraine is a scientific research institution of NAS of Ukraine and has been recognized as a scientific centre. The main directions of work are plant introduction, acclimatization, biodiversity preservation, landscape park building. Structural subdivisions of the institution are the following scientific departments:
- of dendrology, plant introduction, park development and ecology of plants;
- of reproductive biology of plants and introduction;
- of physiology, selection, genetics and biotechnology;
- of herbaceous plants of natural and cultivated flora.
At the same time, “Sofiyivka” – is a unique, romantic landscape park, a hand-made monument of human genius. Not only one generation of owners has changed, though today it yields to no one in this respect owning to the efforts of the workers of all historical periods of the park. According to its maintenance and restoration works a special attention is paid to preserving and recreating the original outlook of the park with preserving historical trustworthiness of its elements accordingly to archival materials and in obedience to Florence Charter.
Annually the park is visited by about 600 thousand visitors not only from Ukraine, but all over the world. There is a fantastic and rich culture program for the guests of “Sofiyivka”. First of all, there are qualified excursions which are conducted in Ukrainian, Russian, English, German, Polish and other languages. A walking tour can be varied a ride in a carriage along the alleys, exciting voyage in the underground river Aheront by boat, but also you can enjoy a voyage in the Upper and Lower ponds in the steamboat “Sofia”, ferry boats, gondolas, and catamarans.
The complex of tourists service of Dendrological park “Sofiyivka” consists of 3 hotels (for 125 persons), Scientist’s House with the Winter Garden and the Museum of Marmoreal Sculpture, a restaurant, a cafe, bars, saunas, car parkings, “Flora” shop; exhibition-shop “Aquanarium”, which has nearly 50 kinds of fish; the museum of wax sculpture.
Main Address:
National Dendrological Park "Sofiyivka" NAS of Ukraine
Kievska 12 a
Uman
Cherkassy 20300 Ukraine
Telephone: +380474436319
Fax: +380474437294
URL: http://www.sofiyivka.org.ua/
Primary Email: sofievka@ck.ukrtel.net