Veretsky Pass

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Veretsky Pass is located on the territory of the water division of the two rivers of Transcarpathia - Latoritsa and Stryi. It is on it that the official border passes between Lviv and Transcarpathian regions. Veretskiy pass in the people received other names.

Veretsky pass is located on the territory of the water division of the two rivers of Transcarpathia - Latoritsa and Stryi. It is the official border between Lviv and Transcarpathian regions passes through it. Veretsky pass in the people received other names. Sometimes it is called the Vorotsky Pass, the Russian Gates, the Sredverevets Pass.

The memorial monument is built of seven blocks, tightly pressed together in the form of an original arch. The number seven is chosen not by chance. In 894-896, seven tribes of Ugrians (Hungarians) marched through this pass on foot. In those distant times, they decided to move from the territory of the Urals to the low-lying Danube region. Hungarian tribes conquered these lands from the local population - the Bulgarians, thereby obtaining a new homeland.

The Veretskiy pass was established as a symbol of the conquest of freedom and a new place of residence.In 2008 the monument was restored and restored. Today, as well as many years ago, from Veretsky pass to the gaze of travelers, amazing landscapes of the unique Transcarpathian nature open.

Veretsky Pass