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Logo - World Heritage Beech Forests
Foto: Weltnaturerbe Buchenwälder, Ukraine, Gorgany © Klymenko A.M
Unesco - We are Europe's Wilderness - Ancient and Primeval Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe
Foto: Weltnaturerbe Buchenwälder, Ukraine, Gorgany © Klymenko A.M
Unesco - We are Europe's Wilderness - Ancient and Primeval Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe

Gorgany

The component part includes pristine old beech forests with a natural dynamic and a complete inventory of species. It thus represents the heritage of humankind with extraordinary features. The beech itself determines growth and decay in the forest. Spruce and Swiss pine communities as well as lichen and moss-rich scree fields with crooked mountain pines form species-rich mosaics in the forest. The key to biodiversity is the high proportion of dead wood, with an army of species that live in it, complemented by endemic species.

Profile

  • UNESCO recognition: 2017
  • Protected area: Nature Reserve
  • Beech forest region: Carpathian
  • Area: 753.48 ha
  • Number of component parts: 1
  • Altitudinal range: submontane to high montane (710 – 1,535 m above sea level)
  • Fauna: Brown bear, Wolf, Lynx, European wildcat, Golden eagle, Eagle owl, Wood grouse, Alpine longhorn beetle
  • Frame - background
    Frame - decorative wedge
    Old Beech © Slobodian Olean
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    Frame - decorative wedge
    Dentaria herb layer © Klimuk Iu. V.
  • Frame - background
    Frame - decorative wedge
    Mixed beech forest © Slobodian Olean

7, Komarova Street,
Nadvirna, Ivano-Frankivck region, 78400
Ukraine
Tel.: +380 3475 20483
Fax: +380 3475 20480
gorgany(at)meta.ua