Bukovel
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| Bukovel Буковель |
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| Country | Ukraine |
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| Oblast | Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast |
| Raion | Verkhovynskyi Raion |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Government | |
| - Village head | Ivan Mohoruk |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.0022 km² (0 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
| - Total | 813 |
| - Density | 369.550/km² (957.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 78711 |
| Website: Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine | |
Bukovel (Ukrainian: Буковель) is a village located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province) of western Ukraine. It is one of the most popular ski resort in the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains and is situated 30 km (19 mi) west of the city of Yaremche. Bukovel was founded in 1974 as the village of Bukovets (Ukrainian: Буковець).[1] The Chornyi Cheremosh River runs through the village.
Bukovel currently boasts 14 ski lifts with roughly 50 km (31 mi) of pistes. There are 61 pistes sections of which 12 are Blue(beginners), 41 red (intermediates) and 8 are Black (experts). The longest piste is 5G at 2,106 m (6,910 ft). There are 11×4-person chair lifts, 1×3-person chair lift, 1×2-person chair lift and 1×T-bar.[2]
Bukovel is currently undergoing major development and is planned to have 278 km (173 mi) of runs and 35 lifts by 2008-09, which would make it one of the 20 largest ski resorts in the world.[3]
The Ukrainian government announced in 2006 that the Bukovel ski and snowboard resort is expanding to 262 acres in anticipation of Ukraine bidding to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games. The additional land will be used for the construction of several new ski lifts and service projects. Previously, the land was a government-managed forest preserve area.[4] Bukovel has also plans to build an Olympic winter stadium in preparation for a possible bid.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
- ^ >Simply Bukovel - Piste Map (English). simplybukovel.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
- ^ Bukovel ski resort (English). SkiUkraine.info. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ Ukraine May Bid For 2018 Winter Olympic Games
- ^ 2018 Winter Games – Sofia To Bid, Bukovel Prepares
[edit] External links
- Bukovel - Bukovel resort home page (English). bukovel.com. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- Bukovel resort info (English). SkiUkraine. Retrieved on 2008-03-26.
- Bukovel Ski Resort (English). Ski Bukovel. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- Simply Bukovel - independent website (English). Simply Bukovel. Retrieved on 2008-02-12.
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