Vorokhta

Vorokhta (Ukrainian: Ворохта; Polish: Worochta) is a rural settlement located in the Carpathian Mountains on Prut River and is part of Nadvirna Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. Historically, it is a tourist spa town and later was also turned into a ski resort with several ski-jumping ramps (Avanhard). Vorokhta hosts the administration of Vorokhta settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 4,207 (2022 estimate); due to a constant flow of tourists, its population almost year-round is bigger.

Vorokhta
Ворохта
Vorokhta landscape
Vorokhta
Vorokhta in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Vorokhta
Vorokhta (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 48°16′57″N 24°33′46″E
Country Ukraine
Oblast Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
RaionNadvirna Raion
First mentioned17th century
Government
  Head of councilPetro Kermoshchuk
Area
  Total15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Elevation
850 m (2,790 ft)
Population
 (2022)
  Total4,207
  Density280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Websitehttp://vorokhtainfo.com

Located at an elevation of 800 metres above sea level, it is known for its close ties to the Hutsuls – an ethno-cultural group of Ukrainians who live in the Carpathians, and is often regarded as a Hutsul capital.

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