Mount Parashka

Parasha (Ukrainian: Пара́ша, Параша) – mountain in the Ukrainian Carpathians, the highest peak of the Parasha Range in the Skole Beskids (Eastern Beskids). Highest peak reaches 993 metres (3,260 ft) above sea level. It is located at a distance 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-west from the district center Skole and 118 kilometres (73 mi) from the regional center of Lviv.

Parashka
Парашка
Highest point
Elevation1,268.5 m (4,162 ft)
Prominence479 m (1,572 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
ListingCountry high point
Coordinates49°04′10″N 23°24′51″E
Geography
Parashka is located in Ukraine
Parashka
Parashka
Ukraine
LocationLviv Oblast, Ukraine
Country Ukraine
Parent rangeSkole Beskids

Etymology

According to legend, the mountain is named after Parashka - the daughter (according to other versions - a woman) of Prince Svyatoslav Vladimirovich, son of Vladimir the Great, who was killed on this mountain by the troops of Sviatopolk I of Kyiv in 1015. This event was preceded by the battle between Sviatoslav and Sviatopolk near the town of Skole.

Fun facts
  • Parashka is the highest peak, which lies entirely in the Lviv region.
  • In good weather from the top of Parashka you can see the nearby village of Korchyn, as well as the cities of Stryy, Mykolayiv (cement plant), and even Lviv (90 km).
  • Mount Parashka (in the middle) in the background of the building of the State Tax Service. View from Lviv (90 km)
    Mount Parashka (in the middle) in the background of the building of the State Tax Service. View from Lviv (90 km)
  • Cross on the top of Parashka
    Cross on the top of Parashka

References
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