"Synevyr" National Nature Park is a leading nature protection scientific research institution that is engaged in the protection, preservation and study of a unique corner of the Carpathians - the upper reaches of the Tereblyan Valley in Transcarpathia.
Synevyr National Nature Park was created in 1989 for the purpose of preservation, reproduction and economical use of natural resources, complexes and objects that have a special scientific and aesthetic value within the various altitudinal zones of the southwestern macroslopes of Gorgan. Therefore, the preservation of valuable natural and historical-cultural complexes and objects became a special task for the Synevyr NPP, as a nature protection structure; creation of conditions for organized tourism, rest and other types of recreational activities in natural conditions with observance of the regime of protection of natural complexes and their changes in the conditions of recreational use.
Lake Synevyr or Morske Oko is the largest lake of the Ukrainian Carpathians. It is located in the Mizhhirsky district of the Zakarpattia region, in the Inner Gorgan mountain massif. It is part of the Synevyr National Nature Park. The lake is considered the most interesting object of the Synevyr National Nature Park and is one of the hallmarks of the Ukrainian Carpathians. It is located at an altitude of 989 meters above sea level, has an average area of 4-5 hectares, an average depth of 8-10 m, a maximum of 22-24 m. Due to a significant height above sea level and comparative deep water, even on the warmest days, only the upper 1 -2 meters of the lake to a maximum temperature of 11-13 ° C.
The flora and fauna of the lake and the surrounding areas are very diverse. Mountain roe deer, European deer, bear, lynx, wolf, fox, badger, ermine live here. Lake, rainbow and brook trout feel good in the clear water of the lake. About 90 species of plants listed in the Red Book of Ukraine are common in the coastal area.
The landscapes are noted for their extraordinary picturesqueness and grandeur. Steep slopes covered with slender spruces, the age of which is 140-160 years, come right to the water surface. In the center of the lake, like the pupil of a blue eye, is a small island with an area of only a few meters. Hence the popular name of the lake - Morske Oko.
Legend
According to legend, the lake was formed from the tears of the count's daughter - Xin, at the place where her beloved, a simple shepherd from Verkhovyna, Vira, was killed with a fireplace by the order of the count, so that his daughter could not be with a commoner.
On the basis of this legend, 13-meter high wooden monuments "Syn and Vyr" (authors Ivan Brovdi and Mykhailo Sanych) were installed near the shore of the lake.
The Brown Bear Rehabilitation Center is also located on the territory of the "Synevyr" NPP.
