page_title: Ternopil Oblast
section_title: Points of interest
hierarchical_section_title: Ternopil Oblast / Points of interest
caption_attribution_description: This is a photo of a monument in Ukraine, number: 61-224-0006
context_page_description: Ternopil Oblast is an oblast of Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret, a tributary of the Dnister.
  One of the natural wonders of the region are its cave complexes. Although Ternopil Oblast is among the smallest regions in Ukraine, over 100 caves have been discovered there. Scientists believe these are only 20% of all possible caves in the region. The biggest cave is Optymistychna Cave. Measuring 230 km in total length, it is the longest cave in Eurasia and the fifth longest in the world. Twenty percent of the land in the region is chernozem soil.
  Among its attractions, Ternopil Oblast has 34 castles. By at least one account, the most prominent is the Zbarazh Castle with fortifications that expand over 16 ha and was the epicenter of a 17th-century standoff between troops of Bohdan Khmelnytsky and the army of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Dniester Canyon passes through the oblast; it is considered one of the wonders of Ukraine stretching for 250 km.
context_section_description: The oblast is known for its castles and fortresses. Due to the underfunding of the state program for the preservation of cultural heritage, many of objects of historical significance are in poor condition.
  The following historic-cultural sites were nominated for the Seven Wonders of Ukraine.
  Verteba cave, a cave in Borshchiv Raion
  Bohyt, a hill near Zbruch River where was found the Zbruch idol (Husiatyn Raion)
  Buchach Ratusha, a former town hall in Buchach
  Pochaiv Lavra, located in the city of Pochaiv, one of the biggest holy places of Christian Orthodox in Ukraine
  Zarvanytsia Spiritual Center, a big holy place of Greek Catholics of Podillia (Terebovlia Raion)
  Vyshnivets Palace, a princely palace in Vyshnivets (Zbarazh Raion)
  Camp UPA, a museum of Ukrainian resistance movement in Shumsk Raion
  Dzhuryn Waterfall
  Castles of Ternopil Region (Ternopil Castle, Berezhany Castle, Zbarazh Castle, and others)
caption: Vyshnivets Palace
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