page_title: Znesinnia Regional Landscape Park
section_title: Activities
hierarchical_section_title: Znesinnia Regional Landscape Park / Activities
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Skipiste im Sommer
context_page_description: Znesinnya Regional Landscape Park is the largest park in Lviv, Ukraine. It is located in the north-east part of the city and reachable within a 20-minute walk from the Ratusha and the Rynok Square. Together with the Vysokyi Zamok the hills of Park Znesinnya form Lviv's distinctive city skyline, known from drawings going back to the 16th century.
  The park is located on green hilly parts of the historical village Znesinnya which was named after the Christian holiday of Ascension. Therefore, it is one of the first areas settled by men inside the present boundaries of Lviv. Being commenced due to a public initiative in 1993, Park Znesinnya is one of the first Regional Landscape Parks in Ukraine founded within the territory of a large city. The NGO "Regional Foundation Znesinnya" started to claim for the protection of the area informally in 1990, getting registered in 1991 as a non-governmental, non-profit organization.
  The park is managed by the park administration as a subunit of the city department of urban development and supported by „Regional Foundation Znesinnya”.
context_section_description: The park area is having a convenient microclimate and is a suitable choice of options for ecotourism as it provides various opportunities for recreation. It has numerous natural facilities as well as picturesque forest round tracks and excellent viewpoints. People use Znesinnya area for a huge variety of sports such as running, hiking, cycling, skate-boarding, gymnastics and fishing. Providing a ski slope Znesinnya is Lviv's top spot for skiing and sledging in wintertime.
  There are historical railways placed inside the park's territory which are unsteadily used for historical tourist trains.
caption: Ski slope during summer
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