Vorokhta
- a climatic and mountain-skier resort which is south of Yaremche is known on
Gucul'schini.
Vorokhta
got the name from the last name of Michael Vorokhti, which settled here at the
end of the XVII item Vorokhta was a deserter from the Polish army, that is why
and did not go to Zakarpattya, zvidi was by birth. Michael Vorokhta was able master and did a loom for one
young lady with which married afterwards. Since the Weaving handicraft of
Vorokhti began smartly to develop, and people, as a token of gratitude and love
to master, named a village his name.
The
settlement of Vorokhta began to reform, in particular as a resort, after the
leadthrough of railway in 1884 years. The first resort was opened in 1906 year
which was named «First sanatoriya», afterwards, in a soviet period he was renamed in «Mountain air» which
functions and until now. In 1928 year Vorokhta was officially acknowledged a
resort for patients with tuberculosis and illnesses of lights. Until now here
inhabitants ozdorovlyuyut'sya from the different corners of Ukraine.
At the
same time a settlement develops as a cell of mountain-skiing and tourism. In
1930 year two springboards are built in Vorokhti - for children and adults
which purchased an international value. Here arrived to compete sportsmen from Germany, Norway,
Finland
and other countries. In the days of soviet power Vorokhta continued to play an
important value as mountain-skier resort - a sporting base is here built from
ski sport «Ukraine»
and rest-home for sportsmen near a springboard «Advance-guard»
Two
wooden churches are built in Vorokhti. First - sight of architecture of the
XVIIІ item is carried from the village
of Yabluchnicya in 1780
year, name of Peter and Paul. Second - built in 1924-1925 years, Christmas of
Presvyatoy Bogorodici.
Vorokhti
have the stored viaducts, stone railway bridges, built in Xix-khkh of item interesting objects The
first railway passed these stone bridges. In other settlements similar bridges
were destroyed in the ІІ world war-time. Sanatoriums and villas of Xix-khkh of item are stored have an
interesting construction and decorative screw-thread, that deserving
outstanding attention.
In
Vorokhti it is built kanatno-krisel'niy and bugel'niy lifts, 3 sporting bases - «Advance-guard»
work, «Zaroslyak» and «Ukraine»,
resort for treatment of pulmonary khvorib. An ascent on the greatest mountain of Ukraine
begins from Vorokhti - Goverlu.
