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Waterfall "Maiden's Tears" (Hermit's Сave)
The complex nature monument of local importance "Pustelnia Tract" with the waterfall "Maiden's Tears" and the grotto "Hermit's Cave" is located 1.5 kilometers south of Chervonohorod. This is one of the objects of the National Nature Park "Dniester Canyon".
A small grotto is carved out of the travertine rock above the Dzhuryn River. Before the Second World War (according to other sources, at the end of the 19th century), a hermit monk lived in the cave, who was engaged in stone carving. A statue of Saint Onuphrius, carved by a hermit, has been partially preserved.
Part of the cave was de ...
Last update
11/13/2024
Categories | Natural object |
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Date of foundation | XIX century |
Address |
Pustelnia tract
Nyrkiv |
Coordinates |
48.79222222° N, 25.58083333° E
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