Attractions of Nyzhni Vorota

Veretskyi waterfall is a Carpathian pass at the watershed of the Stryi and Latoritsa rivers, which crosses the border of Zakarpattia and Lviv regions. Also known as Vorotskyi Pass or Rus Gate, now it is called Serednyoveretskyi.

In 894-896 BC, tribes of Ugrians (Hungarians) led by Arpad crossed the Veretskyi Pass, moving from the Urals to the Danube lowland. Having recaptured the Danubian lands from the Bulgarians, the Hungarians thereby gained their new homeland. Ukrainians moved to Transcarpathia along this route.

In 1896, a monument was erected in honor of the conquest of the homeland by the Hungarians at the pass, which was then the border between the Hungarian and Austrian parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It consists of seven blocks stacked on top of each other in the form of an arch. They symbolize the seven Ugric tribes that crossed the pass.

In 1939, a mass shooting of Ukrainian Sich archers who defended Carpathian Ukraine took place here. After the Second World War, the commemorative plaques were removed from the obelisk, it gradually fell into disrepair. In 2008, despite the protests of Ukrainian patriots, the monument was restored.

From the Veretskyi Pass you can enjoy breathtaking views of the surrounding mountains.