Village Berestovets (Rivne): travel guide online to Berestovets

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General information about Berestovets

The Polish village of Berestovets is located 15 kilometers west of Kostopil.

It gained popularity in the 18th century, when large deposits of basalt were discovered here.

Near the village is the geological reserve "Basalt Pillars" - an exit to the surface of giant pillars of this volcanic rock. Basalt is being mined by quarry method.

Another part of the reserve with a more impressive quarry is located in Yanova Dolyna near the village of Bazaltove, 10 kilometers northwest of Berestovets.

Поліське село Берестовець розташоване в 15 кілометрах на захід від Костополя.

Популярність отримало в XVIII сторіччі, коли тут були виявлені великі поклади базальту.

Поруч з селом розташований геологічний заказник "Базальтові стовпи" - вихід на поверхню гігантських стовпів цієї вулканічної породи. Ведеться видобуток базальту кар'єрним способом.

Інша частина заказника з більш вражаючим кар'єром знаходиться в Яновій Долині біля села Базальтового в 10 кілометрах на північний захід від Берестовця.

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Basalt Pillars

Natural object

Reserve "Basalt Pillars" is a geological reserve in the center of the Rivne region, a unique "architectural" work of nature.

Dense rows of polyhedron columns impress with their monumentality and geometric perfection.

Basalt pillars are an igneous rock, broken by cracks into characteristic basalt columns separately. In section, the pillars have the shape of tetrahedra or polyhedra, which makes this material convenient for the construction of paving stones. The thickness of the pillars reaches 1.2 meters, the height is up to 30 meters.

Large deposits of basalt were discovered near the village of Berestovets in the 18th century. Industrial extraction is carried out in an open manner. Some quarries are flooded, and in combination with the calm surface of the water, the basalt walls look especially beautiful.

An even more impressive quarry with basalt pillars is located in the Yanova Dolyna tract near the Bazaltove village, 15 kilometers from Berestovets. A small island, called the "Island of Love", was formed in the midst of a flooded quarry.

The road from Berestovets to Bazaltove is broken, a detour through Kostopil is recommended.

Since 1972, the reserve "Basalt Pillars" has the status of a natural monument of local importance, which is used as a recreation area.

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