Hotels, motels and where to sleep
National Park "Sebezhsky" was founded on January 8, 1996 and
received its name from the city of Sebezh, standing on the shores of
two lakes - Sebezhsky and Orono. Sebezhsky National Park is a
specially protected natural area of federal significance (SPNA),
covering an area of more than 500 square kilometers (51,081
hectares).
We carefully preserve the nature of the classic
Pskov Lakeland - a system of post-glacial lakes connected by
numerous picturesque channels. The landscape of the Park is composed
of small heights up to 200 meters. The depressions of the relief are
filled with the serene expanse of 115 lakes, which give shelter to
numerous flocks of birds.
There are 914 species of higher
plants, 183 species of lichens, 231 species of mosses, 216 species
of algae and 1070 species of fungi and fungiformes are known on the
territory of the Park. Of these, 12 species are in the Red Book of
the Russian Federation, 101 species are in the Red Book of the Pskov
Region.
The fauna of the national park includes 3 thousand
invertebrates and 314 species of vertebrates: 32 species of fish and
fish, 218 species of birds, 49 species of mammals, 6 species of
reptiles, 9 species of amphibians. Of these, 23 species are in the
Red Book of the Russian Federation.
Among the unique natural
objects, two genetic reserves stand out: Karelian birch and Scotch
pine; 9 plots of coniferous plantations aged 150-160 years; 5
cranberry swamps; an alley of Siberian larches, whose age exceeds 80
years, and a source of drinking water saturated with silver ions.
Most of the cultural heritage in the Park is archeological
monuments. These are Neolithic settlements, settlements,
settlements, barrow groups. In total there are about two hundred
cultural heritage monuments. It is believed that this is about a
third of the monuments hidden in the forests of the Sebezh Lake
District. A visit to some archeological sites - the Osyn settlement
and the burial mound in Ozeryavki - is included in the excursion
programs of the Park.
Park Management, organization of excursions, Sebezh,
st. Noyabrskaya-November 7, 22. ☎ +7 (81140) 2-12-38 (tourism department),
2-14-22 (director), 3-54-49 and 3-53-64 (for communication on
weekends). Open Mon – Fri 9: 00–17: 00.
Attention!
Permission for visiting the border zone is required
for the park area located near the border with Latvia. For most of
the park, such a permit is not necessary.
Visitor Center Okeyavki. A small museum dedicated to the nature of the reserve. In addition to the usual stuffed animals, herbariums and photographs, the museum has special monitors on which you can monitor the life of birds in real time with the help of cameras installed next to bird nests.
There are in the park and non-natural attractions:
Glubochitsa
(6 km south of Sebezh) - a village in which the remains of an old
stone windmill are preserved
Sosnovy Bor (14 km west of Sebezh) -
in the past, the closed settlement of Sebezh-5, where until 1997
strategic missile forces were stationed. The village itself still
exists, but various bunkers and hangars are abandoned: access to
them is now free.
All lodging places belong to the Sebezhsky National Park,
therefore, to obtain current information and reserve places, please
contact the tourism department directly.
Overnight stay
Fisherman's house, village Osyna. 200 rubles per person (2012). A
small house with two bedrooms, a kitchen and running water.
Center for ecological tourism "Ozerjavki". 600 rubles per person
(2012). Wooden cottages on the lake, rooms for 2-4 people
The area of the national park is 50,021 hectares (500.21 km²), the
land includes:
22,803 hectares - forest fund lands provided for the
possession of the national park
6,920 ha - land of the water fund
18,678 ha - agricultural land without withdrawal
1,080 ha - lands of
the city of Sebezh without withdrawal
540 hectares - reserve land
without withdrawal
In the south, the reserve borders on Belarus, in
the west - on Latvia.
It is located on the watershed of the
Western Dvina and Velikaya river basins, all rivers of the park belong
to the Western Dvina basin. The largest rivers are: Cherneya (flows into
Lake Sebezhskoye), Nishcha (flows out of Lake Nishcha), Svolna (flows
out of Necheritsa).
On the territory there are lakes Sebezhskoye,
Orono, Beloe, Necheritsa, Osyno, Nishcha and others, as well as a number
of settlements.
Administratively, the park covers (partially) the
territories of a number of municipalities of the Sebezhsky district: two
urban settlements "Sebezh" and "Sosnovy Bor", as well as one rural
settlement, the municipality "Sebezhskoye" (three former rural
settlements: Glembochinskaya, Lavrovskaya and Doloschanskaya volosts).
The climate of the territory is temperate continental. Winters are mild and summers are cool. In January, the average temperature is -8°C, in July the average temperature is 17°C. The average annual rainfall is 600-700 mm.
If you are going to travel by car from St. Petersburg, we recommend
that you plan overnight stays in the village of Samolva, as well as the
cities of Pskov and Sebezh.
The distance from Sebezh to Pskov is 177
km, to Riga - 324 km, to Minsk - 331 km, to St. Petersburg - 454 km, to
Moscow - 605 km.
The distance to the memorial complex "Alexander
Nevsky with his retinue" in the village of Samolva from Pskov is 114 km,
from St. Petersburg - 239 km, from Moscow - 825 km.
Intercity buses
to Sebezh bus station depart daily. Place of landing for flights: St.
Petersburg - bus station on Obvodny Canal; Moscow - bus station
"Northern Gate".