Sebezhsky National Park

Hotels, motels and where to sleep

 

Description of Sebezhsky National Park

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.

 

Hotels, motels and where to sleep

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

 

Territory

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).

 

Climate

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.

 

How to get to the National Park

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".