Sofiyivka Park
| Sofiyivka | |
|---|---|
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Plan of the park | |
| Location | Uman, Cherkasy Oblast, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 48°45′51″N 30°14′37″E / 48.76417°N 30.24361°E |
| Area | 1.79 km2 (0.69 sq mi) |
| Established | 1991 |
| Visitors | 300,000 |
| Governing body | National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine |
| Website | www.sofiyivka.org.ua |
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Sofiyivsky Park (Ukrainian: Софіївський парк) or Sofiyivka Park (Ukrainian: Парк «Софіївка»; Polish: Park Zofiówka) is an arboretum (type of botanical garden) and a scientific-research institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU Department of Biology). The park is located in the northern part of the City of Uman, Cherkasy Oblast (Central Ukraine), near the Kamianka River. Some areas of the park are reminiscent of an English garden. Today, the park is a popular recreational spot, annually visited by 300,000 visitors. Since 2000, it is listed on the Tentative List of World Heritage Sites in Ukraine.
Sofiyivka is a scenic landmark of world gardening design at the beginning of the 19th century. The park accounts for over 2,000 types of trees and brush (local and exotic) among which are taxodium (marsh cypress), Weymouth Pine, tulip tree, platanus, ginkgo, and many others.
Since 1980, the director of the park is the member-correspondent of the Academy of Sciences, doctor of biological sciences Ivan Kosenko. In 1985, small planet #2259 was named "Sofiyivka" after this park.