Khmelnitskiy (Khmelnytskyi, Proskurov) Oblast Tourist Sites 2014

A detailed and illustrated listing with descriptions of tourist sites in the Khmelnytskyi region (oblast) in southwestern Ukraine, published by Karty i Atlasy of Lviv. The upper half of the brochure lists nearly 300 settlements in the region with a description of historical and cultural sites and structures there, each keyed to their locations within the grid on the oblast map on the front side of the brochure; more than a dozen of the features are illustrated with color photographs. These are flanked by a general description of the oblast and by focused essays on the culturally-rich sites of the Samchyky palace and park and Medzhybizh with its significant Jewish sites. The lower half describes in detail the historical Podolia (Podillia) region where the Khmelnytskyi oblast lies. Representative natural landscapes and unique natural features are described, illustrated, and keyed to the map grid. An inset presents a detailed street map of the old town center of Kamianets-Podilskyi, including the historic synagogue.