WATERFRONTS OF THE UZHHOROD CITY: HISTORY OF CREATION AND CURRENT STATE

Abstract

The paper presents the results of the study of the historical aspects of the creation, formation and dendrological composition of six waterfronts of the Uzhhorod city (on the left bank of the Uzh river – Kyivska, Pravoslavna, and Slovianska, on the right – Botanichna, Nezalezhnosti, and Studentska). The stages of laying each waterfront are described, the modern composition of tree and shrub plantations and its changes in the historical dimension are analyzed. The history of the waterfronts of the city is closely related to the work on channel regulation and strengthening of the banks of the Uzh River, which is characterized by sharp regular fluctuations in the water level and periodic sufficiently powerful floods, which in some years take on catastrophic features. The waterfronts Kyivska, Pravoslavna, Nezalezhnosti, Botanichna, and Studentska in their modern form were designed and created in the 20s and 30s of the last century (Czechoslovak period of the history of the city of Uzhhorod). Slovianska waterfront was created in the late 60s – early 70s of the 20th century during the Soviet period. The basis of tree green plantings are: on the Pravoslavna waterfront – Sophora japonica L., on the Kyivska waterfront – Aesculus hippocastanum L., Tilia cordata Mill. and Populus nigra L. var. italica, Slovianska waterfront – Plathanus acerifolia Willd. and Aesculus hippocastanum, Nezalezhnosti waterfront – various types of lime trees, Studentska waterfront – various types of lime trees and Populus nigra var. italica, Botanichna waterfront – until 2012, trees of Populus nigra var. italica. Key words: Uzh River, history of Transcarpathia, waterfronts, green areas, dendroflora.