| Parashka | |
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| Парашка | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,268.5 m (4,162 ft) |
| Prominence | 479 m (1,572 ft)
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| Listing | Country high point |
| Coordinates | 49°04′10″N 23°24′51″E / 49.06944°N 23.41417°E |
| Geography | |
  Parashka Ukraine | |
| Location | Lviv Oblast, Ukraine |
| Country | 
Ukraine |
| Parent range | Skole Beskids |
Parasha ( Ukrainian: Пара́ша, Параша) is a mountain in the Ukrainian Carpathians. It is the highest peak of the Parasha Range in the Skole Beskids ( Eastern Beskids). Highest peak reaches 993 metres (3,260 ft) above sea level. It is located at a distance 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north-west from the district center Skole and 118 kilometres (73 mi) from the regional center of Lviv.
Etymology
According to legend, the mountain is named after Parashka - the daughter (according to other versions - a woman) of Prince Svyatoslav Vladimirovich, son of Vladimir the Great, who was killed on this mountain by the troops of Sviatopolk I of Kyiv in 1015. This event was preceded by the battle between Sviatoslav and Sviatopolk near the town of Skole.
Fun facts
- Parashka is the highest peak, which lies entirely in the Lviv region.
- In good weather from the top of Parashka you can see the nearby village of Korchyn, as well as the cities of Stryy, Mykolayiv (cement plant), and even Lviv (90 km).
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Mount Parashka (in the middle) in the background of the building of the State Tax Service. View from Lviv (90 km) -
Cross on the top of Parashka
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