Socio-Geographical Analysis of Morshyn and Truskavets Balneological Resorts of Lviv Region

The article agnowledges that Morshyn and Truskavets balneological resorts are important components of the health-improving, recreational and economic potential of the Lviv region. Every year in Morshyn and Truskavets, some 300,000 Ukrainian and foreign holidaymakers come to Ukraine, contributing to the economic development of the studied resorts in the region. The article sheds light on the main features of these resorts. The main factors of attractiveness of the cities of Morshyn and Truskavets are analyzed. It is shown that the cost of permits in sanatorium and boarding houses of these resorts is highly dependent on the period of the year. At the resorts the most expensive trips are found in the summer and winter. They are especially expensive during New Year’s and Christmas holidays, when there is the largest flow of tourists. The cheapest trips are in the fall and from the middle of January to the beginning of April. When selecting between Morshyn and Truskavets, visitors pay attention to the specialization of resorts, estimate the cost of living, assess additional facilities, which include entertainment, medical and SPA procedures, etc. Transport accessibility of the sanatoriums, hotels or villas is an important issue, which is often emphasized during the decision making by tourists as well as the possibility of obtaining complete information about the entire assortment of services provided in the resorts. In the article, an important point is the difference in the composition of water consumed by visitors with a healing purpose. Both Morshyn and Truskavets are marked by unique mineral springs with a healing effect. In the territory of two resorts for public use pump rooms for the consumption of mineral water have been constructed. In Morshyn, own pump rooms have sanatoria Morshynsky and Kiev plus, and in Truskavets – sanatoria Rixos Prykarpattya, Carpathians, Pearl of the Carpathians, Shakhtar, Moldova, Vernigore, Forest song, Almaz, Crystal, Dnipro-Beskid, Polonin and Geneva. Accommodation establishments that operate today in the abovementioned resorts of the Lviv region are investigated. A SWOT-analysis of the balneological resorts development in the city of Morshyn and Truskavets was conducted.