Summary:

Mountain areas are rural areas characterized by difficult conditions and orographic, geographical altitude zoning and corresponding volatility indices of hydrological , meteorological and landscape . Relief and climate are the basic criteria for determining membership in the village to the list of mountain resorts in Ukraine. These resorts have significant recreational potential , which can be used for different types of tourism and recreation, especially the rural developing actively in recent years in the villages of Ukraine. Recreational potential of the study area requires an objective assessment of proper planning in order to promote tourism in the territory and optimal use of facilities. This article attempts to identify and analyze the recreational potential of rural areas in the mountainous region of Rozhniatow of Ivano - Frankivsk , taking into account the specificity of the natural region , social facilities and infrastructure , historical and cultural heritage and the state of the surrounding environment as factors affecting the sustainable development of rural areas. For the analysis method was applied points. The aim of the study was to identify and group the rural communities of the degree of development of recreational potential . On this basis the map. Described monuments in the region and the most attractive from the perspective of the village recreation . Have been proposed main operational objectives , which are to increase the region consistent with the principles of sustainable development.