Snetogorsko-Murovitskiy Protected Area, Natural monument in Pskov Oblast, Russia

The Snetogorsko-Murovitskiy Protected Area is a natural monument on the right bank of the Velikaya River, stretching from the Snyatnaya Gora microdistrict of Pskov to the village of Murovitsy. It covers 46.93 hectares in two clusters and is known for Devonian rocks that outcrop at the surface.

The site was designated a natural monument by decree No. 196 of the Pskov Oblast Administration on 4 December 1995, which created the regional nature reserve fund. It had earlier been described as a botanical-geological monument in a 1979 conference paper by R. A. Zubakov and D. N. Sudnitsyna. The protected area covers 46.93 hectares on the right bank of the Velikaya River.

The site is named after the Snetnaya Gora suburb of Pskov and the village of Murovitsy at its downstream end. It lies on the right bank of the Velikaya River and is split into two clusters: the Snetogorsky section within Pskov and the Khotitsko-Murovitsky section in Piskovichskaya volost, touching the villages of Khotitsy, Piskovichi and Zagoritsy. A 1979 study by R. A. Zubakov and D. N. Sudnitsyna treated it as a botanical-geological monument.

The protected area can be visited year-round, with the most favorable conditions during warmer months. Visitors should wear sturdy footwear, bring water, and stick to marked routes to help protect the environment.

The reserve provides refuge for several endangered animal species and protects habitats that have become rare in the region. This conservation role makes it a critical location for maintaining local animal and plant diversity.