Shabo, Ukraine

Population: 16,600

Tourist Attractions / Points of Interest

 On the territory of the community there is the SHABO Wine Culture Center Shabo wine center which is recognized as a wine cultural heritage site in Europe, and almost every household produces its own wines, the European cheese factory is known for making craft cheeses, so we are interested in developing the gastronomic industry and tourism.

A modern cheese factory operates in the territory of the Community. “The European Cheese Factoryhttps:// eurosir.com.ua/ has a closed production cycle, from growing feed to processing dairy raw materials and making the final product – high-quality cheese. Interesting tours of the cheese factory are held, introducing visitors to the process and secrets of cheese production, cheese tasting and cheese delicacies.

Christophe Lacarin is one the wine guides of Ukraine. Residents of the village of Shabo call him Monsieur. The energetic 64-year-old Frenchman Christophe Lacarin de Fabiani lives and works in Ukraine with his family. An entrepreneur, perfumer and winemaker, he has created a corner of aristocratic hospitality and handcrafted wines in a famous Bessarabian village.

The Community runs the Shabo Local History Museum.

We offer hotels and rest houses on the coast of the Black Sea where people can improve health.

Why is your city interested in a Sister City Pairing?

 We develop and establish a partnership with the city of Bad Mergentheim (Germany).

For our community, it is especially valuable to feel the support of international partners today in times of great challenges, as well as to build long-term plans for the development of our community, including through international cooperation.

It is valuable to establish friendly relations with European municipalities to develop these relations in an innovative way for both communities.

Despite the war, Ukraine is undergoing a process of reforms and integration into the European community, and we realize that international municipal partnerships based on common values and common interests contribute to bringing people from different countries closer together, to our community gaining experience of European governance, to learning best practices in the field of public utilities and green energy and to cooperation between local governments of the two countries in the field of tourism, culture, education, and sports.

Search for partnerships among European countries to participate in joint programs funded by the European Union and currently available to Ukraine (Interreg, etc.)

We are committed to the development of favorable international friendly relations, solidarity relations with municipalities of different countries friendly to Ukraine.