Smozhe
Smozhe (, ) is a village (selo) in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, in Western Ukraine. Smozhe is located in the Ukrainian Carpathians, within the limits of the Eastern Beskids (Skole Beskids) in southern part of the oblast. It belongs to Kozova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Local government – Smozhenska village council. Geography The village is located along the highway road Highway M06 (Ukraine) (), on the southern slopes of the ridge Dovzhky (998 – 1056 m). It is from the city of Lviv, from Skole, and from Uzhhorod. This village is located on the altitude of above sea level, which forms here the mountain climate. History The first written mention of which dates from the year 1553. Later, King Augustus III created the town, giving him October 24, 1760 Magdeburg rights and emblem. In the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland in volume X (released in 1889) description of Smozhe occupies three pages. Smozhe was a town with a town hall, several shops and artisan workshops. Until 18 July 2020, Smozhe belonged to Skole Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of