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. The local government was the Smozhe Village CouncilСможенська сільська рада prior to its abolishment as part of the 2020 administrative reform.
Geography The village is located along the highway road Highway M06 (Ukraine) (), on the southern slopes of the ridge Dovzhky (998 – 1056 m).Khrebet Dovzhky, L’vivs’ka Oblast’ 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 Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich dir.icm.edu.pl. Retrieved 2014-05-19. 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 raions of Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Skole Raion was merged into Stryi Raion.
Sights The wooden Church of St. Michael built in 1874 has been preserved in Smozhe. The church is under protection of the state together with the bell tower located next to it.Пам'ятки архітектури Сколівського району
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External links weather.in.ua Населенні пункти Сколівського району - Сможе Сколівщина.-Львів.1996 Прадідівська слава: база даних українських пам’яток і визначних місць. Сможе.
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