| Koziova | |
| Native Name: | Козьова |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine#Ukraine Lviv Oblast |
| Coordinates: | 48.9508°N 23.3453°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Stryi Raion |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1538 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 0,650 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | /(average value of) |
| Elevation M: | 622 |
| Population Total: | 960 |
| Population Density Km2: | .690 |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 82631 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380 3251 |
| Website: | село Козьова (Ukrainian) |
Koziova — (Ukrainian: Козьова́, Polish: Koziowa) is a village located in Stryi Raion (district) of Lviv Oblast (province) in Western Ukraine. It is located in the Ukrainian Carpathians, within the limits of the Eastern Beskids (Skole Beskids). Koziova hosts the administration of Koziova rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] Local government - Kozivska village council.[2]
The first written mention of Koziova which dates from the year 1538.[3] The first settlers were hiding in the mountains from the Mongol invasion.
Until 18 July 2020, Koziova 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.[4] [5]
The village is located along the Highway M06 (Ukraine) (). And is located along the Oriava River, it is surrounded on all sides by mountains and forests. The average height of the village is 622m (2,041feet) above the sea level.
The village Koziova is situated in the 128km (80miles) from the regional center Lviv, 19km (12miles) from the district center Skole, and 140km (90miles) from Uzhhorod.[6]
In the village is an architectural monument of local importance of Skole Raion (Skole district).[7] It is a wooden church of St. Nicholas, 1926.