Skole
town in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
Skole (Ukrainian: Сколе, IPA: [ˈskɔle] ) is a small city in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast (region), Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Skole urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.
Population: 6,054 (2022 estimate).
History
The earliest written mention of Skole was in 1397. But, a settlement existed in Skole since 10th century (Rus' era). A very important route from Kyiv to Hungary ran through Skole; as a result, it was frequently fought over by other nations. When the Skole region was under Polish rule, the Polish king parceled out the land among szlachta. German colonists, particularly craftspeople, who settled in the Skole region promoted the development of its economy. A great influence on the economy and cultural development of the region was Baron Groedl and his family. In Skole, the coins of Baron Groedl were used.
The public source identifies “Skole” as town in Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Skole, town and Lviv.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q913962. Authority coordinates are 49.038, 23.514. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2022 and 1397.
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This entry incorporates text from “Skole” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.