Urych
Urych is a village in Stryi Raion, Lviv Oblast, of Western Ukraine. It belongs to Skole urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Local government is administered by the Pidhorodetska village council.
Geography
It is a village located in a valley among rock ridges. The rocks located in the middle are remnants of a massive and stone-eroded Paleocene. These rocks were used in the ancient Rus cliff-side fortress complex of Tustan.This village is located at an altitude of above sea level, and is located at a distance of from the regional center of Lviv, from the city of Skole, and from the urban village Skhidnytsia.
History
The village was founded in 1369 and is located south of the famous resort Skhidnytsia. 1920-1939 situated in Stanisławów Voivodeship of the Second Polish Republic.During the German invasion of Poland, Wehrmacht soldiers burned here about 100 Polish soldiers in September 1939.
Until 18 July 2020, Urych belonged to Skole Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of Ukraine's administrative reform, which reduced the number of raions in Lviv Oblast to seven. The area of Skole Raion was merged into Stryi Raion.