What is "kozyova"

Kozyova — is a village located in Skole Raion ( district) of Lviv Oblast ( province) in Western Ukraine. It is located in the Ukrainian Carpathians within the limits the Eastern Beskids ( Skole Beskids). Local government – Kozivska village council.
The first written mention of Kozyova which dates from the year 1538. The first settlers were hiding in the mountains from tatar-Mongol invasion.