Smotrych (urban-type settlement)
Smotrych
Смотрич Smotrycz | |
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Smotrych Location of Smotrych in Khmelnytskyi Oblast | |
Coordinates: 48°56′49″N 26°33′37″E / 48.94694°N 26.56028°ECoordinates: 48°56′49″N 26°33′37″E / 48.94694°N 26.56028°E | |
Country | Ukraine |
Oblast | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
Raion | Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion |
Magdeburg rights | 1448 |
Town status | 1960 |
Government | |
• Town Head | Liudmyla Pelykh |
Area | |
• Total | 5.02 km2 (1.94 sq mi) |
Elevation | 240 m (790 ft) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,749 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 32423 |
Area code | +380 3858 |
Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
Smotrych (Ukrainian: Смотрич; Polish: Smotrycz) is an urban-type settlement in Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion (district) of Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine.[2] Smotrych hosts the administration of , one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[3] The town's population was 2,102 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census[2] and 1,749 (2021 est.)[4]
The settlement was first founded in the first half of the 15th century. It was granted the Magdeburg rights in 1448. In 1960, Smotrych was granted the status of an urban-type settlement.[2] The town lies on the banks of the Smotrych River.
Until 18 July 2020, Smotrych belonged to Dunaivtsi Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Khmelnytskyi Oblast to three. The area of Dunaivtsi Raion was merged into Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion.[5][6]
People from Smotrych[]
- Meletius Smotrytsky (1577-1633), religious and pedagogical activist of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Ruthenian linguist[7]
- Bezalel Smotrich's (1980-) ancestors are from the village[8]
See also[]
- Dunaivtsi, the other urban-type settlement in Dunaivtsi Raion
References[]
- ^ "Smotrych (Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Dunaivtsi Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ a b c "Smotrych, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Dunaivtsi Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "Смотрицкая громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- ^ "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ". Голос України (in Ukrainian). 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- ^ "Нові райони: карти + склад" (in Ukrainian). Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України.
- ^ Hudzyk, Klara (February 7, 2003). "Meletiy Smotrytskyi - publicist, scientist, and patriot". Den (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "שעת שאלות בכנסת: הח"כ הסביר מה מקור השם 'סמוטריץ'?". JDN - חדשות (in Hebrew). 6 July 2021.
- Urban-type settlements in Khmelnytskyi Oblast
- Podolia Voivodeship
- Podolia Governorate
- Populated places established in the 1440s