Smotrych (urban-type settlement)
Smotrych (Ukrainian: Смотрич; Polish: Smotrycz) is an urban-type settlement in the Dunaivtsi Raion (district) of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast in western Ukraine.[2] The town's population was 2,102 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census[2] and 1,779 (2020 est.)[3]
Smotrych
Смотрич Smotrycz | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Smotrych Location of Smotrych in Khmelnytskyi Oblast  Smotrych Location of Smotrych in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′49″N 26°33′37″E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast |  Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
| Raion | Dunaivtsi 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 (2020) | |
| • Total |  1,779 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 32423 |
| Area code | +380 3858 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
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.
People from Smotrych
- Meletius Smotrytsky (1577-1633), religious and pedagogical activist of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Ruthenian linguist[4]
See also
- Dunaivtsi, the other urban-type settlement in Dunaivtsi Raion
References
- "Smotrych (Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Dunaivtsi Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- "Smotrych, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Dunaivtsi Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- "Чисельність наявного населення України (Actual population of Ukraine)" (PDF) (in Ukrainian). State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- Hudzyk, Klara (February 7, 2003). "Meletiy Smotrytskyi - publicist, scientist, and patriot". Den (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 June 2013.
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