Smotrych (Ukrainian: Смотрич; Polish: Smotrycz; Yiddish: סמאָטריטש) is a rural settlement in Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine.[2] Smotrych hosts the administration of Smotrych settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[3] The town's population was 2,102 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census.[2] Current population: 1,739 (2022 estimate).[4] Its Jewish population was murdered en masse during the Holocaust.
Smotrych
Смотрич Smotrycz סמאָטריטש | |
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  Smotrych Location of Smotrych in Khmelnytskyi Oblast  Smotrych Location of Smotrych in Ukraine | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′49″N 26°33′37″E / 48.94694°N 26.56028°E | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
| Raion | Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion |
| Hromada | Smotrych settlement hromada |
| 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 (2022) | |
| • Total |  1,739 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 32423 |
| Area code | +380 3858 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
History edit
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]
Until 26 January 2024, Smotrych was designated urban-type settlement. On this day, a new law entered into force which abolished this status, and Smotrych became a rural settlement.[7]
People from Smotrych edit
- Meletius Smotrytsky (1577-1633), religious and pedagogical activist of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Ruthenian linguist[8]
- Bezalel Smotrich's (1980-) Israeli government minister. His ancestors are from the village[9]
See also edit
- Dunaivtsi, the other urban-type settlement in Dunaivtsi Raion
References edit
- ^ "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 на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Что изменится в Украине с 1 января". glavnoe.in.ua (in Russian). 1 January 2024.
- ^ 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.