Smotrych (urban-type settlement)
| Smotrych Смотрич | |
|---|---|
| Urban-type settlement | |
  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 |
| Province | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
| District | Dunaivtsi Raion |
| Magdeburg rights | 1448 |
| Town status | 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Town Head | Liudmyla Pelykh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.02 km2 (1.94 sq mi) |
| Elevation[1] | 240 m (790 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total |
 1,912 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 32423 |
| Area code | +380 3858 |
| Website | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
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 1,912 in 2011.[3]
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.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Smotrych, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Dunaivtsi Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ "Actual Population of Ukraine on January 1, 2011" (PDF). State Statistics Committee of Ukraine (in Ukrainian). Main Statistical Office in L'viv region. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ↑ Hudzyk, Klara (February 7, 2003). "Meletiy Smotrytskyi - publicist, scientist, and patriot". Den (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 June 2013.