Smotrych (urban-type settlement)

Smotrych
Смотрич
Urban-type settlement
Smotrych

Location of Smotrych in Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Coordinates: UA 48°56′49″N 26°33′37″E / 48.94694°N 26.56028°E / 48.94694; 26.56028Coordinates: UA 48°56′49″N 26°33′37″E / 48.94694°N 26.56028°E / 48.94694; 26.56028
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 Decrease 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

See also

References

  1. "Smotrych (Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Dunaivtsi Raion)". weather.in.ua. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Smotrych, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Dunaivtsi Raion". Regions of Ukraine and their Structure (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  3. "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.
  4. Hudzyk, Klara (February 7, 2003). "Meletiy Smotrytskyi - publicist, scientist, and patriot". Den (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 12 June 2013.


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