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Smotrych (urban-type settlement)

Smotrych
Смотрич
Urban-type settlement
Coat of arms of Smotrych
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 48°56′49″N 26°33′37″E / 48.94694°N 26.56028°E / 48.94694; 26.56028Coordinates: 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 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. The town's population was 2,102 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census and 1,912 in 2011.

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. The town lies on the banks of the Smotrych River.



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