Smotrych, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
Smotrych
Смотрич Smotrycz סמאָטריטש | |
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 Catholic Church | |
 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 / 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/ |
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] It is located in the historic region of Podolia.
History
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Following the Lithuanian victory over the Golden Horde at the Battle of Blue Waters, the territory was captured by Duke Algirdas of Lithuania, who appointed the Koriatovich princes, a branch of the ruling Lithuanian Gediminid dynasty, as administrators.[5] Brothers Alexander and George Koriatovich erected a castle that became their regional headquarters, and a settlement developed around it.[5] In 1375, Alexander granted a privilege to the Dominicans, and then was buried in the Dominican church after his death in 1392.[5]
In 1430, Smotrycz passed to the Kingdom of Poland,[6] confirmed by the 1431 truce between Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło and Lithuanian Duke Švitrigaila.[7] It was granted Magdeburg rights in 1448 by King Casimir IV Jagiellon,[5][6] and became a royal town, administratively located in the Podolian Voivodeship[7] in the Lesser Poland Province. The old castle was apparently either damaged or destroyed, because in 1518 King Sigismund I the Old allowed the construction of a new castle to defend against potential Tatar invasions and exempted the town from taxes for two years.[5][6]
After the Second Partition of Poland in 1793, the town was annexed by Russia. Between 1917 and 1920, it was at various times under Ukrainian, Polish and Soviet control. During World War II, it was occupied by Nazi Germany from 1941 to 1944.
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.[8][9]
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.[10]
People from Smotrych
[edit]- Meletius Smotrytsky (1577-1633), religious and pedagogical activist of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Ruthenian linguist[11]
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.
- ^ a b c d e Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom X (in Polish). Warszawa. 1889. p. 920.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c Baliński, Michał; Lipiński, Tymoteusz (1886). Starożytna Polska pod względem historycznym, jeograficznym, i statystycznym opisana (in Polish). Vol. III. Warszawa. p. 151.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Kurtyka, Janusz (2004). "Nadanie starostw a podolskiego Teodorykowi z Buczacza w 1442 roku". Annales Academiae Paedagogicae Cracoviensis (in Polish). 21: 77–78.
- ^ "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.
