Smotrych, Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Smotrych (Смотрич; Smotrycz; סמאָטריטש) is a rural settlement in Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. Smotrych hosts the administration of Smotrych settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The town's population was 2,102 as of the 2001 Ukrainian Census. Current population: Its Jewish population was murdered en masse during the Holocaust.

History
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.

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.

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.

People from Smotrych

 * Meletius Smotrytsky (1577-1633), religious and pedagogical activist of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Ruthenian linguist
 * Bezalel Smotrich's (1980-) Israeli government minister. His ancestors are from the village