| Smotrych | |
| Native Name: | Смотрич |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Other Name: | Polish: Smotrycz Yiddish: סמאָטריטש |
| Settlement Type: | Rural settlement |
| Pushpin Map: | Ukraine Khmelnytskyi Oblast#Ukraine |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Smotrych in Khmelnytskyi Oblast##Location of Smotrych in Ukraine |
| Coordinates: | 48.9469°N 26.5603°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Oblast |
| Subdivision Name1: | Khmelnytskyi Oblast |
| Subdivision Type2: | Raion |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion |
| Established Title: | Magdeburg rights |
| Established Date: | 1448 |
| Established Title1: | Town status |
| Established Date1: | 1960 |
| Leader Title: | Town Head |
| Leader Name: | Liudmyla Pelykh |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.02 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 240 |
| Population Total: | 1,739 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | EET |
| Utc Offset: | +2 |
| Timezone Dst: | EEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +3 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 32423 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | +380 3858 |
| Website: | http://rada.gov.ua/ |
| Subdivision Type3: | Hromada |
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: Its Jewish population was murdered en masse during the Holocaust.
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.
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.[4] [5]
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.[6]