| Somotor | |
| Other Name: | Szomotor |
| Settlement Type: | village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovakia |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kosice |
| Subdivision Type3: | District |
| Subdivision Name3: | Trebišov |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovakia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Somotor in Slovakia |
| Coordinates: | 48.4°N 21.8083°W |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Ján Juhász |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1214 |
| Area Total Km2: | 16.31 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Population Total: | 1661 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 076 35 |
| Area Code: | 056 |
| Blank Name: | Car plate |
| Blank Info: | KS |
Somotor (Hungarian: Szomotor) is a village and municipality in the Trebišov District in the Košice Region of south-eastern Slovakia.
The village lies at an altitude of 109 metres and covers an area of 16.309 km².It has a population of about 1665 people.
In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1214. The town was given a charter as a town in 1263 in a document mentioning "terrum Zomothor." The current Hungarian name of Szomotor was adopted in the late 1800s and even after the partitioning of Hungary, leaving Szomotor now in the new country of Czechoslovakia. The name remained Szomotor until 1927 when the Czech government changed it to Somotor to conform with Czech and Slovak spelling.[Historical records state that] Slavic linguists say that the name of the town comes from the word "cmotr" (to look) however when the town was founded there was no evidence of Slavic inhabitants. Hungarian linguists say it comes from Szomoru Tor, which means sad funeral (wake) which took place after the death of Chief Ond (after the arrival of the Magyars in the 980s.) The area was inhabited by the Magyars after their arrival.
A Jewish community did exist in this town prior to World War II, which was destroyed in 1944 by Nazi Germany. A Jewish cemetery exists in this town (the name of the town is spelled in Hebrew: סאמאטאר
The village is roughly 70% Hungarian and 28% Slovak and 2% Gypsy.
The village has a public library, a gym and a football pitch.