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'''Horodyshche''' ({{lang-uk|Городище}}) is a [[city]] located in the [[Cherkasy Oblast]] ([[oblast|province]]) in central [[Ukraine]]. The city rests on the [[Vilshanka River]] and is the administrative center of the [[Horodysche Raion]] ([[raion|district]]).
'''Horodyshche''' ({{lang-uk|Городище}}) is a [[city]] located in the [[Cherkasy Oblast]] ([[oblast|province]]) in central [[Ukraine]]. The city rests on the [[Vilshanka River]] and is the administrative center of the [[Horodysche Raion]] ([[raion|district]]).


Current estimated population: 15,491 (2001).
Current estimated population: 15,491 (2001).

Revision as of 14:31, 11 February 2015

Horodyshche
Городище
City
The Mykhailivska Church in Horodysche (1844).
The Mykhailivska Church in Horodysche (1844).
Country
Oblast
Raion
Ukraine
Cherkasy Oblast
Horodysche Raion
Founded1050
Population
 (1 January 2010)
 • Total15,253
 [1]
Postal code
19500 — 19507
Area code+380 4734
Websitehttp://mrada.hmarka.net/

Horodyshche (Ukrainian: Городище) is a city located in the Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. The city rests on the Vilshanka River and is the administrative center of the Horodysche Raion (district). It was occupied by German forces during World War II in the summer of 1941 until 1944.[2]

Current estimated population: 15,491 (2001).

Horodyshche was the birthplace of Semen Hulak-Artemovsky, a singer and composer of Ukrainian opera; there is a museum in Horodyshche dedicated to his life and work.

References

  1. ^ Сайт Городищенської районної ради
  2. ^ "Yahad-In Unum Interactive Map". Execution Sites of Jewish Victims Investigated by Yahad-In Unum. Retrieved 10 February 2015.