Horodysche Городище |
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The Mykhailivska Church in Horodysche (1844). | |
Horodysche
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Coordinates: | |
Country Oblast Raion |
Ukraine Cherkasy Oblast Horodyshche Raion |
Founded | 1050 |
Population (1 January 2010) | |
• Total | 15,253 |
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Postal code | 19500 — 19507 |
Area code(s) | +380 4734 |
Website | http://mrada.hmarka.net/ |
Horodysche (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 Horodyschenskyi Raion (district).
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.
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