Horodysche

Horodysche
Городище
The Mykhailivska Church in Horodysche (1844).
Horodysche
Location of Horodysche
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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