Horodysche
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| Horodysche Городище | |
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  Horodysche | |
| Coordinates: 49°17′33″N 31°27′29″E / 49.29250°N 31.45806°ECoordinates: 49°17′33″N 31°27′29″E / 49.29250°N 31.45806°E | |
| Country Oblast Raion |
Ukraine Cherkasy Oblast Horodysche 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 Horodysche 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.
References
- (Ukrainian) Icтopia мicт i ciл Укpaїнcькoї CCP - Черкаськa область (History of Towns and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR - Cherkasy Oblast). Kiev, 1972
- (Ukrainian) site of the Horodyshchensky Raion
- (Ukrainian) site of the Horodyshche
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