Horodyshche

This article is about a city in Cherkasy Oblast, Central Ukraine. For other definitions, see Horodyshche (disambiguation).

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

File:Музей-будинок Івана Ле (Ivan Le house).JPG

House of Ivan Le in Horodyshche

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.

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