Horodyshche ( uk, Городище, ; yi, האָרעדישטש, Horedishtsh) is a
city
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located in
Cherkasy Raion
Cherkasy Raion ( uk, Черкаський район, translit.: ''Cherkas'kyi raion'') is a raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast. It is located in the central part of Cherkasy oblast, and the center of the raion is the city of Cherkasy. The popul ...
of
Cherkasy Oblast
Cherkasy Oblast ( uk, Черка́ська о́бласть, Cherkaska oblast, ), also referred to as Cherkashchyna ( uk, Черка́щина, ) is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine located along the Dnieper River. The administrative center ...
(
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
) in central
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. It hosts the administration of
Horodyshche urban hromada, one of the
hromadas of Ukraine.
The city rests on the
Vilshanka River. Population:
History
A local newspaper is published here since 1930.
It was occupied by German forces during World War II in the summer of 1941 until 1944.
City since 1956.
In January 1989 the population of the city was 17 109 people
In January 2013 the population of the city was 14 291 people
Until 18 July 2020, Horodyshche served as an administrative center of
Horodyshche Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of raions of Cherkasy Oblast to four. The area of Horodyshche Raion was split between Cherkasy and
Zvenyhorodka Raion
Zvenyhorodka Raion is a raion (district) of Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at the city of Zvenyhorodka. Population:
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions ...
s, with Horodyshche being transferred to Cherkasy Raion.
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.
The famous Jewish sociologist and journalist
Jacob Lestschinsky (1876-1966) was born in Horodyshche.
References
* ''Історіа міст і сіл Української CCP - Черкаська область (History of Towns and Villages of the Ukrainian SSR - Cherkasy Oblast)''. Kiev, 1972
site of the Horodyshchensky Raionsite of the Horodyshche
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Cities in Cherkasy Oblast
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