Horodyshche Explained

Official Name:Horodyshche
Native Name:Ukrainian: Городище
Settlement Type:City
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Oblast
Subdivision Name1:Cherkasy Oblast
Subdivision Type2:Raion
Subdivision Name2:Cherkasy Raion
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1050
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:13 062
Population Density Km2:auto
Pushpin Map:Ukraine Cherkasy Oblast#Ukraine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Horodysche
Coordinates:49.2925°N 31.4581°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:19500 — 19507
Area Code:+380 4734
Website:Municipal website
Subdivision Type3:Hromada
Subdivision Name3:Horodyshche urban hromada

Horodyshche (Ukrainian: Городище, pronounced as /uk/) is a city located in Cherkasy Raion of Cherkasy Oblast (province) in central Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Horodyshche urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine.[1] The city rests on the Vilshanka River. Population:

History

A local newspaper has been published here since 1930.[2]

It was occupied by German forces during World War II in the summer of 1941 until 1944.[3]

City since 1956.[4]

In January 1989 the population of the city was 17,109.[5] In January 2013 the population of the city was 14,291.[6]

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 Raions, with Horodyshche being transferred to Cherkasy Raion.[7] [8]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Городищенська територіальна громада . decentralization.gov.ua . uk.
  2. № 3215. Колхозные нивы // Летопись периодических и продолжающихся изданий СССР 1986 - 1990. Часть 2. Газеты. М., «Книжная палата», 1994. стр.420
  3. Web site: Yahad-In Unum Interactive Map. Execution Sites of Jewish Victims Investigated by Yahad-In Unum. 10 February 2015.
  4. Городище // Советский энциклопедический словарь. редколл., гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. 4-е изд. М., «Советская энциклопедия», 1986. стр.326
  5. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng89_reg2.php Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность городского населения союзных республик, их территориальных единиц, городских поселений и городских районов по полу
  6. Web site: Чисельність наявного населёння України на 1 січня 2013 року. Державна служба статистики України. Київ, 2013. стор.106 . 2018-10-07 . 2013-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131012013028/http://database.ukrcensus.gov.ua/PXWEB2007/ukr/publ_new1/2013/sb_nnas_2012.pdf . dead .
  7. News: Про утворення та ліквідацію районів. Постанова Верховної Ради України № 807-ІХ.. 2020-10-03. 2020-07-18. Голос України. uk.
  8. Web site: Нові райони: карти + склад . Міністерство розвитку громад та територій України . uk.