Horodyshche

Horodyshche Городище
City
The Mykhailivska Church in Horodysche (1844).
Flag Coat of arms
Horodyshche Location of Horodysche
Coordinates: 49°17′33″N 31°27′29″E / 49.29250°N 31.45806°E / 49.29250; 31.45806Coordinates: 49°17′33″N 31°27′29″E / 49.29250°N 31.45806°E / 49.29250; 31.45806
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/

Horodyshche (Ukrainian: Городище, Ukrainian pronunciation: [ɦɔrɔˈdɪʃt͡ʃɛ]) 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.