HORODYSGCGE [Gorodishche, Horodishtch, Horodyszcze, Horodysche, Horodysce, Gorodisce, Gorodyszcze, Posëlok Imeni, Petrovskogo, Horodyszcze nad Olszanką] Cherkassy Oblast

Alternate names: Horodyshche [Ukr], Gorodishche [Rus], Horodishtch [Yid], Horodyszcze [Pol], Horodyschtsche [Ger], Horodysche, Horodysce, Gorodisce, Gorodyszcze, Posëlok Imeni G.I. Petrovskogo, Horodyszcze nad Olszanką. Russian/Ukrainian: Городище. Yiddish: האָרעדישטש
Of the dozens of places named 'Gorodishche/Horodyshche' in Ukraine, this one is 30 miles W of Cherkasy, 90 miles SSE of Kyyiv. 49°17' N, 31°27' E, Jewish popoulation: 3,124 (in 1897), 570 (in 1939)

• Wikipedia [Mar 2015]
• KehilaLink [Mar 2015]

• JewishGen Ukraine SIG
• Słownik Geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego (1880-1902), III, pp. 145-149: "Horodyszcze".
• Shtetl Finder (1980), p. 29: "Horodishtch".
• Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 446: "Gorodyshche".
• Еврейская энциклопедия (1906-1913), "Городище" #2.

CEMETERY:

• Horodysche Jewish Cemetery I - Completely unprotected cemetery that requires a surrounding wall or fence. [Mar 2015]
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