Horodok, Ternopil Oblast
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Country
Ukraine
UkrainePostal code
48605
Horodok
Городок | |
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 Skyline of Horodok | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Horodok Location in Ternopil Oblast | |
| Coordinates: 48°37′45″N 25°51′23″E / 48.62917°N 25.85639°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Ternopil Oblast |
| Raion | Chortkiv Raion |
| Hromada | Zalishchyky Hromada |
| Postal code | 48605 |
Horodok (Ukrainian: Городок) is a village in Zalishchyky urban hromada, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.[1] It is located at the confluence of Seret and Dniester rivers.[2]
Settlements of Trypillian culture, as well as graves from Scythian and Kyivan Rus periods were discovered near the villageAs a result of archeological excavations were led by Adam Kirkor (1878), Gottfryd Ossowski (1890) and Tadeusz Sulimirski (1934).[2]
The first written mention dates from 1418.[3] During Soviet times the village belonged to Zalishchyky Raion.[2]
Monuments
- The lost Horodok Castle
- Kyrnychky Cave