Gorodishche, Gorodishchensky District, Penza Oblast

Gorodischtsche (Russian Городище ) is a Russian small town in Penza Oblast. It has 8096 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ) and lies about 50 km east of the regional capital Penza at the Julowka, a tributary of the Sura.

Infrastructure

Gorodischtsche is located on the M5 highway, which runs from Moscow to Samara. The nearest train station is located approximately 20 km south of the city. Gorodischtsche is connected to the gas network and has several industrial enterprises (including a furniture and a biscuit factory ). The buildings of the village consists mostly of single-storey houses. In Gorodischtsche there are two middle schools, several kindergartens, a music school and a health clinic (details to Penzenskaja enciklopedia, Booth 2001).

History

Gorodischtsche goes back to a protection against nomadic incursions built in the 1670s fortress. Soon after its establishment but this was destroyed in an attack by desert dwellers. In May 1681 was rebuilt. Besides the fortress emerged as the Cossack settlements established on the fortress villages Dmitrijewskaja and Bogoyavlensky. Middle of the 18th century, both settlements were united under the name Rogoschkino. 1780 received the town status and town its present name Gorodischtsche.

The name Gorodischtsche arises from the fact that in the area of the city remains of a fortified settlement of Burtassen, an ancient people from the Middle Volga run, are located. This burtassische settlement existed until the 13th century, its fortifications, however, are preserved. Such fortress remains are referred to as Russian Gorodischtsche ( городище ).

The Russian historian Vasily Klyuchevsky spent in Gorodischtsche his early childhood.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Sons and daughters of the town

• Dmitri Selivanov (1855-1932), mathematician