Bilsk

Bilsk is a village in , , Ukraine. It belongs to Kotelva settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Bilsk is better known for its archaeological landmark Bilsk hillfort, propounded by some Ukrainian archaeologists as the location of Gelonus, the principal city of the tribe of the Budini.
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  • Type: Village with 1,210 residents
  • Description: village in Kotelva Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine
  • Also known as: “Bel’sk”, “Bel’skoe gorodishche”, “Bilsk, Poltava Oblast”, and “Glinsk”
  • Historically known as: “Gelonus”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lazky and Hlynske.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km southwest of Bilsk.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 7 km south of Bilsk.

Town
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is a rural settlement in , , northeastern . It hosts the administration of settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population: 11,778. is situated 9 km east of Bilsk.

Bilsk

Latitude
50.08685° or 50° 5′ 13″ north
Longitude
34.63957° or 34° 38′ 23″ east
Population
1,210
Elevation
170 metres (558 feet)
Open location code
9G2P3JPQ+PR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 337534891
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
712498
Wiki­data ID
Q248095
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Bilsk” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բելսկ”
  • Chechen: “Бельск”
  • Chinese: “Bilsk”
  • Chinese: “比利斯克”
  • Chinese: “比利西克”
  • Finnish: “Bіlsk”
  • Georgian: “ბილსკი”
  • German: “Bilsk”
  • Greek: “Μπιλσκ”
  • Hungarian: “Bilszk”
  • Irish: “Bilsk”
  • Italian: “Bilsk”
  • Italian: “Gelono” (historical)
  • Japanese: “ビルスク”
  • Korean: “빌스크”
  • Latin: “Gelonus”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bilsk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Bilsk”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Bilsk”
  • Polish: “Bilśk”
  • Romanian: “Bilsk, Kotelva”
  • Romanian: “Bilsk”
  • Russian: “Бельск (Полтавская область)”
  • Russian: “Бельск”
  • Ukrainian: “Bil’s’k”
  • Ukrainian: “Bilsk”
  • Ukrainian: “Bilske horodyshche” (historical)
  • Ukrainian: “Hlynsk” (historical)
  • Ukrainian: “Більськ (Котелевський район)”
  • Ukrainian: “Більськ”
  • Ukrainian: “Більське городище” (historical)
  • Ukrainian: “Глинськ” (historical)
  • Vietnamese: “Bilsk”

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