Bilsk () is a village in Poltava Raion,

Poltava Oblast Poltava Oblast (), also referred to as Poltavshchyna (), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of central Ukraine. The capital city, administrative center of the oblast is the city of Poltava. Most of its territory was par ...

, Ukraine. It belongs to Kotelva settlement hromada, one of the

hromada In Ukraine, a hromada () is the main type of municipality and the third level Administrative divisions of Ukraine, local self-government in Ukraine. The current hromadas were established by the Cabinet of ministers of Ukraine, Government of Uk ...

s 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. Until 18 July 2020, Bilsk belonged to Kotelva Raion. The raion was abolished in July 2020 as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, which reduced the number of

raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet states. The term is used for both a type of subnational entity and a division of a city. The word is from the French (meaning 'honeycomb, department'), and is c ...

s of Poltava Oblast to four. The area of Kotelva Raion was merged into Poltava Raion.

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Zenkovsky Uyezd {{Poltava-geo-stub Villages in Poltava Raion