Shchigry, Kursk Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Shchigry.
Shchigry (English)
Щигры (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -

Shchigry's central square

Location of Kursk Oblast in Russia
Shchigry
Location of Shchigry in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 51°52′N 36°56′E / 51.867°N 36.933°E / 51.867; 36.933Coordinates: 51°52′N 36°56′E / 51.867°N 36.933°E / 51.867; 36.933
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of November 2008)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kursk Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to town of oblast significance of Shchigry[1]
Administrative center of Shchigrovsky District,[1] town of oblast significance of Shchigry[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2010)
Urban okrug Shchigry Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Shchigry Urban Okrug,[2] Shchigrovsky Municipal District[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 17,040 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
Known since 17th century
Official website
Shchigry on Wikimedia Commons

Shchigry (Russian: Щигры́) is a town in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located between the Shchigra and Lesnaya Plata Rivers, 60 kilometers (37 mi) northeast of Kursk. Population: 17,040 (2010 Census);[3] 19,582 (2002 Census);[5] 21,187 (1989 Census);[6] 18,000 (1974).

History

It has been known to exist since the 17th century as a village called Troitskoye na Shchigrakh. In 1779, it was renamed Shchigry. During World War II, Shchigry was occupied by German troops from 21 November 1941 to 5 February 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Shchigry serves as the administrative center of Shchigrovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Shchigry—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Shchigry is incorporated as Shchigry Urban Okrug.[2]

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Resolution #489
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #48-ZKO
  3. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек" [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  6. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров" [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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