Shchigry () is a
town
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in
Kursk Oblast
Kursk Oblast (, ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the types of inhabited localities in Russia, city of Kursk. As of the 2021 Russian census, 2021 census, Kursk Oblast had a pop ...
,
Russia
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, located between the
Shchigra and
Lesnaya Plata Rivers, northeast of
Kursk
Kursk (, ) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur (Kursk Oblast), Kur, Tuskar, and Seym (river), Seym rivers. It has a population of
Kursk ...
. Population: 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
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, 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
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of
Shchigrovsky District
Shchigrovsky District () is an administrativeResolution #489 and municipalLaw #48-ZKO district (raion), one of the twenty-eight in Kursk Oblast, Russia. It is located in the north of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative cen ...
, even though it is not a part of it.
[Resolution #489] 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
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.
As a
municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Shchigry is incorporated as Shchigry Urban Okrug.
[Law #48-ZKO]
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Cities and towns in Kursk Oblast
Shchigrovsky Uyezd