Shchors (city)
| Shchors Щорс | |
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| Town | |
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Shchors railway station | |
| Coordinates: 51°49′13″N 31°57′03″E / 51.82028°N 31.95083°ECoordinates: 51°49′13″N 31°57′03″E / 51.82028°N 31.95083°E | |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Oblast | Chernihiv |
| Founded | 1860 |
| City status | 1924 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,8 km2 (49 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 119 m (390 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 11,393 |
Shchors (Ukrainian: Щорс) is a city in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. The population was 12,315 in 2001.
The city was named in honour of Nikolay Shchors in 1935. Previously it was called Snovsk (acquired the status of town in 1924), after the Snov River on which it is situated.
External links
- The murder of the Jews of Shchors during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
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