| En Name: | Shchigry | ||||||
| Ru Name: | Щигры | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 51.8667°N 92°W | ||||||
| Map Label Position: | bottom | ||||||
| Image Coa: | Shchigry COA (Kursk Governorate) (1780).png | ||||||
| Federal Subject: | Kursk Oblast | ||||||
| Adm City Jur: | town of oblast significance of Shchigry | ||||||
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Shchigrovsky District | ||||||
| Adm Ctr Of2: | town of oblast significance of Shchigry | ||||||
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town | ||||||
| Urban Okrug Jur: | Shchigry Urban Okrug | ||||||
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Shchigry Urban Okrug | ||||||
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Shchigrovsky Municipal District | ||||||
| Pop 2010Census: | 17040 | ||||||
| Established Date: | 17th century | ||||||
| Established Title: | Known since | ||||||
| Website: | http://gshigry.rkursk.ru/ | ||||||
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Shchigry (Russian: Щигры́) is a town in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located between the Shchigra and Lesnaya Plata Rivers, 60km (40miles) northeast of Kursk. Population: 18,000 (1974).
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.
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. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Shchigry is incorporated as Shchigry Urban Okrug.[2]