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Shchigry

human settlement in Shchigrovsky District, Kursk Oblast, Russia
City City or Town Q146013
Shchigry
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Facts

14 properties

Identity

Instance of
city or town, city of federal subject significance of Russia[3]
Inception
1800[8]
Native label
Щигры[31]
Official name
Щигры[30]

Location

Country
Russia[2]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 51.871°, 36.913°
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Kursk Oblast, Shchigrovsky District, Shchigrovsky Uyezd[1]

Population and size

Area
+21[33]
Elevation above sea level
+204[32]
Population
14k (807–21k, n=42)[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 807 · 1,412 · 2,734 · 3,700 · 4,578 GeoNames 19,198 edition 2026-09-26 · CC BY 4.0 ↗

Codes

Local dialing code
47145[7]
Postal code
307k (307k–307k, n=3)[4][5][6]
More facts +2
Capital of
Shchigrovsky District, Shchigrovsky Uyezd[28][29]
Described by source
Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23][24][25][26][27]
🏷️ Also known as
en Shchigry ar شتشيغري cs Ščigry da Sjtjigry de Schtschigry es Shchigrý fa شچیگری fi Štšigry fr Chtchigry ja シシグリー ja シグリー ja シチグリー ko 시그리 nl Sjtsjigri pl Szczygry ru Щигры ru Щигры́ tr Şçigrı uk Щигри zh 希格雷
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Freebase ID
/m/0cwh4x
GNS Unique Feature ID
-3001330
GeoNames ID
495206
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
4915357
INaturalist place ID
42381
OKATO ID
38415000000
OKTMO ID
38715000001
State Catalogue of Geographical Names (Russia) ID
0010272
Topic's main category
Category:Shchigry
Who's on First ID
102005257
Wikimapia ID
10836653

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🔗 Connections
People born here 3
Ilya Ivanov, Valery Yesipov, Helena Buczyńska
Located in the administrative territorial entity 2
Kursk Oblast, Shchigrovsky District
Capital of 1
Shchigrovsky District
Category of associated people 1
Category:People from Shchigry, Kursk Oblast
Country 1
Russia
Described by source 1
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
Instance of 1
city of federal subject significance of Russia
Located in time zone 1
UTC+03:00
Topic's main category 1
Category:Shchigry
← Capital 1
Shchigrovsky District
← Category combines topics 1
Category:People from Shchigry, Kursk Oblast
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Shchigry
← Headquarters location 1
Shchigry Eparchy
← SNARC ID 1
City of Ipswich
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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Описание Курского наместничества из древних и новых разных о нём известий вкратце собранное. wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Q127170170. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Памятная книжка Курской губернии на 1860 год. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Q127170170. wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Q127170170. wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . elib.shpl.ru. elib.shpl.ru. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Q127170170. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . Q127170170. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Q126688840. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Q126683186. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Q126683348. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Q126683464. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Alex NB OT bot · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +2
    "Changed reference: Population: 14,601"
  2. 9w ago · Obscuraa · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary, Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +2
    "Created claim: Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary"
  3. 11w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #49170: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  4. 14w ago · Finiksizpepla · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Category of associated people → Category:People from Shchigry, Kursk Oblast
    Elevation above sea level → 204 metre
    Country → Russia
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Population: 14,345"
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