Snovsk
| Snovsk Сновськ | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
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Snovsk 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 |
Snovsk (Ukrainian: Сновськ, Ukrainian pronunciation: [snɔwsʲk]) is a city in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. The population was 12,315 in 2001.
The city was named after the Snov River on which it is situated. City was called Shchors between 1935 and 2016, in honour of Nikolay Shchors. On 21 May 2016, Verkhovna Rada adopted decision to rename Shchors to Snovsk and Shchors Raion to Snovsk Raion according to the law prohibiting names of Communist origin.[1]
References
- ↑ "Про перейменування деяких населених пунктів" (in Ukrainian). Holos Ukrainy. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
External links
- The murder of the Jews of Shchors during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.
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