Shchigry is a town in Kursk Oblast

Kursk Oblast

Kursk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Kursk.-Geography:The oblast occupies the southern slopes of the middle-Russian plateau, and its average elevation is from 177 to 225 meters . The surface is hilly, and intersected by ravines...

, Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

, located between the Shchigra and Lesnaya Plata Rivers 60 kilometres (37.3 mi) northeast of Kursk

Kursk

Kursk is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym Rivers. The area around Kursk was site of a turning point in the Russian-German struggle during World War II and the site of the largest tank battle in history...

. Population: 18,000 (1974).

The town of Shchigry is known to have been existing since the 17th century as a village called Troitskoye na Shchigrakh (Troitskoye on the Shchigry). In 1779, it was renamed Shchigry.