Shchuchinsk

Shchuchinsk (Kazakh: Щучинск, Shýchinsk; Russian: Щучинск) is a city in northern-central Kazakhstan, located 75 kilometres south-east of Kokshetau on Lake Shchuchye. It is the seat of Burabay District (form. Shchuchinsk District) in Akmola Region and is the centre of a large agricultural area.

Shchuchinsk
City
Щучинск
Coat of arms
Shchuchinsk
Coordinates: 52°56′N 70°12′E
Country Kazakhstan
RegionAqmola Region
DistrictBurabay District
Population
 (2012)
 • Total45 253
Time zoneUTC+6 (UTC + 6)

History

Shchuchinsk was founded as a Cossack settlement called Shchuchye (посёлок Щучье) in 1850.

Sport

Burabay National Ski Center with two modern olympic ski jumping hills, large (K125) and normal (K90) has opened in July 2018.[1]

Svetlana Kapanina, world women's aerobatic champion, most celebrated woman pilot in history was born in Shchuchinsk.

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References
  1. "National Ski Center, Shchuchinsk". Ski Jumping Hill Archive. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
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