Shchuchinsk

Schtschutschinsk ( Kazakh / Russian Щучинск ) is a city in Kazakhstan.

History

Schtschutschinsk was founded in 1850 as a settlement Shchuch'ye ( посёлок Щучье ). 1939 was the place granted town rights.

Geographical location

The town is situated 75 km south- east of the city Kokshetau area Aqmola. Schtschutschinsk is also the administrative center of the rayon of the same name.

Population

The city has 50 128 (2008) inhabitants.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Yerden Abdrakhmanov (born 1976 ), Kazakh biathlete
  • Sergei Abdukarow ( born 1974 ), Kazakh biathlete
  • Nikolai Braitschenko ( born 1986 ), Kazakh biathlete
  • Svetlana Kapanina, (* 1968), Russian aerobatic pilot
  • Anna Lebedeva ( born 1981 ), Kazakh biathlete
  • Vladimir Smirnov (born 1964 ), former Kazakh skiers
  • Nikolai Tschebotko (* 1982 ), Kazakh skiers
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