Schors
Encyclopedia
Shchors or Schors is a city in Chernihiv Oblast
(province
) of Ukraine
. The population was 12,315 in 2001.
The city was named in honour of Nikolay Shchors
in 1935. Previously it was called Snovsk (acquired the status of town in 1924), after the Snov River
in which it is situated.
Chernihiv Oblast
Chernihiv Oblast is an oblast of northern Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Chernihiv.-Geography:The total area of the province is around 31,900 km²....
(province
Oblast
Oblast is a type of administrative division in Slavic countries, including some countries of the former Soviet Union. The word "oblast" is a loanword in English, but it is nevertheless often translated as "area", "zone", "province", or "region"...
) of Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
. The population was 12,315 in 2001.
The city was named in honour of Nikolay Shchors
Nikolay Shchors
Nikolay Aleksandrovich Shchors was a Red Army commander, member of the Russian Communist Party, renowned for his personal courage during the Russian Civil War and sometimes being called the Ukrainian Chapayev. In 1918-1919 he fought against the new established Ukrainian government in Kyiv...
in 1935. Previously it was called Snovsk (acquired the status of town in 1924), after the Snov River
Snov River
Snov River is a river in Bryansk Oblast in Russia and Chernihiv Oblast in Ukraine, right tributary of the Desna River . The length of the river is 253 km. The area of its drainage basin is 8,700 km². The Snov freezes up in November - late January and stays icebound until March - early April....
in which it is situated.