Country Ukraine Founded 1860 Elevation 119 m (390 ft) Population 11,343 (2015) | Oblast Chernihiv City status 1924 Area 12.8 km² Local time Saturday 2:56 AM | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 77% Humidity | ||
Snovsk (Ukrainian: Сновськ, [snɔwsʲk]) is a city in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Snovsk Raion. Population: 11,343 (2015 est.) The population was 12,315 in 2001.
Map of Shchors, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
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.
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