Shchuchinsk

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Shchuchinsk
City
Щучинск
Coat of arms
Shchuchinsk
Coordinates: 52°56′N 70°12′E / 52.933°N 70.200°E / 52.933; 70.200Coordinates: 52°56′N 70°12′E / 52.933°N 70.200°E / 52.933; 70.200
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Aqmola Region
District	Burabay District
Population  (2012)
• Total	45 253
Time zone	UTC+6 (UTC + 6)

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

History[]

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

Sport[]

National Ski Center with two modern olympic ski jumping hills, large (K125) and normal (K90), 16 FIS cross-country ski courses and biathlon stadium has opened in July 2018.^[1]

Vladimir Smirnov, cross-country skier, Olympic champion 1994 was born in Shchuchinsk.

Nikolay Chebotko, cross-country skier, bronze medalist World Ski Championship 2013 was born in Shchuchinsk.

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

Sister Cities[]

• Jermuk, Armenia

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