Shchuchyn

Also known as Szczuczyn, Shchuchin, Scucyn, Ščučin, Scucin, Štšutšyn, Stsutsyn, Chtchoutchyn

Shchuchyn is a town in Grodno Region, in western Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Shchuchyn District. As of 2025, it has a population of 15,127.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Shchuchyn
Settlement.other_name: Szczuczyn
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Шчучын. Плошча Свабоды (02).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Svaboda Square in Shchuchyn
Settlement.image_flag: Flag_of_Ščučyn.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Ščučyn, Belarus.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 150
Settlement.shield_size: 75
Settlement.pushpin_map: Belarus
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Belarus

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History
Air base
Industry
Education
Demographics
Notable people
Climate
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References
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Shchuchyn is a town in Grodno Region, in western Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Shchuchyn District. As of 2025, it has a population of 15,127.

==History== The first known official written mention of Shchuchyn is recorded in 1436, but its foundation as a settlement dates back to 1537, when Shchuchyn was mentioned in the Book of Acts of the Lithuanian Metrica (the Book of Lithuanian vital records), kept in the Governmental archive in Lithuania.