Elamur LocationsShcholkine
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Щолкіне.
English name
Shcholkine — Current Ukrainian name, using the Ukrainian national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012.
Other forms in use:
- Shchelkino — Russian-based English form, common in references to the nuclear plant and resort.
- Shchyolkino — Russian-based English form explicitly rendering ё as yo.
- Schelkino — Simplified Latin spelling used in English travel and map references.
- Şçolkino — Crimean Tatar Latin-script form quoted in English reference material.
- Heraklii — Ukrainian national romanization of Гераклій, a renaming proposed in 2024; not established here as enacted.
- Chtcholkine — French-language name, relevant when an English text quotes a French source title or historical reference; not the selected English main form.
- Ŝolkìne — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; a standard-derived retrieval form, not claimed as an independently attested press exonym. Confidence in textual occurrence is medium.
- Щолкіне — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local addresses, maps or source titles cited in English.
- Щёлкино — Russian-script name recorded in local/reference sources, retained for matching quotations in English; not a preferred English spelling.
- Scolkino — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Şçolkino for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
French name
Chtcholkine — French reference form using chtch for щ; Chtchiolkino is the Russian-derived spelling.
Other forms in use:
- Chtchiolkino — French transcription of the Russian name, recorded alongside Chtcholkine.
- Shcholkine — International Ukrainian spelling useful in French source citations.
- Şçolkino — Crimean Tatar form explicitly quoted in French geographical references.
- Heraklii — Proposed Ukrainian name from 2024, supplied for French source matching; no enacted renaming or settled French form established.
- Scolkino — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Şçolkino for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
About
Shcholkine is a town near Cape Kazantyp on Crimea's Sea of Azov coast. It was built to house workers for a nuclear power station that was never completed.
Notes
Heraklii/Гераклій was proposed in 2024; an enacted renaming was not established, so Shcholkine remains main. Kazantyp names the nearby cape and festival, not an unrestricted civic alias. UA follows internationally recognized sovereignty. https://armyinform.com.ua/2024/01/25/dekolonizacziya-toponimiv-v-ukrayini-mozhe-zyavytysya-misto-geraklij-i-selyshhe-bolbochan/ Formal romanization variants are search aids and do not establish common usage in either language. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shcholkine ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chtcholkine.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q997522 · JSON
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