Elamur LocationsShchyrets
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Щирець.
English name
Shchyrets — Current official Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use.
Other forms in use:
- Shchyrets' — English naming-data variant retaining the Ukrainian final soft sign with an apostrophe.
- Shchirets — Russian-based spelling for matching older English geographical references; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- Szczerzec — Polish historical or community name quoted in regional references; independent English prose frequency unverified.
- Szczyrzec — Historical spelling indexed in English naming data; differs from standard Polish Szczerzec.
- Shtcherzetz — Jewish historical retrieval spelling recorded in English naming data; independent prose frequency unverified.
- Shchezhets — Jewish historical retrieval spelling recorded in English naming data; independent prose frequency unverified.
- Shtsherits — Jewish historical retrieval spelling recorded in English naming data; independent prose frequency unverified.
- Shterits — Jewish historical retrieval spelling recorded in English naming data; independent prose frequency unverified.
- Chtchyrets — French reference spelling for identifying French sources quoted in English; not claimed as a common English exonym.
- Shchyrets’ — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified.
- Ŝirecʹ — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified.
- Shchyret͡sʹ — ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified.
- Щирець — Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.
French name
Chtchyrets — French locality reference heading; follows French transcription conventions.
Other forms in use:
- Chtchirets — Russian-derived spelling explicitly printed in French locality prose; retained for older French source matching, not the current preferred heading.
- Szczerzec — Polish historical spelling explicitly printed in French locality prose; used when discussing the earlier regional setting.
- Shchyrets — International spelling for French cross-references; independent French prose frequency unverified.
- Ŝirecʹ — ISO 9:1995 form for French catalogue matching; not verified as French prose usage.
About
Shchyrets is a settlement southwest of Lviv in western Ukraine. It stands on the Shchyrka River and is the birthplace of the Polish military commander Stanisław Maczek.
Notes
Standard-derived forms support retrieval without implying English or French press adoption. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shchyrets ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chtchyrets.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q1020441 · JSON
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