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# Shcholkine

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- **Chtcholkine** — French-language name, relevant when an English text quotes a French source title or historical reference; not the selected English main form.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](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q997522) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/shcholkine/?format=json)


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