Shchelkovo

a city (since 1925) under oblast jurisdiction and administrative center of Shchelkovo Raion, Moscow Oblast, RSFSR. Located on the Kliazma River, a tributary of the Oka. Railroad station 35 km northeast of Moscow. Population, 91,000 (1977). Shchelkovo produces chemicals, machinery, cotton cloth, industrial fabrics, silk, and felt. The city also has a chemical and mechanical technicum.