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# Berestyn

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Берестин.

## English name

**Berestyn** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, followed by BGN/PCGN since 2019; selected as the English main form.

Other forms in use:

- **Krasnohrad** — Former Ukrainian name, officially replaced by Berestyn in September 2024.
- **Krasnograd** — Russian-based form of the former name, common in older English sources.
- **Konstiantynohrad** — Ukrainian form of the earlier name used before 1922.
- **Konstantinograd** — Russian-based historical name used in English accounts of the imperial period.
- **Красноград** — Former original-script name, replaced officially in 2024.
- **Berestin** — ISO 9:1995 transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling, supplied as a systematic bibliographic search form. This does not establish ordinary English usage.
- **Берестин** — Ukrainian original-script name, useful in quotations and bilingual indexes; not a romanized English name.

## French name

**Berestyn** — Same as in English; selected to reflect the official 2024 renaming. No claim is made that French reference works have all updated their headings.

Other forms in use:

- **Krasnohrad** — Former Ukrainian name in French references before the official 2024 renaming.
- **Krasnograd** — Russian-mediated former name in French geographical sources.
- **Konstantinograd** — Earlier historical name in French accounts of the Russian Empire.

## About

Berestyn is a town in Kharkiv Oblast near the Berestova river. It grew from a fortified settlement and later became a regional railway centre.

## Notes

Renamed in 2024 from Krasnohrad to Berestyn; the earlier Konstantinograd name was replaced in 1922. City council confirmation: https://berestrada.gov.ua/2024/09/20/shchodo-pereimenuvannya-mista/ ; legal text: https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/3984-20 . Romanization references: https://mfa.gov.ua/en/correctua ; https://arhiiv.eki.ee/wgrs/v3\_0/rom2\_uk.htm ; https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/ukrainia.pdf .

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q1104739](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1104739) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/berestyn/?format=json)


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