Berestyn

Berestyn
Берестин
City
Former Zemstvo Administration
Raion Local History Museum
Monument to Soviet Pilots
Zemstvo Hospital
Bank
Flag of Berestyn
Flag
Coat of arms of Berestyn
Coat of arms
Interactive map of Berestyn
Berestyn is located in Kharkiv Oblast
Berestyn
Berestyn
Location of Berestyn
Berestyn is located in Ukraine
Berestyn
Berestyn
Berestyn (Ukraine)
Coordinates: 49°22′00″N 35°27′00″E / 49.36667°N 35.45000°E / 49.36667; 35.45000
Country Ukraine
OblastKharkiv Oblast
RaionBerestyn Raion
HromadaKrasnohrad urban hromada
Area
 • Total
13.55 km2 (5.23 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
19,674
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EET)
Websitewww.krasnograd.com.ua

Berestyn (Ukrainian: Берестин, IPA: [bereˈstɪn]), formerly known as Krasnohrad (Ukrainian: Красноград, IPA: [krɐsnoˈɦrɑd] ⓘ) or Krasnograd, is a city in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. From 1784 to 1922, it was known as Kostiantynohrad. It serves as the administrative center of Berestyn Raion. Berestyn hosts the administration of Krasnohrad urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. In 2022, the population was estimated to be 19,674 (2022 estimate).

History

Kr. Desiataja (Tenth Fortress) of the Ukrainian line

The city of Krasnohrad was founded as a Bilevska fortress in 1731–1733, as part of the Ukrainian line defence fortifications, which ran from the Dnieper to the Donets. The name Bilevska (Belyovskaya) is derived from an occupation force from Belyov, which was used in the construction of the Ukrainian line.

In 1784, the fortress received the name Konstantinograd (Kostiantynohrad) in honour of Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich of Russia. In 1797, it received city status. In 1922, Kostyantynohrad was renamed Krasnohrad during a "de-imperialization" drive carried out by the Soviet Union.

It is located on the Berestova River 101 kilometres (63 mi) to the south of the city of Kharkiv. In 2021, about 20,000 people lived in the city.

On 3 April 2024, the Committee on the Organization of State Power, Local Self-government, Regional Development, and Urban Planning [uk] in the Verkhovna Rada stated their support for renaming the city to Berestyn. On 19 September 2024, the Verkhovna Rada voted to rename Krasnohrad to Berestyn.

Population

Ethnicity

Distribution of the population by ethnicity according to the 2001 census:

Ethnic groups in Krasnohrad
percent
Ukrainians
 
 79.69%
Russians
 
 18.49%
Belarusians
 
 0.54%
Armenians
 
 0.21%
Azerbaijanis
 
 0.17%
Tatars
 
 0.14%
Georgians
 
 0.11%

Language

Distribution of the population by native language according to the 2001 census:

Language Percentage
Ukrainian 77.78%
Russian 21.52%
other/undecided 0.7%

Geography

Climate

Climate data for Krasnohrad (1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 4.8
(40.6)		 14.5
(58.1)		 21.4
(70.5)		 24.8
(76.6)		 26.9
(80.4)		 26.4
(79.5)		 20.2
(68.4)		 12.6
(54.7)		 4.1
(39.4)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 12.6
(54.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.5
(23.9)		 −4.3
(24.3)		 1.0
(33.8)		 9.3
(48.7)		 15.8
(60.4)		 19.3
(66.7)		 21.3
(70.3)		 20.5
(68.9)		 14.8
(58.6)		 8.2
(46.8)		 1.2
(34.2)		 −3.3
(26.1)		 8.3
(46.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6)		 −7.2
(19.0)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 4.7
(40.5)		 10.3
(50.5)		 14.1
(57.4)		 16.1
(61.0)		 15.1
(59.2)		 10.1
(50.2)		 4.5
(40.1)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 −5.7
(21.7)		 4.3
(39.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43.1
(1.70)		 35.6
(1.40)		 39.9
(1.57)		 42.3
(1.67)		 53.1
(2.09)		 69.7
(2.74)		 63.7
(2.51)		 46.7
(1.84)		 52.9
(2.08)		 43.4
(1.71)		 45.4
(1.79)		 40.9
(1.61)		 576.7
(22.70)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.9 7.6 8.2 7.0 7.6 8.3 7.6 5.2 6.4 6.2 7.5 8.2 88.7
Average relative humidity (%) 86.3 83.3 78.1 66.0 60.9 66.0 66.1 62.5 69.8 77.3 86.1 87.2 74.1
Source: World Meteorological Organization

Notable people

Notes

  1. ↑ Ukrainian: Костянтиноград; Russian: Константиноград, romanized: Konstantinograd.

References

  1. ↑ The city is known by various names:
    • Krasnograd fortress (Красноград) (1731-1784)
    • Konstantinograd fortress (Константиноград) (1784-1922)
    • city of Konstantinograd (1922-1943)
  2. ↑ "Красноградская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
  3. ↑ Чисельність наявного населення України на 1 січня 2022 [Number of Present Population of Ukraine, as of January 1, 2022] (PDF) (in Ukrainian and English). Kyiv: State Statistics Service of Ukraine. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Voting on renaming Krasnograd has started". SQ.com (in Ukrainian). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Красноград" [Krasnohrad]. esu.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Красноград, Красноградський район, Харківська область" [Krasnohrad, Krasnohrad Raion, Kharkiv Oblast]. ukrssr.com.ua (in Ukrainian). Archived from the original on 11 December 2025. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "In Krasnohrad, Kharkiv Oblast, the city council voted against renaming the city". Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 3 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "Комітет з питань організації державної влади підтримав перейменування низки населених пунктів, назви яких містять символіку російської імперської політики або не відповідають стандартам державної мови" (in Ukrainian). April 4, 2024.
  9. ↑ Проект Постанови про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів [Draft resolution on renaming individual populated places and raions]. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  10. ↑ "Національний склад міст". Datatowel.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
  11. ↑ "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".
  12. ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.