| Berestyn Берестин | |
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| Coordinates: 49°22′00″N 35°27′00″E / 49.36667°N 35.45000°E / 49.36667; 35.45000 | |
| Country |  Ukraine |
| Oblast | Kharkiv Oblast |
| Raion | Berestyn Raion |
| Hromada | Berestyn urban hromada |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.55 km (5.23 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 19,674 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EET) |
| Website | www |
Berestyn (Ukrainian: Берестин, IPA: [bɛrɛˈstɪn]), formerly known as Krasnohrad (Ukrainian: Красноград) 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 Krasnohrad Raion. Krasnohrad 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
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. In 1784, the fortress received the name Konstantinograd (Kostyantynohrad) 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:
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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
- Andriy Lunin (born 1999) — Ukrainian footballer
- Mykhailo Mudryk (born 2001) — Ukrainian footballer
Notes
References
- The city is known by various names:
- Krasnograd fortress (Красноград) (1731-1784)
- Konstantinograd fortress (Константиноград) (1784-1922)
- city of Konstantinograd (1922-1943)
- "Красноградская городская громада" (in Russian). Портал об'єднаних громад України.
- 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.
- ^ "Voting on renaming Krasnograd has started". SQ.com (in Ukrainian). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- "In Krasnohrad, Kharkiv Oblast, the city council voted against renaming the city". Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 3 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- "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.
- Проект Постанови про перейменування окремих населених пунктів та районів [Draft resolution on renaming individual populated places and raions]. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- "Національний склад міст". Datatowel.in.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2024-08-25.
- "Рідні мови в об'єднаних територіальних громадах України".
- "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1981–2010". World Meteorological Organization. Archived from the original on 17 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.