Berestyn

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). 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.