Starobin
A settlement in Belarus; local name Старобін.
English name
Starobin — Belarusian-based English reference spelling; Russian-derived names and dated national-system forms are distinguished below. Also identical to the national 2007/UN 2012 system form.
Other forms in use:
- Старобін — Original Belarusian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.
French name
Starobin — Same as in English; no separate established French form was verified.
Other forms in use:
- Starobine — French spelling explicitly used in the history of the raïon de Salihorsk; final e reflects French reading conventions.
About
Starobin is a settlement in Belarus's Minsk Region near Salihorsk. It lies in the Sluch valley and gave its name to the area's potash deposit.
Notes
French district reference uses Starobine for the former district centre; the settlement has no separate verified French article. International main Starobin retained alongside that attested French variant. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raïon_de_Salihorsk Belarusian 2007/UN 2012 system labels are dated; domestic rules changed in 2023. Independent French settlement-reference attestation is limited. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2471143 ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starobin,_Belarus ; https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Старобін.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q2471143 · JSON
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