{
  "place_id": "berestyn#7742_11969",
  "wikidata": "Q1104739",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Берестин",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Berestyn",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, followed by BGN/PCGN since 2019; selected as the English main form.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Krasnohrad",
          "why": "Former Ukrainian name, officially replaced by Berestyn in September 2024."
        },
        {
          "name": "Krasnograd",
          "why": "Russian-based form of the former name, common in older English sources."
        },
        {
          "name": "Konstiantynohrad",
          "why": "Ukrainian form of the earlier name used before 1922."
        },
        {
          "name": "Konstantinograd",
          "why": "Russian-based historical name used in English accounts of the imperial period."
        },
        {
          "name": "Красноград",
          "why": "Former original-script name, replaced officially in 2024."
        },
        {
          "name": "Berestin",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling, supplied as a systematic bibliographic search form. This does not establish ordinary English usage."
        },
        {
          "name": "Берестин",
          "why": "Ukrainian original-script name, useful in quotations and bilingual indexes; not a romanized English name."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Berestyn",
      "why": "Same as in English; selected to reflect the official 2024 renaming. No claim is made that French reference works have all updated their headings.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Krasnohrad",
          "why": "Former Ukrainian name in French references before the official 2024 renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Krasnograd",
          "why": "Russian-mediated former name in French geographical sources."
        },
        {
          "name": "Konstantinograd",
          "why": "Earlier historical name in French accounts of the Russian Empire."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Berestyn is a town in Kharkiv Oblast near the Berestova river. It grew from a fortified settlement and later became a regional railway centre.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "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 .",
  "rank": 493,
  "slug": "berestyn"
}