Krasnokutsk
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Краснокутськ.
English name
Krasnokutsk — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.
Other forms in use:
- Krasny Kut — Older local Ukrainian name still used by residents, according to Ukrainian reference text; not an asserted official new name.
- Krasnyy Kut — Russian-based spelling of the older Krasnyi Kut name.
- Krasnyi Kut — Ukrainian national romanization (2010) of the older local name Красний Кут; not the current official main.
- Krasnokoutsk — French reference spelling for matching French titles quoted in English; not an asserted common English exonym.
- Krasnokuts’k — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified.
- Krasnokutsʹk — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified. ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified.
- Краснокутськ — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching quoted local source titles, maps and addresses.
French name
Krasnokoutsk — French reference heading uses ou for у; the Ukrainian historical name Krasnyi Kut is not selected as the current French main.
Other forms in use:
- Krasny Kut — Older local Ukrainian name retained for French historical matching; not an official recent renaming.
- Krasnokutsk — International spelling retained for French source matching; the French reference heading uses the adapted main above.
About
Krasnokutsk is a settlement on the Merla River in western Kharkiv Oblast in Ukraine. It is known for its historic arboretum and the landscape of the Sloboda Ukraine region.
Notes
Older Krasnyi Kut remains in local use, while Krasnokutsk is the current main. National 2010 Krasnyi Kut is listed alongside the attested shortened Krasny Kut. https://esu.com.ua/article-2921 Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasnokutsk ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krasnokoutsk ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Краснокутськ ; https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Краснакуцк.
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