Starobesheve
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Старобешеве.
English name
Starobesheve — Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use. Also identical to BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also identical to ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).
Other forms in use:
- Starobeshevo — Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older or Russian-derived references in English; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- Beshevo — Earlier settlement name, expanded to Starobesheve in 1896 according to the checked history.
- Starobecheve — French reference spelling for matching French titles quoted in English; not a claimed common English exonym.
- Starobeševe — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified.
- Старобешеве — Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.
French name
Starobecheve — French locality reference spelling, following French transcription conventions.
Other forms in use:
- Starobechevo — Russian-derived spelling explicitly printed in the French locality reference; French transcription rather than a new official name.
- Starobesheve — International spelling for French texts citing Ukrainian or English sources; independent French prose frequency unverified. BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965) form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified. ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table) form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified.
- Starobeševe — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified.
About
Starobesheve is a settlement on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast. Its history began with Greek settlers who moved from Crimea, and it later became a local administrative centre.
Notes
Standard-derived romanizations are retrieval aids, not claims of English or French prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starobesheve ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starobecheve.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q4440090 · JSON
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