Krasnohrad or Krasnograd
[Also known as ''Krasnograd'' fortress (Красноград) (1731-1784), ''Konstantinograd'' fortress (Константиноград) (1784-1922), city of Konstantinograd (1922-1943).] ( uk, Красногра́д, ) is a city in
Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv Oblast ( uk, Харківська́ о́бласть, translit=Kharkivska oblast), also referred to as Kharkivshchyna ( uk, Ха́рківщина), is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. The oblast borders Russia to the north, Luhan ...
(
province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...
) of
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. From 1784 to 1922, it was known as Kostyantynohrad or Konstantingrad. It serves as the administrative center of
Krasnohrad Raion. Krasnohrad hosts the administration of
Krasnohrad urban hromada, one of the
hromadas of Ukraine.
In 2020, the population was estimated to be
History
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
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to the
Donets. The fortress was named after the Russian military garrison that was formed in a town of
Belyov
Belyov (russian: Белёв) is a town and the administrative center of Belyovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Oka River. Population: 13,180 (2018);
History
As is the case with many other towns in the former U ...
(near
Tula). In 1784, the fortress was renamed Kostyantynohrad, and in 1797, it received city status. In 1922, it was renamed Krasnohrad.
It is located on the
Berestova River to the south of the city of Kharkiv.
Climate
References
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Cities in Kharkiv Oblast
Konstantinogradsky Uyezd
Cities of district significance in Ukraine
Populated places established in 1731