Peremyshl, Russia

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Peremyshl (Russian: Перемы́шль) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Peremyshlsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It has a population of 3,603 (2021 Census);^[3] 3,279 (2010 Census);^[4] 3,235 (2002 Census);^[5] 3,168 (1989 Soviet census).^[6].

Peremyshl Перемы́шль
Rural locality
Temple in honor of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Peremyshl
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Coordinates: 54°16′N 36°10′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kaluga Oblast
First mentioned	1328
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [1])
Postal code(s)[2]	249130
OKTMO ID	29632401101

History

The town was mentioned in 1328, and was a capital of one of the Upper Oka Principalities.^[7] In the late 14th century it passed to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and in 1407 it passed to the Grand Duchy of Moscow.^[7] It was a fortified town in the 16th century, yet, it was sacked several times.^[7]

Formerly a capital of one of the Upper Oka Principalities, Peremyshl contains the ruins of a mid-16th century cathedral which collapsed in the 1980s from neglect. Descendants of the local rulers include the Vorotynsky and Gorchakov families.

References

1. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). 3 June 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
2. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
3. Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
4. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
5. Federal State Statistics Service (21 May 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
6. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
7. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1886. p. 958.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

External links

• Media related to Peremyshl at Wikimedia Commons