Peremyshl (Kaluga Oblast)

Peremyshl (Перемышль is a village in Russia, administrative center of Kaluga Oblast|Peremyshl Rayon in [[Kaluga Oblast. The population of the settlement in 2002 was 3235 Population (2002) - 3235 [1] people.

Geography
The village is located on the left bank of the Oka River, 30 miles south of the city of Kaluga.

History
Peremyshl is first mentioned in in 1328 in the will of John Kalita, according to which Peremyshl is given an inheritance to his son Andrei, founder of Prince of Serpukhov. However the princes of Moscow were also partly involved, as proven by contracts between Prince Vladimir Andreyevich Brave with Dmitri Donskoy and his son Vasili.

After the death of Vladimir Andreyevich, Peremyshl was inherited by his son Vasili, then by the princes Borovsky. The descendants of local princes created the familie Vorotinsky and Gorchakov.

Peremyshl fell twice under the authority of Lithuania for a short time. In 1596 it was destroyed by the Crimean Tatars being rebuilt and strengthened in 1598 by Boris Godunov.

In the Time of Troubles Peremyshl suffered repeatedly from attacks of the Cossacks and the Poles.

In 1708, Pememyshl was assigned to Smolensk Guberniya, and in 1719 to the Kaluga province of Moscow Guberniyat. In 1776 Peremyshl became the center of Peremyshl district of the Kaluga province (after 1796 Kaluga Governorate). For the protection of the city a moat surrounding the city was constructed.

In 1925 the town was downgraded to a rural settlement. Since 1929 Peremyshl is the center of Peremyshl Rayon, at that time, part of the Kaluga circle of Moscow Oblast. In 1944 in was incorporated in newly created Kaluga Oblast.