Serpeysk
Rural locality in Kaluga Oblast, Russia
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Serpeysk (Russian: Серпейск; Belarusian: Сярпейск, romanized: Siarpiejsk; Polish: Sierpiejsk) is a selo in Meshchovsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Serpeyka River.
Serpeysk
Серпейск | |
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Saint Nicholas church | |
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 Interactive map of Serpeysk | |
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| Coordinates: 54°20′07″N 34°59′20″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaluga Oblast |
| Administrative district | Meshchovsky District |
| First mentioned | 1406 |
| Population | |
• Total | 658 |
• Estimate (2010) | 658 (0%) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [2]) |
| Postal code[3] | 249246 |
| OKTMO ID | 29627440101 |
The locality has a canting arms, depicting two sickles, with Russian: серп, Polish: sierp meaning sickle.
History
It was first noted in 1406 as a military fort of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on its border with Muscovy. Later on, it was annexed to Muscovy by Ivan III of Russia, then recaptured by the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth,[4] and eventually incorporated into Muscovite Russia after the signing of Treaty of Polyanovka which marked the end of the Smolensk War in 1634. Once stripped of its garrison, the town dwindled into oblivion and became of supernumerary town category. The oldest surviving buildings are two churches, one dating from 1771 and the other constructed in the 1780s. In the late 19th century, it had a population of 1,818.[4]
In October 1941, during World War II, German forces seized the town and held it until January 1942.
Demographics
Distribution of the population by ethnicity according to the 2021 census:[5]
