Peremyshl is a rural locality and the administrative center of Peremyshlsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia. It has a population of 3,603 (2021 census); 3,279 (2010 census); 3,235 (2002 census); 3,168 (1989 Soviet census)..
History
The town was mentioned in 1328, and was a capital of one of the Upper Oka Principalities. It was a fortified town in the 16th century, yet, it was sacked several times. 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==