Serpeysk (Russian: Серпейск; Polish: Sierpiejsk) is a village (selo) in Meshchovsky DistrictofKaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Serpeyka River.
Serpeysk
Серпейск
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| Coordinates: 54°20′07″N 34°59′20″E / 54.33528°N 34.98889°E / 54.33528; 34.98889 | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaluga Oblast |
| Administrative district | Meshchovsky District |
| First mentioned | 1406 |
| Population | |
| • Total | 658 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] |
249246
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| OKTMOID | 29627440101 |
The locality has a canting arms, depicting two sickles, with Russian: серп, Polish: sierp meaning sickle.
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. 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]
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