Serpeysk

E861955

Serpeysk is a historic settlement in western Russia that was once a contested border town between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Muscovy.

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Serpeysk canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic settlement
urban-type settlement
administrativeDivision Kaluga Oblast, Russia
linked to: Kaluga Oblast
country Russia
hasCurrentCountry Russian Federation
linked to: Russia
hasFortifications historical fortress
hasHistoricalPeriod Early modern period
Middle Ages
hasLanguage Russian
hasNotableFeature location on the Ugra River crossing
hasSettlementStatus urban-type settlement in Russia
historicalFunction border customs point
military outpost
historicalRole border town between the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and Muscovy
fortified frontier post of Muscovy
locatedIn Kaluga Oblast
western Russia
locatedInHistoricalRegion borderlands between Muscovy and Lithuania
locatedInTimeZone Moscow Time
locatedNear border of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (historical)
locatedOnRiver Ugra River
nearbyCity Kaluga
partOf Muscovy (historical)
linked to: Muscovy

Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (historical, contested)
regionType rural locality
strategicImportance defense of Muscovy’s western borders
timeZoneUTCOffset +3
wasContestedBy Muscovy
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

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