Pereiaslav

Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi Переяслав-Хмельницький
City
Architectural landmarks in the town centre
Coat of arms
Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi
Coordinates: 50°03′58″N 31°26′32″E / 50.06611°N 31.44222°E / 50.06611; 31.44222Coordinates: 50°03′58″N 31°26′32″E / 50.06611°N 31.44222°E / 50.06611; 31.44222
Country	Ukraine
Oblast	Kiev
Major city	Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi
Founded	907
Magdeburg rights	1585
Area
• Total	32 km2 (12 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	27,945
• Density	870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Zip code	08400–08409
Area code(s)	+380 4567

Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi (Ukrainian: Перея́слав-Хмельни́цький, translit. Pereyáslav-Khmel′nýts′kyi; also referred to as Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyy) is an ancient city in the Kiev Oblast (province) of central Ukraine, located on the confluence of Alta and Trubizh rivers some 95 km (59.03 mi) south of the nation's capital Kiev. Until 1943, the city was known as Pereyaslav. Population: 27,945 (2013 est.).

Serving as the administrative center of the Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi Raion (district), Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi itself is designated as a city of regional significance and does not belong to the raion. With its current estimated population around 30,000, and over 20 museums, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi is often described as a "living museum" and granted status of a History and Ethnography Reserve (Ukrainian: історико-етнографічний заповідник).

Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi played a significant role in the history of Ukraine. It was mentioned for the first time in the text of the Rus' treaty with the Byzantine Empire (911) as Pereyaslav-Ruskyi, to distinguish it from Pereyaslavets in Bulgaria. Vladimir I, Prince of Kiev built here in 992 the large fortress to protect the southern limits of Kievan Rus' from raids of nomads from steppes of currently Southern Ukraine. The city was the capital of the Principality of Pereiaslavl' from the middle of the 11th century until its demolition by Tatars in 1239, during the Mongol invasion of Kievan Rus'.