Pereslavl’-Zalesskiy, Russia
Kleshchin
Kleshchin was a Meryan town on the eastern shore of Lake Pleshcheyevo in Zalesye. It is thought that the lake owes its name to the derelict town: the opening lines of the Primary Chronicle refer to the lake as Kleshchino. In 1152, Grand Duke George I of Vladimir had Kleshchin transferred 4500 meters to the south, renaming it Pereslavl-Beyond-the-Woods.
- City
- Pereslavl’-Zalesskiy
- Country
- Russia
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
More places in Pereslavl’-Zalesskiy
- Goritsky Monastery
- Lake Pleshcheyevo
- Pleshcheyevo Ozero National Park
- St. Nicholas Monastery
- Blue Stone
- Nikitsky Monastery
Background: Wikipedia