A postcard from Kaluga (Irina)
  • A postcard from Kaluga (Irina)
  • A postcard from Kaluga (Irina)

A postcard from Kaluga (Irina)

2 177Km

Date of dispatch : 2013-11-27

Postcard # 921

Country: Russia

Kaluga was founded in the mid-14th century as a border fortress on the southwestern borders of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. It was first mentioned by its present name in 1371. In the Middle Ages, Kaluga was a minor settlement owned by the Princes Vorotynsky. The ancestral home of these princes is located southwest from the modern city.