Karachev is an ancient town and the administrative center of Karachevsky District in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. Population: 17,449 ; 19,715 ; 20,1…Karachev is an ancient town and the administrative center of Karachevsky District in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. Population: 17,449 ; 19,715 ; 20,175 ; 22,446. First chronicled in 1146, it was the capital of one of the Upper Oka Principalities in the Middle Ages, until its rulers moved their seat to Peremyshl. In the 14th century it became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and in 1503 it passed to the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Karachev was part of Oryol Governorate from 1796 to 1920. Its old architecture was heavily damaged during World War II. Karachev was occupied by the German Army from 6 October 1941 to 15 August 1943. The Germans operated a Nazi prison and temporarily also the Dulag 185 prisoner-of-war camp in the town.
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