Verea

It was first mentioned in 1371 as the city of Verea. The name from the faith, in the Russian language of the 11th-17th centuries "a plot of land or forest", Russian dialect "a small wedge, a strip of meadow, fields, forests".

In 1410 it was plundered by the Tatar army under the leadership of Yedigei, in 1445 by the Lithuanians. In 1432-1486, the center of the Principality of Verey, from 1487 - a specific principality in the Moscow state, in 1519-67 it was part of the Staritsky Principality. In 1610, Verea was captured by the Poles.

Since 1782 the district city of the Moscow province. In the 18th century. trade and craft (tanning, shoemaking, blacksmithing and other industries) center.

During the Patriotic War of 1812 it was ravaged by French troops. Napoleon stayed in the city. On September 29, 1812, a detachment under the command of General I.S. Dorokhov stormed the city.

By the end of the 19th century. Verea is one of the most inconspicuous district cities of the Moscow province.

During the Great Patriotic War of 1941-45, fierce battles took place in the area of the city. Verea was occupied by German fascist troops from November 1941 to January 1942.