Kudymkar

Kudymkar lies in the Komi-Permyak country west of the Kama. The fortified settlement known as Krasnaya Gorka occupied its center from the seventh century, long before the place appeared in surviving written records. In 1472 the surrounding lands entered the Grand Duchy of Moscow with the rest of Great Perm. Kudymkar itself was first mentioned in writing in 1579 and developed into a regional center during the seventeenth century, amid the forests and rivers of the upper Kama basin.