What is "pereiaslav-khmelnytskyi"

Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi (, translit. Pereyaslav-Khmel′nyts′kyi; also referred to as Pereyaslav-Khmelnytskyy) is an ancient city in the Kiev Oblast ( province) of central Ukraine, located on the confluence of Alta and Trubizh rivers some south of the nation's capital Kiev. Until 1943, the city was known as Pereyaslav. Population: .

Serving as the administrative center of the Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi Raion ( district), Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi itself is designated as a city of regional significance and does not belong to the raion. With its current estimated population around 30,000, and over 20 museums, Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi is often described as a "living museum" and granted status of a History and Ethnography Reserve .