Ryazhsk
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Ryazhsk is town and the administrative center of Ryazhsky District
of Ryazan Oblast
, Russia
, located 115 kilometres (71.5 mi) south of Ryazan
. Population: 26,000 (1974).
It has been known to exist since 1502. In the late 16th century, it was a part of the Great Abatis Border
and guarded the Ryazhsk portage
from the Don to the Oka River
.
Ryazhsky District
Ryazhsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 25 in Ryazan Oblast, Russia....
of Ryazan Oblast
Ryazan Oblast
Ryazan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan, which is the oblast's largest city. Population: -Geography:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located 115 kilometres (71.5 mi) south of Ryazan
Ryazan
Ryazan is a city and the administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. It is located on the Oka River southeast of Moscow. Population: The strategic bomber base Dyagilevo is just west of the city, and the air base of Alexandrovo is to the southeast as is the Ryazan Turlatovo Airport...
. Population: 26,000 (1974).
It has been known to exist since 1502. In the late 16th century, it was a part of the Great Abatis Border
Great Abatis Border
Zasechnaya cherta is a chain of fortification lines, created by Grand Duchy of Moscow and later the Tsardom of Russia to protect it from the raids of the Crimean Tatars who, rapidly moving along the Muravsky Trail, ravaged the southern provinces of Russia during a series of the Russo-Crimean Wars....
and guarded the Ryazhsk portage
Portage
Portage or portaging refers to the practice of carrying watercraft or cargo over land to avoid river obstacles, or between two bodies of water. A place where this carrying occurs is also called a portage; a person doing the carrying is called a porter.The English word portage is derived from the...
from the Don to the Oka River
Oka River
Oka is a river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga. It flows through the regions of Oryol, Tula, Kaluga, Moscow, Ryazan, Vladimir, and Nizhny Novgorod and is navigable over a large part of its total length, as far upstream as to the town of Kaluga. Its length exceeds...
.