Spassk-Ryazansky
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Spassk-Ryazansky is a town and the administrative center of Spassky District
of Ryazan Oblast
, Russia
, located on the shores of the Lake Spasskoye 55 kilometres (34.2 mi) southeast of Ryazan
. Population:
It was founded in 1629 as the sloboda
of Vaskina Polyana. In 1778, it was renamed Spassk and granted town status. In 1929, the town's name was changed to Spassk-Ryazansky.
Spassky District, Ryazan Oblast
Spassky District, Ryazan Oblast 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 on the shores of the Lake Spasskoye 55 kilometres (34.2 mi) southeast 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:
It was founded in 1629 as the sloboda
Sloboda
Sloboda was a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. The name is derived from the early Slavic word for "freedom" and may be vaguely translated as "free settlement"....
of Vaskina Polyana. In 1778, it was renamed Spassk and granted town status. In 1929, the town's name was changed to Spassk-Ryazansky.