Vozha River
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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:...
of 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...
. It is a right tributary
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of 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...
, and is 103 km long.
The town of Rybnoye
Rybnoye
Rybnoye is a town and the administrative center of Rybnovsky District of Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Vozha River northwest of Ryazan. Population:...
is situated by the Vozha.
In August 1378 the muscovite prince Dmitry Donskoy defeated a Mongol army in the Battle of the Vozha River
Battle of the Vozha River
Battle of the Vozha River was a battle fought between the Grand Duchy of Moscow and the Golden Horde on August 11, 1378. Mamai sought to punish the Russians for disobedience....
.