Ray () is a village in

Smolensk region Smolensk Oblast (), informally also called Smolenshchina (), is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative centre is the city of Smolensk. As of the 2021 Census, its population was 888,421. Geography The oblast was fou ...

of Russia. Located in the central part of region, 1.5 km to the south of the motorway A141 u and 6 km to the south-west of

Smolensk Smolensk is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, west-southwest of Moscow. First mentioned in 863, it is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It has been a regional capital for most of ...

. Population – 132 residents ( 2007 year). Included in the Prigorskii rural settlement.

History

South German knight Jacob von-der after entering the service of the Polish king Wladyslaw IV received land holdings in the Smolensk district, and then was added to the Polish nobility. Later he added his name to the nickname "Lyarsky". After 1654, (when Smolensk joined the

Russian State Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

) he went into the service of king, named Alexei Mikhailovich, retaining his

possession Possession may refer to: Law *Dependent territory, an area of land over which another country exercises sovereignty, but which does not have the full right of participation in that country's governance *Drug possession, a crime *Ownership *Pe ...

s, he began to be called Vonlyarlyarski. Alexander Vasilievich Vonlyarlyarsky called his farmstead "Ray" (in translation into English – "Heaven"). Since 1813 homestead heavily built up, was built the house, the stone church, a park. Currently, from the estate preserved Kazan church and bell tower.

References

{{Authority control Rural localities in Smolensk Oblast Smolensky Uyezd