Spassk-Ryazansky (russian: Спасск-Ряза́нский) is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than city, cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares ...
and the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
of
Spassky District
Spassky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia. The name is generally derived from or related to the root "''spas''" (" savior")—usually alluding to the concept of the Christian faith.
*Spassky Distri ...
in
Ryazan Oblast
Ryazan Oblast ( rus, Рязанская область, r=Ryazanskaya oblast, p=rʲɪˈzanskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan, which is the oblast's largest city.
Geo ...
,
Russia
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, located on the shores of
Lake Spasskoye
A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much larger ...
, southeast of
Ryazan
Ryazan ( rus, Рязань, p=rʲɪˈzanʲ, a=ru-Ryazan.ogg) is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Cens ...
, the administrative center of the
oblast
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. Population:
History
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 was given its present name.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Spassk-Ryazansky serves as the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, L ...
of
Spassky District
Spassky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia. The name is generally derived from or related to the root "''spas''" (" savior")—usually alluding to the concept of the Christian faith.
*Spassky Distri ...
.
As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Spassky District as the
town of district significance
Town of district significance is an administrative division of a district in a federal subject of Russia. It is equal in status to a selsoviet or an urban-type settlement of district significance, but is organized around a town (as opposed to a ...
of Spassk-Ryazansky.
As a
municipal division, the town of district significance of Spassk-Ryazansky is incorporated within Spassky Municipal District as Spassk-Ryazanskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #97-OZ]
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Cities and towns in Ryazan Oblast
Spassky Uyezd (Ryazan Governorate)
Populated places established in 1629
1629 establishments in Russia