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The capital city of Ryazan oblast: Ryazan.
Ryazan oblast (also spelled Ryazanskaya) is a federal subject of Russian Federation, part of Central Federal District. The capital and administrative center of the region is Ryazan city.
Ryazan oblast population is about 1,158,000 (2009); land area - 39,600 sq. km.
Ryazan oblast is divided into 25 districts, includes 12 towns, 26 urban type settlements and 456 rural administrations. Ryazan oblast is located in the center of Russian plain on the spurs of Mid-Russian hills, Meshera lowland and Oka-Don plain (up to 237 m high).
The climate of Ryazan oblast is moderate continental. The annual precipitation is around 550 mm. Coniferous and deciduous forests cover about 25% of Ryazan oblast territory.
The first known people inhabiting Ryazan region land were Finno-Ugric tribes: Mer, Ves, Muroma, Meshera, Mordva and others who gave a lot of geographic names preserved in Ryazanskaya oblast till nowadays. Slavic tribes moved eastwards at the end of 1,000 A.C. and thus Vyatich and Radimich tribes came to the upper and mid Oka - Meshersky region. Peaceful penetration of Slavic tribes ended in subordination of Oka land to Kiev principality.
Although the name Ryazan denoted a whole state, its capital of the same name was mentioned in chronicles just in 1096. According to the latest archeological data the city of Staraya Ryazan was founded in 10th century (50 km to the south-east of modern Ryazan). In 13th century Ryazan principality spread to the south till the rivers Voronezh and Don and existed autonomously enough from the Great Vladimir principality.
Ryazan principality was the most powerful during Oleg Ivanovich ruling (1350-1402) who competed with Muscovite princes. After Oleg Ivanovich died his descendants failed to withstand Moscow and Ryazan principality ended in 1521 officially becoming a part of Muscovite state.
At the end of 16th century the construction of Russian national defense system was a matter of state importance. Thus a lot of settlements were founded and developed in the region. In 1708 Ryazan became a part of Muscovite gubernia as Pereyaslavl-Ryazan district. In 1719 Pereyaslavl-Ryazan province was created.
Ryazanskaya gubernia was created by Catherine’s II order on February 28th, 1778. From that time the city of Pereyaslavl-Ryazansky was the administrative center of the gubernia and received the name Ryazan. In 1929 almost all the territory of Ryazanskaya gubernia became a part of Moskovskaya oblast and in 1937 Ryazanskaya oblast was formed.
Ryazan oblast nature
Ryazan oblast forest
Ryazanskaya oblast scenery
Most developed industries of Ryazan oblast are machine-building and metal working, oil processing, power engineering and food industry. Construction materials production, leather production and processing are developed as well as non-ferrous metallurgy. Main industrial centers are the cities of Ryazan, Skopin, Kasimov.
The local market of Ryazan oblast offers many opportunities for development in the consumer and service sectors. Food industry, for example, is looking to increase the output of canned fruits, vegetables, meat and dairy products.
Opportunities also exist in fuel and energy, construction sectors. Ryazan oblast Government has developed a list of potential investment and business projects in the city and the region.
Ryazan oblast is known for its production of petroleum products, precision instruments, radio electronics, textiles, and footwear. Ryazan region wood-working and chemical enterprises specialize in the manufacture of mineral fertilizers and chemical products.
There are also large deposits of high-quality peat for production of fertilizer in the area, in addition to cement limestone, glass and quartz sands, and other mineral resources. Ryazan region’s skilled workforce is supplemented by five higher education and research institutes and 31 technical and vocational schools.
Two important railways cross the territory of Ryazan region: “historical” direction of Trans-Siberian railway and 2 main lines towards Caucasian railways. Two federal highways cross the territory of the oblast: M5 “Ural” and M6 “Kaspiy”. Besides, of special importance are the highways P105 Moscow - Kasimov and the line Nizhny Novgorod - Murom - Kasimov - Tambov ( P125, P124 and A143).
The river Oka is navigable with the equipped ports in Ryazan and Kasimov as well as the river Moksha. As for transportation railway express and coaches Ryazan - Moscow are of special importance.
Oil pipelines cross Ryazan region, they deliver oil from Siberia and Volga to Moscow and Ryazan oil processing plants. Also gas mains cross the region. The largest (8,500 million cubic m) in Europe underground reservoir of natural gas “Kasimovskoye” is located in the region.
The agriculture of Ryazan oblast is specialized on cattle-, pig-, sheep-breeding, poultry farming. Barley, wheat, rye, oats, beetroots, fruits and berries are grown.
Ryazanskaya oblast nature
Ryazan region monastery
Ryazan oblast abandoned church
There are about 1,200 monuments of architecture and over 2,200 of archeology on the territory of Ryazan oblast. Among them are:
Main landmarks of Ryazan oblast include Oka preserve (founded in 1935 to protect and study the nature of Meshera), Solotcha monastery of the 15-18th centuries, architecture (the kremlin of 15th century, cathedrals, churches, chambers).
There are also fine arts museum, I.P. Pavlov house museum, 15th century minaret, 16-17th centuries mausoleum, early 18th century churches, estate ensemble in the village of Krasnoye, K.E. Tsiolkovsky museum in the village of Izhevskoye.
Ryazan region church
Ryazan oblast wooden church
Ryazan oblast abandoned cathedral
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