Krapivna, Tula Oblast

Krapivna (russian: Крапивна) is a

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(a '' selo'') in

Shchyokinsky District Shchyokinsky District (russian: Щёкинский райо́н, ''Çjokinskij rajón'') is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tula Oblast, Russia.Law #954-ZTO Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorp ...

Tula Oblast Tula Oblast (russian: Ту́льская о́бласть, ''Tulskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject (an Oblasts of Russia, oblast) of Russia. It is geographically in the European Russia region of the country and is p ...

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, located on the Plava River near its confluence with the

Upa River The Upa (, ) is a river in Tula Oblast, Russia, and one of the main tributaries of the Oka. The river is long, and has a drainage basin of .Dmitry Donskoy Saint Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy ( rus, Дми́трий Ива́нович Донско́й, Dmítriy Ivanovich Donskóy, also known as Dimitrii or Demetrius), or Dmitry of the Don, sometimes referred to simply as Dmitry (12 October 1350 – 1 ...

and remained the seat of an

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until the

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. It was relocated several times, sacked by

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in 1613, and occupied by other rebels during the

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. Places of interest include the ruins of the Trinity Monastery and an

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cathedral dating from the mid-18th century. {{Authority control Rural localities in Tula Oblast Krapivensky Uyezd Defunct towns in Russia Former cities in Russia