Krasnoslobodsk (russian: Краснослобо́дск; mdf, Ош, ''Oš'') is a town and the administrative center of

Krasnoslobodsky District Krasnoslobodsky District (russian: Краснослобо́дский райо́н; mdf, Ошень аймак, ''Ošeń ajmak''; myv, Якстерекуро буе, ''Jaksterekuro buje'') is an administrativeConstitution of the Republic of Mord ...

of the

Republic of Mordovia The Republic of Mordovia (russian: Респу́блика Мордо́вия, r=Respublika Mordoviya, p=rʲɪsˈpublʲɪkə mɐrˈdovʲɪjə; mdf, Мордовия Республиксь, ''Mordovija Respublikś''; myv, Мордовия Рес ...

, Russia, located on the left bank of the

Moksha River Moksha (, ) is a river in central Russia, a right tributary of the Oka. It flows through Penza Oblast, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Ryazan Oblast and the Republic of Mordovia, and joins the Oka near Pyatnitsky Yar, near the city of Kasimov. It is ...

(a tributary of the Oka), west of Saransk, the

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of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,151.

History

It has been known since 1571; town status was granted to it in 1780.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Krasnoslobodsk serves as the administrative center of

.Law #7-Z As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Krasnoslobodsky District as the town of district significance of Krasnoslobodsk. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Krasnoslobodsk is incorporated within Krasnoslobodsky Municipal District as Krasnoslobodskoye Urban Settlement.Law #125-Z

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=October 2012 Cities and towns in Mordovia Krasnoslobodsky Uyezd Krasnoslobodsky District