Ruza () is a

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and the

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Ruzsky District Ruzsky District () is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #76/2005-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center ...

Moscow Oblast Moscow Oblast (, , informally known as , ) is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). With a population of 8,524,665 (Russian Census (2021), 2021 Census) living in an area of , it is one of the most densely populate ...

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, located on the

Ruza River The Ruza () is a river in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Moskva.Ру� ...

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of the

Moskva River The Moskva (, ''Moskva-reka'') is a river that flows through western Russia. It rises about west of Moscow and flows roughly east through the Smolensk and Moscow Oblasts, passing through central Moscow. About southeast of Moscow, at the cit ...

) west of

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

. Population:

History

It was first mentioned in 1339, as a part of the

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Zvenigorod Zvenigorod () is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, town in the Moscow Oblast of western Russia. In 2010 it had a population of about 16,000. History The town's name is based either on a personal name (cf. Zvenislav, Zvenimir) or on a ...

. It became a part of the

Grand Duchy of Moscow The Grand Principality of Moscow, or Muscovy, known as the Principality of Moscow until 1389, was a late medieval Russian monarchy. Its capital was the city of Moscow. Originally established as a minor principality in the 13th century, the gra ...

in the early 16th century. The town was a fortress which protected

from the west. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, Ruza was occupied by the Germans from October 25, 1941, to January 17, 1942.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ruza serves as the

.Resolution #123-PG As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Ruzsky District as the

Town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

of Ruza. As a municipal division, the Town of Ruza is incorporated within Ruzsky Municipal District as Ruza Urban Settlement.Law #76/2005-OZ

Notable people

* Sergey Ivanov (1864–1910), painter * Aleksandr Shcherbakov (1901–1945), politician

References

Notes

Sources

* * {{Use mdy dates, date=July 2012 Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast Ruzsky Uyezd