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Town in Moscow Oblast, Russia

Zaraysk Зарайск
Town
Zaraysk Kremlin
FlagCoat of arms
Location of Zaraysk
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Coordinates: 54°46′N 38°53′E / 54.767°N 38.883°E / 54.767; 38.883
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast
Administrative district	Zaraysky District
Town	Zaraysk
First mentioned	1146
Town status since	1778
Government
• Body	Council of Deputies
Area
• Total	20.5 km (7.9 sq mi)
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population
• Total	24,645
• Density	1,200/km (3,100/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Zaraysky District, Town of Zaraysk
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Zaraysky Municipal District
• Urban settlement	Zaraysk Urban Settlement
• Capital of	Zaraysky Municipal District, Zaraysk Urban Settlement
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)	140600–140603
Dialing code(s)	+7 49666
OKTMO ID	46616101001
Website	zarrayon.ru

Zaraysk (Russian: Зара́йск) is a town and the administrative center of Zaraysky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located about 162 kilometers (101 mi) southeast from Moscow.

Geography

The town stands on the right bank of the Osyotr River, which is a right confluent of the Oka.

History

In the Middle Ages, the town belonged to the Princes of Ryazan and was known as Krasnoye (13th century) and Novogorodok-upon-the-Osyotr (14th and 15th centuries). From 1528 onwards, the town was called "the town of Nikola Zarazsky" and only by the beginning of 17th century it received its present name of Zaraysk. Before the 20th century, the town was a part of Ryazan Governorate and its architecture and vernacular dialect seem closer to Ryazan than to Moscow.

In the Grand Duchy of Moscow, Zaraysk was one of the fortresses forming a part of the Great Abatis Border, a fortified line of felled trees, barricades, fortresses, ditches, which were built by Russians as a protection against the hordes of the Crimean and Kazan Tatars. In 1531, a stone kremlin was built in place of the former wooden citadel. The Tatars failed to take the fortress during their raids in 1533, 1541, and 1570. It was briefly captured by the Lisowczycy during the Time of Troubles.

The brick-and-limestone kremlin in Zaraysk still stands and is kept in a rather good condition. The citadel is very small and has a rectangular shape, with only six towers, two of which are pierced by the gates.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Zaraysk serves as the administrative center of Zaraysky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Zaraysky District as the Town of Zaraysk. As a municipal division, the Town of Zaraysk is incorporated within Zaraysky Municipal District as Zaraysk Urban Settlement.

Economy

Zaraysk is an industrial center of the district, with printing, building materials, foodstuff, and footwear industries.

Transport

There is a bus line from Moscow; the journey time is 2:30 at 2024.

Zaraysk has a freight railway branch from Lukhovitsy to Zaraysk. It was built almost immediately after the construction of the main line through Lukhovitsy, in 1870. Passenger service was closed in 1969. In the 2020s, the line still used for occasional freight trains.

Sights

The main tourist attraction is a traditional Russian citadel known as the Zaraysk Kremlin. There are five churches in Zaraysk, the oldest of which is St. Nicholas Cathedral, consecrated in 1681. The downtown also has a traditional covered market, or Gostiny Dvor.

Archaeology

Near the Kremlin wall is an Upper Paleolithic site associated with the Gravettian culture. It first attracted attention when a bison figurine dated 22000 BP was found there. By 2008, many other artefacts were found, including:

A mammoth's rib with drawings on them which are thought to be the images of three mammoths.
A small bone having an ornament of X-shaped patterns on it.
Two figurines of humans, presumably of women.
A piece with a conical shape made of a mammoth's bone. The upper part of the cone has been cut, it has a hole in the centre and many patterns. The purpose of this object is not known.

Sister cities

Popovo, Bulgaria
Arzamas, Russia

References

Notes

^ Resolution #123-PG
"Главная". Администрация городского округа Зарайск Московской области (in Russian). Retrieved October 6, 2022.
Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
^ Law #63/2005-OZ
"Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
See ru:Рязанская группа говоров for details.
"Расписание транспорта Москва — Автовокзал Зарайск: автобусы". Яндекс Расписания (in Russian). Retrieved January 26, 2024.
"Волшебная сила зарайской ветки" [Magic power of Zaraisk branch]. Gudok (in Russian) (published August 7, 2009). 2009. p. 6.
Anati, Emmanuel (February 8, 2016). Intellectual and Spiritual Expression of Non-Literate Peoples: Proceedings of the XVII UISPP World Congress (1–7 September, Burgos, Spain): Volume 1 / Session A20. Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78491-282-6.
"Венеры каменного века найдены под Зарайском". Membrana.ru (in Russian). December 2, 2008. Archived from the original on February 11, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
Amirkhanov, Hizri; Lev, Sergey (December 1, 2008). "New finds of art objects from the Upper Palaeolithic site of Zaraysk, Russia". Antiquity. 82 (318). Cambridge University Press (CUP): 862–870. doi:10.1017/s0003598x00097635. ISSN 0003-598X. S2CID 159681849.

Sources

Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №123-ПГ от 28 сентября 2010 г. «Об учётных данных административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области», в ред. Постановления №252-ПГ от 26 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в учётные данные административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области». Опубликован: "Информационный вестник Правительства МО", №10, 30 октября 2010 г. (Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution #123-PG of September 28, 2010 On the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #252-PG of June 26, 2015 On Amending the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast. ).
Московская областная Дума. Закон №63/2005-ОЗ от 28 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Зарайского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №147/2010-ОЗ от 26 ноября 2010 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Зарайского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №42, 10 марта 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #63/2005-OZ of February 28, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Zaraysky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #147/2010-OZ of November 26, 2010 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Zaraysky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

External links

(in Russian) Unofficial website of Zaraysk
Small Towns of Russia. Zaraysk.
(in Russian) Photos of Zaraysk
Pictures of Zaraysk in 1995
Russia Beyond the Headlines. Zaraysk, the "Grandfather City"

v t e Administrative divisions of Moscow Oblast
Administrative center: none • Rural localities
Districts	Chekhovsky Dmitrovsky Istrinsky Kashirsky Klinsky Kolomensky Krasnogorsky Leninsky Lotoshinsky Lukhovitsky Lyuberetsky Mozhaysky Mytishchinsky Naro-Fominsky Noginsky Odintsovsky Orekhovo-Zuyevsky Pavlovo-Posadsky Podolsky Pushkinsky Ramensky Ruzsky Serebryano-Prudsky Sergiyevo-Posadsky Serpukhovsky Shakhovskoy Shatursky Shchyolkovsky Solnechnogorsky Stupinsky Taldomsky Volokolamsky Voskresensky Yegoryevsky Zaraysky
Closed administrative-territorial formations	Krasnoznamensk Molodyozhny Vlasikha Voskhod Zvyozdny gorodok
Cities and towns	Aprelevka Balashikha Beloozyorsky Bronnitsy Chernogolovka Chekhov Dedovsk Dmitrov Dolgoprudny Domodedovo Drezna Dubna Dzerzhinsky Elektrogorsk Elektrostal Elektrougli Fryazino Golitsyno Istra Ivanteyevka Kashira Khimki Khotkovo Klin Kolomna Korolyov Kotelniki Krasnoarmeysk Krasnogorsk Krasnozavodsk Krasnoznamensk Kubinka Kurovskoye Likino-Dulyovo Lobnya Losino-Petrovsky Lukhovitsy Lytkarino Lyubertsy Mozhaysk Mytishchi Naro-Fominsk Noginsk Odintsovo Orekhovo-Zuyevo Ozyory Pavlovsky Posad Peresvet Podolsk Protvino Pushchino Pushkino Ramenskoye Reutov Roshal Ruza Sergiyev Posad Serpukhov Shatura Shchyolkovo Solnechnogorsk Staraya Kupavna Stupino Taldom Vereya Vidnoye Volokolamsk Voskresensk Vysokovsk Yakhroma Yegoryevsk Zaraysk Zhukovsky Zvenigorod
Urban-type settlements	Andreyevka Ashukino Beloomut Bogorodskoye Bolshiye Dvory Bolshiye Vyazyomy Bykovo Cherkizovo Cherusti Dedenevo Fosforitny Fryanovo Gorki Leninskiye Iksha Ilyinsky Imeni Tsyurupy Imeni Vorovskogo Khorlovo Kraskovo Kratovo Lesnoy Lesnoy Gorodok Malakhovka Malino Mendeleyevo Mikhnevo Misheronsky Monino Nakhabino Nekrasovsky Novoivanovskoye Obolensk Obukhovo Oktyabrsky Peski Povarovo Pravdinsky Proletarsky Reshetnikovo Rodniki Rzhavki Selyatino Severny Skoropuskovsky Snegiri Sofrino Stolbovaya Sverdlovsky Sychyovo Tomilino Udelnaya Uvarovka Verbilki Zagoryansky Zaprudnya Zarechye Zelenogradsky Zhilyovo

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Borovsk Dmitrov Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery Kirzhach Klin Kolomna Mozhaysk New Jerusalem Monastery Radonezh Ruza Serpukhov Staritsa Trinity Vereya Volokolamsk Zaraysk Zvenigorod

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