Ruza
Руза
Town[1]
Solntseva Street in Ruza
Solntseva Street in Ruza
Flag of Ruza
Flag
Coat of arms of Ruza
Coat of arms
Location of Ruza
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Ruza is located in Russia
Ruza
Ruza
Location of Ruza
Ruza is located in Moscow Oblast
Ruza
Ruza
Ruza (Moscow Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°42′N 36°12′E / 55.700°N 36.200°E / 55.700; 36.200
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast[1]
Administrative districtRuzsky District[1]
TownRuza[1]
First mentioned1339
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total13,495
 • Capital ofRuzsky District,[1] Town of Ruza[1]
 • Municipal districtRuzsky Municipal District[3]
 • Urban settlementRuza Urban Settlement[3]
 • Capital ofRuzsky Municipal District,[3] Ruza Urban Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
143100, 143103, 143108
OKTMO ID46649101001
Websitewww.ruza-gp.ru

Ruza (Russian: Ру́за) is a town and the administrative center of Ruzsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Ruza River (a tributary of the Moskva River) 100 kilometers (62 mi) west of Moscow. Population: 13,495 (2010 Census);[2] 13,516 (2002 Census);[6] 14,643 (1989 Census).[7]

History

It was first mentioned in 1339 as a part of the Principality of Zvenigorod. It became a part of the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the early 16th century. The town was a fortress which protected Moscow from the west. During World War II, 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 administrative center of Ruzsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Ruzsky District as the Town of Ruza.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Ruza is incorporated within Ruzsky Municipal District as Ruza Urban Settlement.[3]

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Resolution #123-PG
  2. ^ a b 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 [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ a b c d e Law #76/2005-OZ
  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  7. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

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