Information about the city of Ryazan
Status: city of regional subjection, administrative center of Ryazan
Region
Phone code: +7 4912******
Ryazan is situated on the Central Russian upland, on the right bank of Oka river
(hither), at the inflow of Trubezh river into it, in 196 km. to the south-east
from Moscow.
Economy
Main industries and enterprises:
- Machinebuilding and metalworking - "Ryazan Machine Tool Building Plant" OJSC, "PRO_SAM" CJSC,
"Ryazan Plant of Autoaggregates" OJSC, "Tyazhpressmash (heavy pressure machines)"
OJSC, "Ryazan Radioplant" OJSC, "Ryazan Combine Plant" OJSC, "Teplopribor
(heating devices)" OJSC, federal state unitary enterprise "Ryazan State
Instrument Making Plant", "Ryaztsvetmet (non-ferrous metals)" OJSC, "360th
Aircraft Repair Plant" of Defence Ministry of the RF, "Svetovye Technologii
(lighting technologies)" ltd., "Automotive Lighting" ltd., "Ryazan Plant
of Metal Ceramic Instruments" OJSC. "Centrtrastechmash" ltd.
- Chemistry and oil processing - "Ryazan Oil Processing Company" CJSC, industrial
association "Khimvolokno (chemical fibre)"
- Electric power industry - "Ryazan Hydro-Electric Power Station" OJSC,
"Novo-Ryazan TPP" OJSC
- Light industry - garment industry, footwear factory, "Russian Leather" CJSC
- Food industry - bakery, confectionery, sugar, meat and dairy
- Production of building materials, woodworking - "Ryazan Cardboard Ruberoid Plant" CJSC,
"Orgkrovlya (roofing)" CJSC
Agriculture: animal breeding is specialized on cattle, pig breeding, poultry
farming; plants growing is specialized on grain crops (ray, wheat, barley, buckwheat,
millet), sugar beet, potatoes, vegetables, fruit and berries. Bee keeping is
developed.
Culture
Theatres: Legitimate Drama Theatre, Young Viewer Theatre, Puppet Theatre. Circus.
Museums: Historical and Architectural Museum-Resort, Fine Art Museum,
Museum of the History of Airborne Forces, Museum-Estate of Academician I.P.
Pavlov, Museum-Resort of S.A. Esenin (Konstantinovo village), House-Museum of the
History of Youth's Movement, House-Museum of I.P. Pozhalostin.
Sightseeings: Kremlin, Cathedrals: Khristorozhdestvensky, Arkhangelsky,
Uspensky, Church of Holy Spirit, Archbishop Chambers, Spassky Monastery. Monuments of
Civil Architecture: former public offices, Morozov's house, nobility assembly house,
shopping streets etc.
Near Solotcha settlement - Solotchinsky Pokrovsky Monastery.
In 50 km. from Ryazan, on the right bank of Oka river there is an Old Ryazan
town, the remnants of the former Ryazan principality.
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