Claim: Sviyazhsk is a 3.25 ha (8.0 acres) rural locality and center of Sviyazhsky Kanton in the Republic of Tatarstan.
Evidence: 3.25 ha (8.0 acres) Sviyazhsk (Russian: Свия́жск; Tatar: Зөя) is a rural locality (a selo) in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, located at the confluence of the Volga and Sviyaga Rivers. In 1920–1927, it was a center of Sviyazhsky Kanton; in 1927–1931—the administrative center of Sviyazhsky District.