Ruza

Ruza () is a toun an the admeenistrative center o Ruzsky Destrict o Moscow Oblast, Roushie, locatit on the Ruza River (a tributar o the Moskva River)  wast o Moscow.  Population: 

Ruza wis first mentioned in 1339 as a pairt o the Principality o Zvenigorod. It became a pairt o Muscovy in the early 16t century. The toun wis a fortress, which protectit Moscow frae the wast.

In the veelage o Kamenskoye, tae the sooth o Ruza, a fortifeed kirk is preservit frae the early 14t century. It is the auldest extant biggin in Moscow Oblast.

References

Freemit airtins
Unoffeecial wabsteid o Ruza an Ruzsky Destrict 
Forum o Ruza Ceety an Ruza's Destrict 

Category:Ceeties an touns in Moscow Oblast