a town of European Russia, capital of a circle in the government and 35 miles W.N.W. of Riazan, on the Osetr. It has eight churches, five of stone and three of wood; two schools, two charitable institutions, an old stone citadel, and numerous gardens. Carpentry is carried on here, as well as the manufacture of tar and rosin; and there is an active trade in cattle. Pop. 6332.