Rybnoye (Russian: Ры́бное) is a town and the administrative center of Rybnovsky District in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Vozha River (Oka's tributary) 18 kilometers (11 mi) northwest of Ryazan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 18,380 (2010 census); 19,150 (2002 census); 18,672 (1989 Soviet census).

History

It was first mentioned in 1597 as a settlement of Rybnino (Ры́бнино) and was granted town status in 1961.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Rybnoye serves as the administrative center of Rybnovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Rybnovsky District as the town of district significance of Rybnoye. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Rybnoye is incorporated within Rybnovsky Municipal District as Rybnovskoye Urban Settlement.

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  • Рязанская областная Дума. Закон №91-ОЗ от 7 октября 2004 г. «О наделении муниципального образования — Рыбновский район статусом муниципального района, об установлении его границ и границ муниципальных образований, входящих в его состав», в ред. Закона №25-ОЗ от 20 мая 2015 г. «О преобразовании некоторых муниципальных образований — сельских поселений Рыбновского муниципального района Рязанской области и внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Рязанской области». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Рязанские ведомости", №212–213 (без приложений), 14 октября 2004 г. (Ryazan Oblast Duma. Law #91-OZ of October 7, 2004 On Granting the Municipal Formation of Rybnovsky District the Status of a Municipal District, on Establishing Its Borders and the Borders of the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #25-OZ of May 20, 2015 On the Transformation of Several Municipal Formations—Rural Settlements of Rybnovsky Municipal District of Ryazan Oblast—and on Amending Various Legislative Acts of Ryazan Oblast. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).