Rylsk, Russia
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kursk Oblast |
| Administrative district | Rylsky District |
| Town of district significance | Rylsk |
| Administrative center of | Rylsky District, town of district significance of Rylsk |
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| Municipal district | Rylsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Rylsk Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Rylsky Municipal District, Rylsk Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 15,671 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| First mentioned | 1152 |
| Postal code(s) | 307370, 307371, 307373, 307374, 307379 |
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Rylsk (Russian: Рыльск) is a town and the administrative center of Rylsky District in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Seym River (Dnieper's basin) 124 kilometres (77 mi) southwest of Kursk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 15,671 (2010 Census);17,603 (2002 Census);19,472 (1989 Census); 19,000 (1974).
It was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1152 as one of the Severian towns. It had become the seat of an appanage principality by the end of the 12th century before coming into the hands of Lithuanian rulers sometime in the 14th century. The Polish king Casimir IV made a grant of it to Dmitry Shemyaka's son Ivan, who had settled in Lithuania. Ivan's son Vasily defected to the Grand Duchy of Moscow, but Lituanians held the town until 1522. During the Time of Troubles, it was one of the first towns to welcome False Dmitry I as the Tsar. After the Ukraine's integration into the Russian Empire, Rylsk capitalized on the trade between Little Russia and Great Russia. A great number of merchants resided in the town, whose population remains almost the same as a century ago.
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