Vozha River

Vozha River

Vozha ( _ru. Во́жа) is a river in Ryazan Oblast of Russia. It is a right tributary of the Oka River, and is 103 km long.

The town of Rybnoye is situated by the Vozha.

In August 1378 the muscovite prince Dmitry Donskoy defeated a mongol army in the Battle of the Vozha River.


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