Lyubichi

Lyubichi stands on the left bank of the Oka, opposite Dednovo, where the river once marked a boundary between Ryazan and Moscow. A boundary charter associated with Prince Fyodor Vasilyevich of Ryazan names the Lyubutsky boundary in 1498. The old forms of the village's name include Lyubuchi and Lyubutsk. Its position beside the Oka placed it among the riverside communities whose lands and crossings were carefully defined by the neighbouring principalities.