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Rylsk
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a town of Russia, in the government of Kursk, 71 m. by rail W.S.W. of the town of Kursk. It is connected by a branch line with the Kursk-Kiev railway. Pop. (1897) 11,415. It has oil works, blast furnaces, and manufactories of soap and tallow, and an active trade in corn, hemp, and scythes imported from Austria. It was founded in the 9th century, and is frequently mentioned in the annals from 1152 onwards. Its cathedral was built in the 15th century.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Rylsk'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/r/rylsk.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Rylsk'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/r/rylsk.html. 1910.
