Spassk-Ryazansky (Russian: Спасск-Ряза́нский) is a town and the administrative center of Spassky District in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of Lake Spasskoye, 55 kilometers (34 mi) southeast of Ryazan, the administrative center of the oblast.

[8] It was founded in 1629 as the sloboda of Vaskina Polyana (Васькина Поляна).

[citation needed] In 1778, it was renamed Spassk (Спасск) and granted town status.

[citation needed] Within the framework of administrative divisions, Spassk-Ryazansky serves as the administrative center of Spassky District.

[2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Spassk-Ryazansky is incorporated within Spassky Municipal District as Spassk-Ryazanskoye Urban Settlement.