Vyazniki (Russian: Вя́зники) is a town and the administrative center of Vyaznikovsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia.

[10] The strategic height overlooking the Klyazma River was of great importance for defending approaches to the medieval Russian capital of Vladimir.

After the Mongols destroyed the fortress in 1238,[2] Yaropolk was next documented in the 1389 treaty between Vasily I and his uncle Vladimir the Bold.

[citation needed] The selo of Vyazniki likely appeared slightly downhill from Yaropolk in the end of the 16th century; its first mention in the documents was in 1608 and it quickly developed into a merchant sloboda.

[1] As a municipal division, the town of Vyazniki, together with sixty-two rural localities in Vyaznikovsky District, is incorporated within Vyaznikovsky Municipal District as Vyazniki Urban Settlement.