Tsaryovo-Zaymishche

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Tsaryovo-Zaymishche (Russian: Царёво-Займище, lit. tsar's water-meadow) is a village in Vyazemsky District of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, situated on the old road from Smolensk to Moscow, west of Vyazma.

In the 17th century, the village was a place where travellers to Moscow were examined by Russian custom officials and police. A local wooden fort was taken by the Polish army during the Time of Troubles. In 1812 it was the place where commander-in-chief Mikhail Kutuzov joined the Russian army operating against Napoleon.