Krapivna, Tula Oblast

Krapivna (Крапивна) or Kropivna (Кропивна) is a large village on the Upa River in Shchyokino Raion of Tula Oblast, Russia. It was first documented in the testament of the Russian monarch Dmitry Donskoy (1389) and remained the center of an uyezd until the October Revolution. The town was relocated several times, was sacked by Ivan Zarutsky in 1613 and occupied by other rebels during the Time of Troubles. Places of interest include the ruins of the Trinity Monastery and an Orthodox cathedral dating from the mid-18th century.