Zelenograd, Administrative district in Moscow, Russia
Description
Zelenograd is an administrative district in Moscow, Russia, located around 37 kilometers northwest of the city center as an exclave within Moscow Oblast. The district divides into five municipal parts: Matushkino, Saviolki, Staroye Kryukovo, Silino, and Kryukovo.
History
The Soviet government founded the district in March 1958 to create a center for electronics and microelectronics. Access remained restricted until 1991 because of secret research activities conducted there.
Culture
Locals often call the district "Zelka" as a short nickname, and its streets reflect the original Soviet planning with clusters of apartments around research centers. The name itself translates to "green town" in Russian, chosen to emphasize the forested surroundings that still separate the area from the main part of Moscow.
Practical
Buses and commuter trains connect all five municipal parts to each other and to central Moscow. The journey to the city center takes about an hour depending on traffic.
Did you know?
The district maintains sister city ties with Tulsa in Oklahoma and Unterschleißheim in Bavaria. These connections formed during the post-Cold War period when the area opened to international contact.
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National Research University of Electronic Technology
2 km
Shtyki Memorial
2.2 km
Church of Saint Nicholas in Zelenograd
3.3 km
Центр информатики и электроники
3.8 km
Kryukovo railway depot
2.2 km
The main cemetery of Zelenograd
4.6 kmZelenograd local museum
1.7 kmGolonevsky Ruchey
1.1 km
Братская могила воинов, погибших в 1941 году в боях за Москву (Зеленоград)
4.5 km
Дом культуры со столовой (Зеленоград)
2 km
Zelenograd war memorial
3.7 km
Спортивный комплекс (Зеленоград)
1.9 km
T-34-85 in Zelenograd
2.4 km
Zelenograd, Krukovo war memorial
2.3 km
Братская могила воинов, погибших в период Великой Отечественной войны 1941-1945 гг. (Зеленоград)
2.3 kmУчебный корпус (Зеленоград)
2 kmБратская могила воинов, погибших в 1941 году в боях за Москву (Зеленоград)
3.6 km
Мозаичное панно и рельеф на фасаде здания торгового центра и ресторана «Русский лес» (Зеленоград)
1.3 km
Главный корпус (с барельефом «Становление человека разумного») (Зеленоград)
2 km
Учебный корпус (Зеленоград)
1.9 km
Zelenograd, Medvedki war memorial
4.8 km
Могила, в которой похоронен Александр Николаевич Елагин (1922-1982), Герой Советского Союза (Зеленоград)
4.5 km
Братская могила Красной Армии (Зеленоград)
4.6 kmБратская могила воинов Красной Армии в бывшей деревне Ржавки (Зеленоград)
3.4 km
Zelenograd war memorial
2.2 kmДом лани
3.2 kmZамания
4.3 kmЛетний кинотеатр
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