Angarskye prudy, Urban park with ponds in northern Moscow, Russia
Angarskye Prudy is a 38-hectare park in Moscow's Dmitrovsky district, formed in 2012 by merging the Korovinsky, Dmitrovsky (apple orchard) and VISKhOM parks. Its two ponds, Bolshoy (3.6 ha) and Maly (1.3 ha), are linked by a 400-metre stream, the Spirkov Vrazhek. A 320-metre larch alley and many apple trees stand among lime, ash, oak and birch.
The site was originally called Korovinskiye Ponds after the Spirkov stream before becoming incorporated into Moscow in 1960. Major renovations in 1996 and 2012 substantially modernized the park's layout and infrastructure.
The park's name comes from Angarskaya Street, though locals long called the ponds Korovinskiye. The green theatre was rebuilt in 2021 with a stage where summer film screenings are held. The BMX velodrome, built in 2004, is run by the Nagornaya Olympic reserve school.
The park stretches between Angarskaya Street, Korovinskoye Highway and Sofyi Kovalevskoy Street, with a 3 km cycle path running around its perimeter. The Spirkov Vrazhek stream between the two ponds has not worked since 2014, and the fountain in the Maly pond's floodplain has never been switched on. In winter a ski track is laid out; the outdoor ice rink with artificial ice opened in the southern part in December 2012.
Two artificial islands were added to the larger pond during the 2012 renovation, offering fresh perspectives when exploring the water. Old fruit trees from the original orchard still grow throughout the park and bear fruit each autumn.
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