Zelenograd, Russia
Зеленоград
Zelenograd is a town of 215,727 people in Moscow, Russia, founded in March 3, 1958.
Why visit Zelenograd
Townapedia lists 50 museums and landmarks, 13 parks and trails, 139 places to eat, 7 places to stay and 8 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Ведогонь-театр, КЦ Зеленоград, Историко-краеведческий музей and Shtyki Memorial.
Weather in Zelenograd
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About Zelenograd
Zelenograd (Russian: Зеленоград, IPA: [zʲɪlʲɪnɐˈgrat], lit. 'green city') is a city and administrative okrug of Moscow, Russia. The city of Zelenograd and the territory under its jurisdiction form the Zelenogradsky Administrative Okrug (ZelAO), an exclave located within Moscow Oblast, 37 kilometers (23 mi) north-west of central Moscow, along the M10 highway. Zelenograd is the smallest administrative okrug of Moscow by area, the second-lowest by population, and the largest Moscow exclave by area and by population within Moscow Oblast. Zelenograd, if it were a separate settlement, would be the fifth-largest city in Moscow Oblast and one of the 100 largest cities of Russia.
From the Wikipedia article Zelenograd (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do8
Ведогонь-театр
Cinema and theater · 3.3 km
6 улица Юности, Зеленоград
Mo-We 11:00-20:00; Th-Sa 11:00-21:00; Su 10:00-21:00
Дом лани
Zoo and aquarium · 3.9 km
Время работы: ежедневно с 1 мая по 15 сентября 10:00 -19:00; ежедневно с 16 сентября по 30 апреля 10:00-17:00.
Никольский проезд, Зеленоград
Mo-Su 10:00-17:00
Кинематограф
Cinema and theater · 3.2 km
Su-Th 16:00-01:00; Fr-Sa 16:00-03:00
Museums and landmarks50
Shtyki Memorial
Monument and historic site · 4.0 km
Monument in Moscow, Russia
Братская могила
Monument and historic site · 1.6 km
Памятник на братской могиле воинам, павшим в Великой Отечественной войне
Летняя танцплощадка
Monument and historic site · 3.4 km
Бывшая летняя танцплощадка
Музейно-выставочный центр им. А. И. Шокина
Museum · 2.0 km
2 с4 площадь Шокина, Зеленоград
38 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds13
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1 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes139
Уют
Cafe · Pizza, Asian, Salad, Sandwich · 2.5 km
37к1 Георгиевский проспект, Зеленоград
Mo-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00
127 more on the map.
History
Zelenograd was founded in 1958 as an unnamed planned city near the village and railway station of Kryukovo on a previously empty, forested place, and its architecture and civic layout yields to one general architectural plan (chief architects Igor Rozhin (1956–1963), then Igor Pokrovsky (1963–2002)), which has appreciable influence from the garden city movement, the development of the Tapiola district in Finland, and new towns in the United Kingdom (Harlow and others).
The city was planned as a center of the textile industry initially, but in 1962, Alexander Shokin (Chairman of State Committee of Electronic Technology, then first Minister of Electronic Technology) proposed to change the line of future city business to electronics. Some researchers of Soviet electronics history mentioned that a similar idea was proposed to the Soviet government by two fugitive Silicon Valley engineers—Alfred Sarant (more known in Russia as Philip Staros) and Joel Barr (Joseph Berg).
On January 15, 1963, the city received official city status and name Zelenograd, and on November 25, 1968, Zelenograd received the status of district of Moscow (one of the 30 districts) simultaneously.
From the History section of Zelenograd on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay7
Churches and places of worship12
Филаретовский храм
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.0 km
3 Филаретовский проезд, Зеленоград
Часовня Лазаря Четверодневного
Church · Russian Orthodox · 4.0 km
19 с2 Середниковская улица, Зеленоград
Shopping98
Gas and EV charging13
Schools, colleges and libraries70
Healthcare119
Map of Zelenograd
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 13 km away.
- Andreyevka 3 km west, about 3 min by car
- Alabushevo 4 km northwest, about 4 min by car
- Rzhavki 5 km northeast, about 5 min by car
- Firsanovka 5 km southeast, about 5 min by car
- Brëkhovo 5 km south, about 5 min by car
- Chashnikovo 6 km north, about 6 min by car
- Mendeleyevo 6 km north, about 6 min by car
- Skhodnya 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Radumlya 10 km north, about 10 min by car
- Moscow 37 km southeast, about 37 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Collage Zelenograd, Perituss, CC0
- Zelenograd 2026-05-11 39, Perituss, CC0
- Zelenograd 2026-05-11 40, Perituss, CC0
- Zelenograd 2026-05-11 41, Perituss, CC0
- Zelenograd 2026-05-11 38, Perituss, CC0
- Zelenograd 2026-05-11 37, Perituss, CC0
- Zelenograd 2026-05-11 42, Perituss, CC0
- Zelenograd 2026-05-11 36, Perituss, CC0
- 8-y mikrorayon, Zelenograd, g. Moskva, Russia - panoramio, Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Zelenograd 2026-05-11 43, Perituss, CC0
- 20250716 Zelenograd near Kryukovo station buildings, Sergey A. Demidov / Sergey A. Demidov, CC BY 4.0
- 20250716 UAZ Patriot in Zelenograd, Sergey A. Demidov / Sergey A. Demidov, CC BY 4.0
- 20250716 Iridium Zelenograd, Sergey A. Demidov / Sergey A. Demidov, CC BY 4.0
- Zelenograd 2026-05-11 44, Perituss, CC0
- Zelenograd 2026-05-11 45, Perituss, CC0
- Zelenograd 2026-08-03 117, Perituss, CC0
- Zelenograd 2026-08-03 116, Perituss, CC0
- Zelenograd 2026-08-03 115, Perituss, CC0
- Zelenograd park and ride car park 20260720 090204, Svetlov Artem, CC BY 4.0
- Zelenograd 2026-06-09 36, Perituss, CC0
- Zelenograd - MIET, Фотография/Photowork: Юрий Петрович Маслобоев / Yury Petrovich Masloboev Архитекторы здания: Феликс Аронович Новиков и Григорий Ефимович Саевич ; конструктор: Юрий Ионов Скульптуры входных часов..., CC BY 3.0
- Vedogon-teatr, Perituss, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Die Art aus dem Fenster - panoramio, Вячеслав Ребров, CC BY 3.0
- Церковь Николы Чудотворца в деревне Ржавки, анфас, Domovou, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Зеленоградский историко-краеведческий музей. Фрагмент экспозиции, This file comes from the official website of the Government of Moscow or one of its departments and is copyrighted. This file is licenced under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 Licence. The text..., CC BY 4.0
- 20250818 Savyolki district Zelenograd (78870), Sergey A. Demidov, CC BY 4.0
- Zelenograd 2025-06-26 54, Perituss, CC0
- Церковь Николая в Ржавках, A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Вид на станцию Крюково - panoramio, karel291, CC BY 3.0
- Rayon Staroye Kryukovo, Moskva, Russia - panoramio (12), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Around Moscow (20626517143), Gennady Grachev from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0
- Зеленоград - panoramio - Vadim Manuylov, Vadim Manuylov, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rayon Staroye Kryukovo, Moskva, Russia - panoramio (10), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Rayon Silino, Moskva, Russia - panoramio (6), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Rayon Silino, Moskva, Russia - panoramio, Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Rayon Silino, Moskva, Russia - panoramio (8), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Rayon Silino, Moskva, Russia - panoramio (5), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Rayon Silino, Moskva, Russia - panoramio (2), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Rayon Staroye Kryukovo, Moskva, Russia - panoramio (8), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Rayon Silino, Moskva, Russia - panoramio (10), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
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