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Kryukovo District

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Coat of arms
  
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Federal subject
  
Moscow

Time zone
  
MSK (UTC+03:00)

Country
  
Russia

Population (2010 Census)
  
85,219 inhabitants

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Kryukovo (Russian: Крю́ково) is a district of Zelenogradsky Administrative Okrug in the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population: 85,219 (2010 Census); 73,481 (2002 Census).

Contents

Map of rayon Kryukovo, Moscow, Russia

History

It was formerly a village in Solnechnogorsky District of Moscow Oblast.

Kryukovo was where German forces came the closest to Moscow (41 km) during World War II. Now several monuments are located in Kryukovo and in the surrounding area.

Transportation

The main railway station in Zelenograd is also called Kryukovo.

References

Kryukovo District Wikipedia


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