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St. Basil's Cathedral
Russia's most recognizable building with its colorful onion domes on Moscow's Red Square.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Razvilka
Moscow Oblast, Russia · Europe
About Razvilka
Razvilka works well as a base: 10 minutes from Biryulëvo, 19km from Moscow Kremlin.
Razvilka is in Moscow Oblast, Russia, with about 8,700 people. The nearest town is Biryulëvo, about 4 km away.
Razvilka (Russian: Разви́лка) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Leninsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located in the "green forests and parks space" surrounding the city of Moscow, on the Kashira Highway. Population: 9,778 (2010 census); 8,773 (2002 census). Postal code: 142717. Telephone code: +7Read more
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Razvilka was founded in 1947 as a settlement for employees of the Scientific Institute of Natural Gases (VNIIGAZ) and its experimental factory. Currently, enterprises of the natural gas industry are located in the settlement, which earned an unofficial name of the "gas capital of Russia".
The infrastructure of the settlement includes a clinic, pharmacies, a dental clinic, a secondary school, a college, kindergartens, a Russian Orthodox church, a church education centre, supermarkets, car-maintenance facilities, a fire depot, and a police department. The local cable TV station is KTV-Razvilka.
The settlement is connected with Moscow by five bus lines: #44 to railway station Rastorguyevo, #95, #355, #356 to Domodedovskaya station of the Moscow Metro, and #897 to Maryino metro station.
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Within an hour or so of Razvilka: St. Basil's Cathedral (19 km), Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (19 km), Moscow Kremlin (19 km), Red Square (20 km).
Where is Razvilka?
Razvilka is in Moscow Oblast, Russia, about 4 km from Biryulëvo.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 8,701
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Moscow Oblast
- Timezone
- Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates
- 55.5921, 37.7409
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Worth the detour from Razvilka
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Tallest Orthodox Christian church in the world in central Moscow, demolished by Stalin and rebuilt in the 1990s.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Moscow Kremlin
A fortified complex at the heart of Moscow serving as the official residence of the President of Russia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Red Square
Vast central square in Moscow flanked by the Kremlin, St Basil's Cathedral, and the GUM department store.
20 km · about 25 min drive
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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