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St. Basil's Cathedral
Russia's most recognizable building with its colorful onion domes on Moscow's Red Square.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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Zheleznodorozhnyy
Moscow Oblast, Russia · Europe
About Zheleznodorozhnyy
Zheleznodorozhnyy works well as a base: 10 minutes from Zarya, 25km from Moscow Kremlin.
Zheleznodorozhnyy is in Moscow Oblast, Russia, with about 140,000 people. The nearest town is Zarya, about 5 km away.
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What is there to see near Zheleznodorozhnyy?
Within an hour or so of Zheleznodorozhnyy: St. Basil's Cathedral (25 km), Red Square (25 km), Moscow Kremlin (25 km), Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (26 km).
Where is Zheleznodorozhnyy?
Zheleznodorozhnyy is in Moscow Oblast, Russia, about 5 km from Zarya.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 141,648
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Russia
- Region
- Moscow Oblast
- Timezone
- Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates
- 55.7440, 38.0168
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Worth the detour from Zheleznodorozhnyy
4 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Red Square
Vast central square in Moscow flanked by the Kremlin, St Basil's Cathedral, and the GUM department store.
25 km · about 30 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.
25 km · about 30 min 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.
26 km · about 30 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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