Serebryany Bor (park)

Serebryany Bor (Russian: Серебряный Бор, literally "Silver Pinewood") is a large forest park in north-west Moscow. The park is a natural monument of regional significance and a protected area of the city of Moscow. It poses an artificial island that was formed during the creation of the Khoroshevskoye spryamlenie canal ("Khoroshevsky cutoff" canal).[2] Serebryany Bor covers an area of 328.6 hectares.[1]

Serebryany Bor
Серебряный Бор
Serebryany Bor with a view of the Zhivopisny Bridge, 2008
Location in Moscow
LocationMoscow, Russia
Coordinates55°46′50″N 37°24′58″E
Area328.6 hectares[1]
CreatedOctober 17, 1991 (1991-10-17)
Public transit access Polezhayevskaya
Oktyabrskoye Polye
Shchukinskaya
Khoroshyovskaya
Khoroshyovo
Zorge
Krylatskoye
Strogino
Molodyozhnaya

References

  1. "Серебряный бор". oopt.aari.ru (in Russian). n.d. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  2. "Памятник природы "Серебряный Бор"". Проект «Московские Парки: фотосайт-путеводитель» (in Russian). March 4, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2019.


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