Kryukovo District

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Modern Kryukovo District; 15th microdistrict
Modern Kryukovo District; 15th microdistrict
Kryukovo District on Moscow Map
Kryukovo District on Moscow Map

Kryukovo (Russian: Крю́ково) is a district of Moscow within Zelenograd Administrative Okrug. It was formerly a village in Solnechnogorsky District of Moscow Oblast. Population: 73,481 (2002 Census).

The main railway station in Zelenograd is also called Kryukovo.

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.