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Bolshevo, Korolev — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Bolshevo is the historical core of Korolyov, founded as a separate town in 1573 and known for the railway station that carries its name.
About Bolshevo
Where to stay in Bolshevo
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Korolyov holds the rooms. Bolshevo is the older, quieter part of the city, and a bed near the Bolshevo railway station puts the Yaroslavsky suburban line to Moscow at the door for anyone using the quarter as a base outside the capital. The old parish is walkable.
Streets around the Saints Cosmas and Damian church and the Durylin House keep the historical fabric close, while the newer parts of Korolyov carry most of the everyday hotel stock.
About Bolshevo
What are the main landmarks in Bolshevo?
Two churches hold the ground. The Saints Cosmas and Damian church stands with its gated wall and the parish school building beside it, while the Church of the Transfiguration keeps the other end of the old parish fabric. Older ground lies beneath.
The Bolshevskoye hillfort records an early fortified settlement on this site, and the Durylin House, the almshouse and the Franz Rabenek factory carry the later centuries among Korolyov's listed buildings.
What is the history of Bolshevo?
The date is 1573. Bolshevo was founded then as an independent town, long before Korolyov grew around it and took the older settlement in as its historical part. Rail changed the address.
Bolshevo railway station on the Yaroslavsky suburban line out of Moscow carries the name furthest, and the Franz Rabenek factory and the almshouse survive from the industry that once worked here. The Durylin House stands among them.
Where is Bolshevo?
The old quarter sits inside Korolyov in Moscow Oblast, strung along the Yaroslavsky suburban railway line that runs out from Moscow.
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Updated August 2026