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Metrogorodok, Moscow — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Where to stay in Metrogorodok
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Metrogorodok gives a visitor little reason to stay. Beds are scarce in this northern corner of Moscow, and most travellers base themselves in the centre. The district edges onto Losiny Ostrov, and its few points of interest, the Losiny Ostrov 1 burial mound and the Losiny Ostrov 2 burial mound, are the sort of thing one visits on a walk rather than a stopover, so a room in central Moscow serves better than a search for beds in the Eastern Administrative Okrug.
Stay downtown, ramble here.
About Metrogorodok
What are the main landmarks in Metrogorodok?
Metrogorodok's landmarks are ancient rather than built. Two kurgan cemeteries survive at the edge of Losiny Ostrov, the Losiny Ostrov 1 burial mound and the Losiny Ostrov 2 burial mound, earthen graves left by people who lived here long before the modern city. There are no palaces or cathedrals.
The district's heritage lies in the ground of the Eastern Administrative Okrug.
What is the history of Metrogorodok?
Metrogorodok's story runs unusually deep for a modern district. Long before Moscow reached this ground, people raised the kurgan cemeteries recorded as the Losiny Ostrov 1 burial mound and the Losiny Ostrov 2 burial mound. The area later became the northernmost district of the Eastern Administrative Okrug, built up as the capital of Moscow, Russia, expanded.
Old graves and new blocks share the same soil.
Where is Metrogorodok?
Metrogorodok is the northernmost district of the Eastern Administrative Okrug, in Moscow, Russia, edging Losiny Ostrov.
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Updated July 2026