Khimki. Sights, photos of the city, what to see in the surrounding area

There are many cities in Russia that owe their appearance to the implementation of large-scale infrastructure projects. These include Khimki, the third most populous city in the Moscow region. It grew out of a small village formed in 1851 at a railway station that connected the capitals of a huge empire stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific coast. Having absorbed several surrounding villages, Khimki, on the wave of socialist industrialization, turned into an important industrial center of the region, and in 1937, after the commissioning of the Moscow Canal and the opening of the Northern Port, it acquired the status of a city. The significant event of the Second World War is associated with the name of the policy. It was here that the Wehrmacht units, bloodless in the battles and rushing towards the capital, were forced to stop. According to official data, Khimki became the closest settlement in the vicinity of Moscow that Guderian's tank columns managed to reach. In the post-war period, the city developed and grew, becoming, in the last third of the last century, an important point on the industrial map of the Moscow region. Today it has every reason to be proud not only of the enterprises of the military-industrial complex or the rocket and space industry, but also of its developed infrastructure, educational institutions, and architectural and historical monuments.

Where is

Khimki is located 20 km from the capital. City coordinates 55°53′49″ N, 37°25′46″ E. Getting there from Moscow is not difficult.

Moscow-Kryukovo electric trains regularly depart from the capital's Leningradsky Station to Khimki. You will have to spend 13-28 minutes on the way. The first train leaves at 00:38, the last at 23:50. Trains run at intervals of 5-20 minutes. There are several electric trains of the “Lastochka” class of increased comfort on the route. The fare depends on the class of the electric train and ranges from 69-120 rubles.

You can get to Khimki by bus:

• from Tushinskaya bus station;
• Art. m. Rechnoy Vokzal (No. 342, 343, 345, 370, 443);
• from Art. m. Vodny Stadium (No. 437, 440, 465, 350);
• from Art. m. Voikovskaya (No. 465);
• from Art. metro station Skhodnenskaya (No. 971, 873,).

From Art. m. Planerskaya, Children's Clinic stop, trolleybus No. 203 goes to Khimki. The International Highway leads from Khimki to Sheremetyevo Airport.

Weather, best time to travel

The optimal weather for walking outdoors in the Moscow region begins in late spring and continues throughout the summer. From June to September the air temperature is +21-24 °C. But in June and September, up to 48-50 mm of precipitation falls monthly, and inclement weather can last for 2 weeks in a row.

The largest number of sunny days is recorded in May, July and August; clear weather is observed on 20-23 days. The long winter begins with frosts in early November and lasts until the end of March. Average winter temperatures are -10°C. The sun rarely appears from behind the clouds, but it doesn’t rain often either.

Crime

Despite the lack of tension in the criminal situation recently, the city of Khimki is constantly in the thick of things. However, in the 1990s the city was not spared by an avalanche of organized crime. The murder of Khimki resident and Russian State Duma deputy Andrei Aizderdzis became notorious. The machinations of the former district head Yuri Korablin did not go unnoticed; former vice-mayor Sergei Krivorotenko was convicted.

On the 60th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, the authorities finally dealt with the shameful phenomenon, which for several years served as part of the city’s calling card. As a result of the persistent and long-term work of the local police, the Leningradskoye Highway was cleared of roadside prostitutes. The unceremonious and immoral behavior of representatives of this “business” caused many problems for residents of nearby areas.

Also in 2005, on January 10, the pride of the country turned out to be Khimki pensioners, who really did not like the unfair attempt to carry out monetary compensation for benefits. Veterans of labor came to the mayor's office, but without waiting for the leader to appear to the people, they slowly walked along the usual road they had previously walked at demonstrations, to the Leningradskoe Highway and blocked this federal highway. The hand did not rise to disperse the “revolutionaries”, but, in the end, they were persuaded. A similar initiative spread throughout the country and the benefits were left alone.

Of course, today's criminal situation may seem terrible to residents of a quiet province, but the proximity to the multimillion-dollar capital with its colossal cash flows attracts various antisocial elements. As the closest neighbor, Khimki also gets it.

Religious buildings

Khimki, the sights of which we decided to explore, is proud of its churches. There are about 20 objects in the city.

Temple of Cyril and Methodius

The temple in the Levoberezhny microdistrict (Bibliotechnaya St., 1) was built 15 years ago and attracts attention with its original architectural design.

The log church was created in the style of ancient Russian architecture of the pre-Mongol period. The current temple is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Church of Peter and Paul

At Leninsky Prospekt, 31, there is one of the oldest churches. It has been known since the 17th century. Over the years, the wooden structure deteriorated, and the owners of the estate where the temple was located decided to build a stone church. In 1829, the temple in a new form was consecrated.

After the revolution, the church was closed, housing soap workshops and then a foundry. The fresco painting was lost, the dome collapsed after a fire.

The building was returned to the parishioners in the early 2000s, and restoration was carried out. Now the Peter and Paul Church contains particles of the relics of Matrona of Moscow, Sergius of Radonezh, and the skufia of St. Mitrofan. The temple is active and open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Church of Cosmas and Damian

Located in a picturesque location on the banks of the Khimka River, at the entrance to the city. The wooden structure in the village of Kosmodemyanskoye has been known since the end of the 16th century. A hundred years later, the building was destroyed in a fire, and the owner of the estate, Count Zotov, erected the Church of the Holy Unmercenaries in stone.

Khimki. Sights: Church of Cosmas and Damian.

In the 30s of the XX century. The temple was closed, a club was set up in the premises, then repair shops, and later a printing house. The destruction almost did not affect the Kosmodamian Church, only the crosses were removed from the domes. Now the functioning temple, made in the classical style, is an architectural monument. It is located on the street. Pravoberezhnaya, 6, and is open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Church of Saint Uar of Egypt

Another interesting religious object is located on Mashkinskoye Shosse, 1A, at the entrance to the city cemetery. The church was built in 2004. The architects combined in its appearance the features of the Vladimir-Suzdal and North Russian styles: the entrance portal is decorated with carvings, the cornices are decorated with gilded elements. The belfry is designed in the traditions of ancient Pskov. The temple is open every day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Bratsevo Estate

Khimki is not without attractions and historical character. Among the historical monuments, it is worth highlighting the Bratsevo estate. The very first mentions of it date back to the 14th century. Throughout its history, the estate has never changed owners. Surprisingly, the manor house and part of the master's buildings, which were erected in the nineteenth century, have survived to this day.

A temple appeared here in 1833, but all its valuables disappeared without a trace over time. In the post-war period, a kindergarten and a school were located within the walls of the estate. Later, a holiday home was opened in Bratsevo, which is still functioning and receiving guests.

The main building of the complex was built in a classical style. It is decorated with a portico and dome. Near the main entrance there is a beautiful fountain, which was reconstructed in 2012. That's why it's working now. Guests of the city can stroll through the park and see the preserved buildings. If you don’t know where to take a walk in Khimki, go to Bratsevo.

Sheremetyevo History Museum

Among the attractions of the city of Khimki is the Sheremetyevo History Museum. As you probably guessed, it is located within the walls of the airport, located not far from the city. The museum was opened in 2007. It contains photographs, documents and objects that are related to the history of the airport. The establishment occupies an area of ​​about 500 square meters. And its funds contain more than three thousand different exhibits. In the halls of the museum you can see weather instruments, the general plan of the airport and much more.

What especially attracts attention here is the view that opens from the windows of the establishment. Guests can see the airfield and airplanes. The museum is given a certain charm by the airfield floor markings and the image of a network of routes on the ceiling.

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"3D Gallery"

According to reviews, in Khimki it is worth visiting the sculpture museum “Gallery 3D”, located near the railway station. The establishment was opened in 2007. The museum is an innovative project. His collection includes works by the sculptor Taratynov, who lived here. The museum was created by his son, who decided to give his father's masterpieces to the city. The exhibition of the establishment contains not only sculptures, but also graphic works in 3D format. Museum guests can admire the creations of artists and sculptors of the 20th and 21st centuries. Every month the local collection is replenished with new exhibits.

Temple of Cyril and Methodius

At the request of the city’s believing residents, the Cyril and Methodius Temple was erected in 2007, named in honor of the patrons of enlightenment. The church is built of wood and externally resembles an ancient Russian temple. It is a striking example of eighteenth-century architecture. The temple was built in modern times, but its style is in the spirit of antiquity. The church now holds daily services. Construction of a stone building is planned soon.

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The most interesting museums

Museums operating in Khimki offer collections that are interesting for adults and children. An hour is enough for a tourist to visit each site, so you can visit many in a day.

Art gallery named after. S. Gorshina

The gallery in Khimki has been operating since 1993; its collection began with a generous gift from Professor S. N. Gorshin. Now the museum exhibits more than 13 thousand works.

Among them are works by famous artists of the 19th-20th centuries, such as I. Levitan, I. Shishkin, I. Aivazovsky, K. Makovsky, M. Saryan, A. Savrasov and others. Visitors can view a collection of sculptures, a collection of rare books on art, and a collection of postcards consisting of 11 thousand items.

Excursions around the exhibitions include:

• Russian painting of the 19th – 20th centuries;
• genres in fine arts;
• the meaning of portrait and still life;
• material culture in paintings.

The gallery is located on the street. Moskovskaya, 15, open every day from 11 to 18, on Thursday until 20, on Friday until 17. A visit to the gallery will cost an adult visitor 100 rubles, a child ticket costs 50 rubles.

Chocolate Museum

On the street Rodionovskaya, 7, there is a chocolate museum. It features age-old recipes, crafting utensils, packaging and other items needed to create a delicious dessert. Thematic exhibitions in the museum will tell you how cars, sports and chocolate are connected. The museum offers you to attend a master class and create a chocolate masterpiece with your own hands. Visiting is free.

Museum of 3D Sculpture

In 2009 in Khimki, on the street. Chapaeva, 3A, the “3D Gallery” was opened - a sculpture museum, which presents the works of modern sculptors, graphic artists, artists, made in different genres and styles - from realism to abstraction.

The core of the collection consists of works by M.V. Taratynov, a famous sculptor. Admission is free, the museum is open from Thursday to Saturday from 12 to 19 hours.

Figure Skating Museum

Khimki is home to one of the country's leading figure skating schools, Ice Olympus. There is a museum at the school that tells about the history of figure skating in Russia. Antique skates, photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings - in total, visitors will see more than 1,000 exhibits.

Sketches from which the costumes of Olympic champion figure skaters were created are exhibited here, as well as the costumes themselves. The museum is located in the Novogorsk microdistrict, 1, open from Monday to Sunday from 10 to 19 hours. Visits and ticket prices must be agreed upon by phone. +7903-236-3652.

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Her one rare museum operates on the street. Leningradskaya, 24, it is dedicated to the work of the machine-building plant named after. S. A, Lavochkina. On an area of ​​about 100 sq. m displays models of rockets and aircraft created at the enterprise, personal belongings of designer S. A. Lavochkin. The pride of the museum is its collection of spacecraft, including the stations “Luna-16”, “Luna-24”, and the lunar rover.

You can visit the museum by prior arrangement by phone. 8 (495) 575-54-67. Museum staff will inform you about the cost of the excursion for the group.

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If you have arrived in the capital city for the first time and are wondering where to go in Moscow today, then it is worth taking the first steps to evaluate the Moscow poster with hundreds of events and places, because there will always be something to see here! Why not start your walk from the holy of holies - Red Square? Many attractions are concentrated in a small area, a tour of which will take the whole day. From the Lenin Mausoleum to the grandiose exhibition of the Historical Museum - and there is also GUM and the Armory Chamber, Alexander Garden and Okhotny Ryad. From the center it is worth moving along Tverskaya Street - the main avenue with adjacent streets that have preserved their unique flavor. Don't forget about comfortable shoes and a charger for your smartphone: there are many roads and reasons for selfies ahead.

Parks

Many people wonder where to go in Khimki with the whole family. For a family vacation, Khimki parks are the best place.

One of the most popular is the park named after. Tolstoy. The territory of the park is beautifully landscaped and divided into several zones: the main alley, the library area with mini-library houses, the French Boulevard with a Ferris wheel and a fountain, Festival Square, a petting zoo, a rock garden, a sports area, a barbecue area, an observation deck and even a city beach .

Dubki Park is suitable for those who want to get away from the bustle of the city and spend time alone with nature. The park has many flower beds and alleys, a fabulous pond, fountains, playgrounds and a rope park.

Park named after Velichko, within the city, is equipped with children's and sports grounds.

The Eco-Beach recreation area will delight you with picturesque routes, bike paths, an eco-trail especially for long walks, coziness and comfort, an observation area and a beautiful embankment.

Also in Khimki you can visit the park named after. Maria Rubtsova, Khimki Arbat, Friendship Park and much more.

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In Khimki you can easily keep your children busy. Among the developmental and educational children's clubs, the most popular are the following:

Also in the city there are many children's clubs for studying various disciplines, foreign languages, fine arts, sports sections and many other areas.

There are many options where to go with a child in Khimki just on a day off. For example, you can visit the Mega shopping center, where children's play areas are located, as well as Yu Kids Island. For a child, this place will seem like paradise, where he will find a transparent trampoline, carousels, and dancing balloons.

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The city through the eyes of its inhabitants

Only residents who have moved are mainly interested in the question of where to go in Khimki. Compared to the capital, which is 20 minutes away, there are fewer advantages in terms of variety of entertainment, but not everyone wants to spend time traveling to have an interesting time. Anyone living in Khimki knows that you can have fun close to home.

The improvement of the city continues to this day. Many courtyards have playgrounds, free sports areas with exercise equipment, or complex mini-courts for playing basketball. The city has a huge number of educational institutions, educational mini-clubs and several good entertainment centers for children and adults. It won’t be difficult for anyone to decide on their agenda where to go in Khimki.

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Entertainment in Khimki

The magnificent Adventure City amusement park invites visitors with the whole family to have a wonderful and fun time. There you can find a lot of entertainment, play the role of gold miners, ride the most extreme rides, jump on trampolines, visit a climbing wall, a shooting gallery, and see the real world of butterflies.

There is plenty of active entertainment in Khimki, but there are also places for those who want to devote the day to shopping. You can do active shopping at the Mega shopping center. This is a huge complex with many boutiques, in addition, there are a large number of restaurants, a cinema, and stars perform on holidays.

Where can adults go in Khimki:

• Country park.
• Art gallery named after. Gorshina.
• Serednikov's estate.
• Barashkinsky pond.
• Stadium "Arena Khimki".
• Film city Pilgrim Porto.

Monuments and Monuments

Khimki, whose attractions attract tourists to the city, is of particular interest as the place where fascist troops heading towards the capital were stopped in 1941. There are many monuments in the city associated with those tragic years.

"Anti-tank hedgehogs"

At the 23rd km of the Leningradskoye Highway, a massive monument is visible from afar - a copy of the famous anti-tank “hedgehogs” that were installed in the vicinity of Khimki during the Great Patriotic War in case of a fascist breakthrough. The 6 m high monument looks grandiose and is illuminated in the evening.

Square named after M. Rubtsova

In the park there is an open-air exhibition of military equipment and several memorial monuments:

• “Sister of Mercy” - the monument is made in the form of a woman holding a wounded man on her knees;

• “Heroes of Undeclared Wars” - dedicated to special forces soldiers who died in local wars; the names of 2,000 soldiers are written on the column;
• the La-7 aircraft reminds of the selfless feat of home front workers;
• monument to the liquidators of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant;
• busts of heroes of the Great Patriotic War;
• sign "I love Khimki".

Memorial

On Victory Square there is a memorial dedicated to the residents of Khimki who died during the war. The monument was opened in 2015 and consists of black marble slabs on which the names of 2,500 residents of the city are written in gold. Opposite, across the square, there is an obelisk “To those who defended the Fatherland.”

Monuments

Many monuments remind us that the culture and history of Khimki is inextricably linked with the history of the country.

The following monuments are worth visiting:

• L.N. Tolstoy in the park of culture and recreation, which bears the name of the writer;
• Z. Kosmodemyanskaya (at the intersection of Spartakovskaya and Kosmodemyanskaya streets);
• V. Chkalov (at the intersection of Chkalov Street and Leninsky Prospekt);

• on the street Moskovskaya, 15, monument to Saints Peter and Fevronia;
• in the left bank part of the city near the Moscow Ring Road there is a monument to St. Andrew the First-Called.

Infrastructure condition

Prices for utilities in Khimki are quite divine. In total, an adult without benefits pays about 2,000 rubles for all services except electricity. The one-rate electricity tariff remained the same: 3.38 rubles for houses with gas stoves and 2.37 rubles for houses with electric stoves or electric heating. The entrances are being repaired, the elevators are being replaced.

The city authorities of Khimki decided to improve their courtyards in 2005. At first, the driveways in the courtyards were widened and parking spaces were created, asphalt was laid, curbs were painted, and flower beds were fenced. Benches and trash cans were installed everywhere. In almost every yard there is a playground for children, and not just swings and carousels, but full-fledged complexes. And this is all over the city! Moreover, complex courts for mini-football/basketball/volleyball, fenced with a net, were arranged quite closely.

It only remains to add that quite recently, grounds with real exercise equipment and tables for tennis have appeared in the city - both among green squares and in “useless” spots.

Quiet Khimki courtyard

There are 50 kindergartens, 26 schools, 5 gymnasiums and 8 lyceums in the city district. But this is not enough for Khimki residents and the number of children's educational institutions is steadily growing. Some of the kindergartens, repurposed in the 90s for various organizations, could not be returned, but in each new residential complex a place is laid out for kindergartens.

The roads in the city are in excellent condition. Much has been done to prevent pedestrians from jaywalking. Speed ​​bumps are installed everywhere. Measures have been taken to avoid transit through the city.

Despite the gradual recovery of the jobs market and the presence of many professional and higher educational institutions in Khimki, many Khimki residents study and work in Moscow. Most of them take public transport to the metro.

In addition to traditional regular buses, the number of minibuses is growing. With their help, the problem of the distance between the metro and bus stops, which arose due to the brainless project of a new transport hub near the Rechnoy Vokzal metro station, is partly solved. In addition, since 1998, trolleybuses began running in the city, first connecting Old and New Khimki, and then making their way to the Planernaya metro station from both parts of the city.

According to long-term plans, a metro may appear in Khimki by 2021. There are no plans to build a metro bridge into the old part of the city yet, but they may well throw a line into New Khimki.

There are also considerable problems with road transport. Traffic jams are our everything in Khimki! The narrowing of Leningradskoe Highway at the entrance to Khimki operates around the clock and all seasons. Even when the city (and that on the outskirts too) is empty on summer weekends, there will definitely be a kid who skipped class in a driving school, where they talked about the fact that large trucks have a dead zone of visibility. On winter weekends, the highway is packed, because such an assortment of brands as in the huge Khimki shopping centers is not available everywhere in Moscow, so tens of thousands of buyers are eager to “shop” with us.

The misunderstanding that arises during football matches has already been mentioned. Old and New Khimki are connected by one sensible transport artery - the road under the Leningradskoye Shosse bridge, which also serves as an exit/ramp. If there is a traffic jam on the highway (and it happens that the highway is specially blocked because some foreign president or popular father is traveling from Sheremetyevo airport or back) - traffic along the main highways of the city stops.

Bypass routes, of course, exist, but these are two-way auxiliary roads, on which it only takes a simple breakdown for someone to completely block the route.

Traffic jam on Leningradka

However, the problems are gradually being solved. For example, finally, years after the construction of the new huge Moscow microdistrict “Kurkino”, a separate exit from the Moscow Ring Road was made there. Previously, the traffic flow blocked the second transport artery from Khimki to “big” Moscow. A decision was made to expand the Leningradskoye Highway, as well as to build a paid backup for Leningradka, which caused a fuss with the Khimki forest, which has already been mentioned.

The railway continues to help out Khimki residents. However, trains do not run in this direction as often as everyone would like. In addition, due to the movement of the high-speed electric train “Sapsan”, which runs between Moscow and St. Petersburg, the schedule is sometimes inopportunely quickly adjusted.

Architectural structures

Walking along the streets, you can see a lot of interesting things. Khimki attracts attention with its combination of ancient and modern.

"White pillars"

An ancient estate called “White Pillars” on the street. Pravoberezhnaya, 6A, is one of the architectural monuments. In the 20th century The estate was built by the merchant S. N. Patrikeev, who chose the appearance of a medieval French castle for the house. Architect Shekhtel decorated the entrance to the estate with white columns, which gave the name to the house.

The columns have not survived, but the house is also attractive for its myths. It is believed that the leader of the revolution, V.I. Lenin, was treated here. Then a psychiatric hospital was opened in the estate, and some literary scholars associate it with M. Bulgakov’s novel “The Master and Margarita.”

Bridge

Tourists enjoy taking photographs against the backdrop of the city’s iconic landmark, the Khimki Bridge. It is convenient to view it from the Levoberezhnaya platform.

The bridge, almost 30 m high, stretches 106 m above the canal. Moscow. It was built in the 40s of the XX century, using advanced technologies at that time, it became the prototype of many bridge structures in the country.

Country park

The country park on the shore of Butakovsky Bay personifies modern Khimki. In multi-storey buildings on the street. Panfilova, 21/1 there are offices, exhibition spaces, cafes and restaurants, a yacht club, a club beach, and various services (from a beauty studio to a car wash). There is a great view from the observation deck on the roof.

Northern River Station

The station on the shore of the Khimki Reservoir is an outstanding monument of the Stalinist Empire style. Built in 1933, it became the first object that had not only functional, but also aesthetic significance.

The building is stylized as the Doge's Palace in Venice and is designed in the form of a steamship: three tiers of verandas 150 m long represent the ship's decks, and the central tower 75 m high (with a spire 27 m) is the chimney. The sculptures decorating the façade of the building, as well as the interior of the station, are unique. The station is located at Leningradskoye Shosse, 51.

Natural attractions

Khimki is a green city with many parks, squares and comfortable recreation areas. On summer days these are popular places to visit.

Tushinskaya (Skhodnenskaya) Bowl

Khimki, whose attractions attract vacationers, is proud of the miraculous Skhodnenskaya Bowl not far from the city center in the floodplain of the Skhodnya River. The banks, destroyed by natural landslide processes, have formed a natural amphitheater up to 40 m high. The Bowl is home to many waterfowl.

Bratsevo Estate

Svetlogorsky proezd, 13 - address of the picturesque Bratsevo Park. A palace built at the beginning of the 19th century has been preserved on the territory. in the style of noble estates. An elegant belvedere, slender columns, and a graceful balustrade decorate the building, in front of which an ancient fountain scatters streams.

The estate is closed to the public, but you can stroll in the landscaped park; there is a rotunda on the bank of the pond in the park.

Moscow Canal

The construction of a canal connecting two rivers - Moscow and Volga - began in 1932 and lasted 5 years. Construction was carried out by political prisoners. Jetties and locks, dams, moorings and hydroelectric power stations make up a complex structure of 240 structures. You can take a pleasure boat ride along the canal; there is a park area on the banks.

Khimki Reservoir

In the same years when the Moscow Canal was created, the Khimki Reservoir was built, supplying the capital with drinking water. Storage area 4 sq. km, the depth in some places reaches 17 m. There are several water complexes, yacht clubs, sports centers, and competitions held on the Khimki Reservoir.

Park in Podrezkovo

This new walking space in Khimki, opened in the spring of 2019, immediately attracted the attention of city guests and local residents. The park is divided into landscape and flat zones.

In the first one you can walk through the forest or barbecue in equipped places. In the second, there is an observation deck and stage area, and bicycle paths are laid out.

Climate and ecology of Khimki

The climate in the city is temperate continental. Seasonality is clearly expressed, but increasingly less often corresponds to calendar time. The height of the snow cover is from 25 to 50 cm, the snow lasts only about 4 months. The wind is sharp, sometimes tailwind. In short, almost everything is the same as in the capital, but a little more greenery and a little less smoke.

The ecology is quite moderate for a city close to a metropolis. And if we take into account the peculiarities of zoning, which are described below, then the banality in the form of a “city of contrasts” sounds very relevant - a village near the Sheremetyevo Airport (Klyazma), and houses by a pond among the forestry enterprise (Korostovo), and a group of five-story buildings can be called a block in Khimki , lined up near the never-ending Moscow Ring Road. After factories significantly slowed down production rates and, consequently, emissions, the baton of environmental pollution passed to the common man. First of all, pollution comes from cars, as well as constant construction.

The household waste landfill near the Levoberezhny district had a significant impact on the environmental situation, but now it is being reluctantly mothballed.

A major conflict on a “global” scale over the environmental situation in Khimki flared up due to the construction of a backup route for the Moscow-St. Petersburg route, which in the future will significantly alleviate the traffic collapse in the northern direction. The phrase “Khimki Forest” excited thousands of minds. For some reason, the administration of the city of Khimki was blamed for the logging, whose building was subject to a barbaric attack by activists from the ranks of forest defenders. The mayor of the city was perplexed - after all, according to the law, he simply does not have the right to interfere with orders at the federal level. In fact, breaking the “green ring” of the capital into a strip even a hundred meters wide will not make a difference.

The fact that a few years earlier, without a reaction from environmentalists, a huge tract of the Kurkinsky forest went under the ax, or that just as quietly, Sheremetyevo Airport recently opened three new terminals, increasing the number of flights over that forest, directly indicates that the protest against the new road was of a politically ordered nature. However, as an alternative, a decision was made on compensatory planting in the fields of the former Khimki state farm, which is now in disrepair.

Modern objects interesting to visit

Khimki is a modern city in which a resident of a metropolis will find familiar objects - shops, clubs.

Shopping centers

Shopping in Khimki will bring pleasure with the opportunity to stroll around the shops in peace. One of the largest shopping centers in the city is Mega Khimki, located on Leningradskoye Shosse, 23 km. On an area of ​​more than 200 thousand square meters. m there are 250 shops, cafes and restaurants, parking is designed for 7,500 cars, and the Kinostar De Lux cinema is open.

On the street Druzhby, 1A, the New Khimki shopping center is located, offering customers a selection of various items - clothing, shoes, jewelry, cosmetics and perfumes, beauty salons and barbershops. There is also a sports club and a supermarket here.

Khimki Arbat

Khimki Arbat is located between Yubileiny Prospekt and Novokurkinskoe Highway. On an area of ​​12 thousand square meters. m. there is a modern pedestrian zone.

There are rubber hills for cyclists and skaters, a children's playground in the shape of the Moscow Kremlin for kids, trampolines and a shooting range, and art fans will be delighted by the open-air Vernissage. Multi-jet dancing fountains serve as decoration. Dance evenings and children's entertainment programs are held here.

Night club

You can relax and have a good time at the night club “Sova” on the street. Leskova, 28. Admission is free, the atmosphere is light. The club serves hookah, pizza, and sushi. On Fridays there is entertainment.

Theater "Our House"

The theater troupe began work in 1996, but managed to fall in love with the residents of Khimki and guests of the city. The repertoire includes about 40 different productions. Performances are given on weekends, tickets cost from 200 rubles. The theater is located on the street. Mayakovsky, 22.

Enterprises and work in Khimki

At a more moderate pace, but still quite successfully, the three industrial whales of Khimki - NPO im. Lavochkin, NPO Energomash and MKB Fakel. The development of rocket engines, anti-aircraft missile systems and all sorts of spacecraft is still underway.

The High Technology Center HIMRAR is developing and improving - it is a unique non-state research complex for Russia, a so-called business incubator, which includes several organizations leading developments in the field of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. Recently, for example, a cure for cancer was improved at HIMRAR.

Experts highlight Khimki as a city favorable for investment, for example: a plant for the production of colloidal quantum dots is being built in Khimki.

In addition, there are several enterprises producing furniture, wood panels, products, and tools. The Khimki Construction and Installation Department amazes with the variety and unusualness of the projects created.

Country park in Khimki – BMW and Volvo representative office

With the collapse of the socialist system, Khimki received additional qualifications and gradually turned from a working city into a trading city. The shooting target was the construction in 1995 of the largest furniture store on the site of a vast vacant lot. Afterwards, a large shopping mall was built nearby. IKEA appeared on the northern outskirts of the city in 2000.

Grandee

Later, in 2005, it was joined by the giant MEGA with its main components in the form of OBI, AUCHAN and Stockman, and even with a small skating rink in the middle. It became clear that all the small markets scattered throughout the city would have to close down. But the dominance of shopping centers was just beginning, motorists were catching up: Renault, Toyota, Subaru, Rolf. In addition to OBI, the business Leroy-Merlin appeared, the furniture Hoff landed, and two huge airliners of twin business centers soared into the sky. The Leningradskoye Highway along Khimki has become somewhat reminiscent of that same fabulous Teremok, the ease of moving into which still amazes fragile minds.

In addition, many logistics companies have found refuge in Khimki, located on the territory of a huge industrial zone.

Finally, let's not forget the beautiful Sheremetyevo Airport, the seventeenth largest airport in Europe. And, although most of its employees live in neighboring Lobnya, many Khimki residents also work at the airport. Nowadays the airport consists of five terminals and in terms of passenger traffic in Russia it is second only to Domodedovo Airport.

Interesting places to relax with children

It's good to go to Khimki with children. For them, the city will offer a lot of interesting and educational things.

Park of Culture and Leisure named after. L.N. Tolstoy

The park at Leninsky Prospekt, 2B is open to visitors every day. This is one of the best parks in the Moscow region. The park is carefully maintained, it is decorated with flower beds, alpine slides, and there are sculptures and fountains along the alleys. There is a local history museum in the park.

In summer, a beach area of ​​200 square meters is created. m with 2 swimming pools, recreation areas and a volleyball field. Fans of active recreation will enjoy the tennis courts and bowling alley, while children will enjoy many attractions, a rope park and a mini-zoo.

Cost of visit:

• Entrance to the zoo, as well as to the park area, is free;
• bowling (open from 11 to 04 hours) will cost 500-900 rubles/hour;
• Ticket prices for attractions (open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.) start from 200 rubles.

Dinosaur Park

The “Secrets of the World” park is located in the park named after. L.N. Tolstoy, it presents life-size dinosaurs. In the park you can take part in excavations, competitions and master classes. Open every day from 11 am to 8 pm, an adult visit will cost from 250 rubles, a child ticket costs from 150 rubles.

Museum-workshop "Attic"

“Attic” (at Kudryavtseva St., 3) is not only a museum where ancient toys and household items are collected, but also a place where children can try their hand at ancient crafts. A ticket costs from 100 rubles, the museum is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. all days except Mondays.

Sheremetyevo Airport Museum

At Sheremetyevo Airport (5th floor of terminal F) there is a museum dedicated to the development of the air harbor.

Collections of instruments, models of airfield equipment, hangars and runways attract attention. The duration of the excursion is 30 minutes, you can visit on weekdays from 9 to 18 hours, on Thursdays until 15.30 hours, admission is free

Population of the city of Khimki

The population of the Khimki urban district as of the beginning of 2021 is about 255 thousand people. This is the second city among the cities of the Moscow region in terms of population after Balashikha. Residents of the city are called Khimchan residents if there are many of them, and separately - Khimchanin and Khimchanka.

The composition of the population is, of course, multinational, but with a significant preponderance of Russians. It has become noticeable that in the housing and communal services sector there is an increase in the recruitment of Central Asian residents. On summer weekends you can see a picture - the whole city is trying to breathe oxygen at their dachas, and windshield wipers on bicycles are proudly rolling around empty courtyards. In clean, I must say, courtyards.

Khimki is a city with a predominance of Orthodox Christians. For them, and not without their participation, several churches have been built and restored in the city district in recent years.

New Church of the Epiphany in New Khimki

Khimki is definitely growing. Almost every year new high-rise residential buildings appear, which first soar high above 5- and 9-story buildings, and over the years they are combined with neighboring high-rise new buildings.

The age composition of the city is different, the majority are working-age population.

The people who live here are wonderful! Previously, most of the population worked in factories, where not only an engineer, but also a simple mechanic knew the word “responsibility” firsthand. Working at defense industry enterprises created a special atmosphere of discipline, composure, and brevity; this attitude carried over into everyday life.

The vast majority of schools offer complete secondary education; there are several technical schools and colleges in the city. The number of institutes has increased. That is, the responsibility and education of Khimki residents are not just words, but historically established qualities.

Self-guided route for 1-2 days

Khimki, whose attractions are varied, can be easily explored in a day.

Approximate route:

• M. Rubtsova Square;
• Gallery 3D;
• Country Park;
• Church of St. Cosmas and Damian;
• White Pillars;
• channel named after Moscow;
• Khimki Arbat.

Another option for a day trip:

• Art Gallery;
• bridge;
• Church of the Apostles Peter and Paul;
• park of culture and recreation named after. L. N. Tolstoy;
• Skhodnenskaya bowl.

If you plan to stay in the city for 2 days, then in the evening you can go to the theater or a nightclub, and in the morning go to the Bratsevo estate or to the reservoir. When you come to the city with children, you should add a dinosaur museum, the Attic, or an airport museum to your program.

Upcoming events

During the holidays, almost all parks in the city organize funny show programs, invite artists, hold competitions, and animators work for children. Everywhere you can find tents with goodies.

Where else to go in Khimki? The event poster invites you to take part in the annual International Hookah Picnic on August 4th. All hookah lovers will gather in Khimki to meet with representatives of the “hookah world” of Europe and Asia.

On August 8, open sessions “Baby Sensory and Toddler Sense” will be held for mothers with children from birth to 36 months at MEGA Khimki.

Hotels

There are many hotels of different classes and budgets open in the city:

Where to eat

In Khimki, not a single tourist will go hungry. At the entrance to the city (Panfilova St., 12) there is the Legend restaurant, which serves European, Italian and Caucasian cuisine. The average bill is 1500-2500 rubles.

At the Russian House cafe, guests will be treated to live music, Russian and European cuisine. In summer there is an open veranda where you can play chess or checkers. The Russian-style cafe is located on the street. Druzhby, 6, average bill from 900 rubles.

Tourists like the cafe “Cultural People” on the street. Kalinina, 2. Panoramic windows overlook the park. The average bill is 500-700 rubles, there is a children's menu, pizza and pasta are served.

You can have an economical snack, and even enjoy the company of cats, at the anti-cafe “Cats and People of Murkino” (Gorshina St., 2). A business lunch will cost 150 rubles.

After a day of walking and excursions, it is nice to relax at the Al Ponte restaurant (Embankment Passage), which serves craft beer and Italian dishes. There are sports broadcasts and board games. The average bill is 700-1200 rubles.

At 25 Naberezhny Proezd there is a cafe “Chebureks and Manti”. The average bill is 120-300 rubles, they serve Asian and Oriental cuisine. Cafe "Mano" welcomes guests on the street. Moskovskaya, 21A, serving dishes of Armenian and Georgian, Italian and European cuisine. There is a bakery and grill, and live music. Average bill up to 1500 rub.

Outdoor recreation areas

In the summer, many are concerned about the question of where to go to barbecue in Khimki.

1. You can spend an unforgettable weekend in the park near the Skhodny River.
2. At the Nagornoye apart-hotel you can rent a gazebo with barbecue. There is parking and a children's playground nearby.
3. Many people love Aleshkinsky Forest, where there are also barbecues with tables and benches.
4. Picnic points can be found in many parks in the city.

How to move more conveniently

City transport in Khimki is represented by trolleybus and bus routes, as well as minibuses. The transport network covers the entire city and operates even at night. There are many taxis in the city, the cost of services starts from 50 rubles.

The sights of Khimki will be of interest to people of different generations. The city, surrounded by forests and located on the banks of a river and reservoir, has clean air and a relaxed and calm overall atmosphere. It’s nice to take a leisurely stroll in such a place, relaxing and relieving stress.

General information and history of Khimki

Once, back in stagnant times, the residents of Khimki came across a difficult riddle in a crossword puzzle in a local newspaper. It was necessary to name the city on the outskirts of Khimki in six letters. All nearby options deliberately did not agree, and thousands of crossword lovers were impatiently awaiting the next issue with answers. The result paid off! The joker-compiler had Moscow in mind. The multimillion-dollar “town” on the outskirts of Khimki has a huge influence on the life of Khimki residents, but, meanwhile, there is a lot of local things here that one can be proud of.

Khimki, pond in the Barashki microdistrict

The city of Khimki is located on the northwestern exit from Moscow on both sides of the Leningradskoye Highway. Accordingly, its southeastern border is the Moscow Ring Road. In addition, the Khimki urban district borders the Moscow districts of Kurkino and Molzhaninovo, the Zelenograd administrative district of Moscow, as well as the Solnechnogorsk, Mytishchi, Krasnogorsk municipal districts of the Moscow region and the Dolgoprudnensky urban district. They laid it down specifically.

The exact coordinates of the city center are 55°54′00″ north latitude 37°27′00″ east longitude.

The offset from UTC is +3:00, which corresponds to Moscow Time Zone (MSK). In addition to the territorial division of Khimki by natural barriers - Moscow, a canal, a railway and a federal highway - there is also a temporary division of the city into 2 parts. The fact is that the meridian 37°30′ E passes through Khimki, which separates the 2nd and 3rd geographical time zones, therefore, if we take it strictly according to science, the time in the west of the city differs from the “eastern” by one hour.

The city of Khimki got its name from the Khimka River. The river originates in the Khimki forest and flows into the Moscow River. In the 1930s, a canal named after Moscow passed along part of the Khimki riverbed. But the river has survived in fragments to this day both in the urban district of Khimki and in Moscow, where it takes a new beginning in springs in the Pokrovsky-Streshnev area, although for the most part it is later laid in pipes.

There are several options for the origin of the name. It was established only by the 19th century, and before that, along its 15 kilometers of length, the river managed to acquire many variants of the name: Khilka, Khinska, Khinka and even Vykhodnaya (in the lower reaches). Possible roots of the river's name are as follows:

• Khilka is the “upper path”, since it is possible that a waterway passed along the river through Vkhodnya (Skhodnya) to the portage at Lama.
• Khimka - from a variant of the male name Fimka, Efim.
• Hin - nonsense, nonsense. That is, a small and insignificant river.
• Himinas – from the Baltic word for moss.
• To cry - according to Dahl's dictionary - to cry, to grieve.

There is also a legend about the drowning of the noble daughter of Khimki, but the reason for her death is kept silent.

But it is known for certain that Khimki was also the name of a village located just south of the current city on the left bank of the river. The village was first moved during the construction of the canal, and over time, the urban-type settlement of Khimki near the Northern River Station merged with Moscow, and mention of it remained only in the name of the Khimki-Khovrino microdistrict. Nowadays, on part of that large village there is a cognac house.

Let's return to our Khimki. Not far from the entrance to the city, away from the Leningradskoye Highway, there is a small wooden arch with an inscription that the Tsar’s Road once ran on the site of a residential microdistrict. Near it, on the banks of Khimki, stood the village of Kozmodemyanskoye with a church named after Kozma and Demyan. The village is gone now, but the church remains, but it is located inside the Moscow Ring Road and is subordinate to the Moscow diocese, although the majority of its parishioners are Khimki residents.

The village was famous for the fact that in 1608-1609 the Poles under the leadership of the Tushino thief False Dmitry II fought here. The Patrikeev estate was also located here. Previously, there were white pillars at its entrance, but time took them away, and the name stuck. Already at the White Pillars hospital, V.I. Lenin was treated, who greatly contributed to the prosperity of the institution. Today, Khimki City Hospital No. 1 is located there, remaining under the control of the city, since for some reason there are no residential Moscow buildings in this area nearby.

Khimki. City hospital

The history of the settlement of Khimki itself began on November 1 (13), 1851, when the first station from Moscow, Khimskaya, was opened on the new St. Petersburg-Moscow railway at the 18th verst. During the ten-minute stops, a staff of 4 people served. But little by little the unit acquired infrastructure: a passenger house, a cafeteria, and a staff of railway workers.

The first travel road ran from the station to the church in Kozmodemyanskoye (now Kirova Street), after which Tsarskaya Alley (now Moskovskaya Street) led to the Petersburg Highway. These places were occupied by summer residents long before the construction of the station.

At the beginning of the 20th century, together with them and the 47 courtyards of the station village, there were about 5 thousand inhabitants in the summer. A telegraph and post office were built in the village, a private pharmacy of a certain Klyachko was opened, who also placed two colonial shops, a tavern, a restaurant with a bowling alley - in a word, he did everything for the people!

Khimskaya station. Photography from the 1960s

Proximity to Moscow determined the growth of Khimki. In 1928, electricity was brought to the city and the first enterprises appeared - a furniture factory, the Spartak metal products artel, a knitwear artel, and a brick factory. In 1932, aircraft repair plant No. 84 was founded. After the completion of the Moscow-Volga canal in 1937, the river port of Khimki was opened, and a small sea was formed - the Khimki reservoir of 3.5 square meters. km, but both the port and the sea were related to the southern “namesake”. The canal almost cut off the left bank part from Khimki along with the Library Institute, but at the insistence of N.K. Krupskaya, the “Levoberezhnaya” platform was built and the district of the same name again merged into the city.

At the end of the 30s, the Leningradskoye Highway was paved, the number of commuter trains was increased, and the construction of aircraft plant No. 301 (now NPO named after S.A. Lavochkin) began. In 1937, Khimki turned from a holiday village into a working one. Production grew at an accelerated pace, construction of multi-storey buildings began, and it was clear that things would not stop there. Therefore, on March 26, 1939, a new city appeared on the map of the USSR - Khimki. Already before the war, two research institutes began operating there: the forestry and wood-chemical industries. In 1940, the Khimki district was formed.

It was in Khimki in the fall of 1941, 23 kilometers from the heart of Moscow, that the hordes of invaders were stopped. Most of the population was evacuated along with their enterprises (aircraft plant No. 84 was transported to Tashkent), but the remaining Khimki residents made a significant contribution to the victory - they dug anti-tank ditches, made hedgehogs, and built bunkers. Workers' artels produced grenades, educational institutions turned into hospitals, old and young joined the militia. The new house near the highway became the headquarters of the 20th Army. In memory of that heroic time, today three huge ten-meter anti-tank “hedgehogs” make up a memorial ensemble at the northern entrance to the city.

Memorial "Jerzy", erected on the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Moscow

Construction of Khimki continued in 1948. And all because, according to the plan, the city in the 50s became a secret center of the rocket and space industry. Design Bureau Energomash started working on rocket engines. The Fakel design bureau began making anti-aircraft missiles. And NPO im. Lavochkin developed everything from cruise missiles to spacecraft. The Lunokhod, by the way, is also largely the work of the “Lavochkinites.” With such a “hot” range of products, the city had to be “closed”; at first, even permission for the arrival of close relatives was endorsed by the state security service.

Over the years, large-scale housing construction has begun in Khimki with a very decent infrastructure attached to it, including in the form of cultural and sports facilities. In 1963, the Higher Central Officer Courses for Civil Defense of the USSR (now the Academy of Civil Defense of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia) were located in the village of Novogorsk. In the 70s, two more research institutes and a branch of the Lenin Library began operating in the city. A pier for river transport was built on the canal. For the 1980 Olympics, a large sports complex was built near the village of Ivakino not far from Khimki. Read more about modern transformations.