Zelenograd, Moscow Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia

🇷🇺 Zelenograd is a city and administrative okrug of Moscow, Russia. The city of Zelenograd and the territory under its jurisdiction form the Zelenogradsky Administrative Okrug, an exclave located within Moscow Oblast 37 km north-west of central Moscow along the Leningradskoye Shosse highway. Zelenograd is the smallest administrative okrug of Moscow by area, one from bottom by population, and the largest Moscow exclave by area and population within Moscow Oblast. The city of Zelenograd, if it were a separate settlement, would be 5th largest city in Moscow Oblast and one of the 100 largest cities of Russia. Before the expansion of the territory of Moscow in 2012, Zelenograd occupied the second place among the administrative districts of Moscow, second only to the Eastern administrative district in terms of the share of greenery in the total area (~ 30%).

Zelenograd was founded in 1958 as a new town in the Soviet Union, developed as a centre of electronics, microelectronics and the computer industry known as "Soviet/Russian Silicon Valley", and remains an important centre of electronics in modern Russia.

The Skhodnya River originates near the village of Alabushevo (one of settlements, which are under Zelenograd jurisdiction) and forms two ponds within the precincts of city - Small and Large City Pond.

Administrative divisions Zelenogradsky Administrative Okrug is divided into five districts: • Matushkino (Матушкино), previously District #1: 1st, 2nd, and 4th microdistricts, North Industrial Zone • Savyolki (Савёлки), previously District #2: 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th microdistricts, East Utility Zone, Nazar'evo village • Staroye Kryukovo (Старое Крюково), previously District #3: 8th and 9th microdistricts, South Industrial Zone, north part of Malino settlement • Silino (Силино), previously District #4: 10th, 11th, and 12th microdistricts, West and Alabushevo Industrial Zones • Kryukovo (Крюково): 14th-23rd microdistricts (21st one is scheduled only), Andreevka Utility Zone, Malino Industrial Zone, south part of Malino settlement, Kamenka, Kutuzovo, Novo-Malino, and Rozhki villages.

The first four districts (about 2/3 area and population) are unofficially formed Old City, and Kryukovo District (separated by Saint Petersburg – Moscow Railway) is unofficially named New City. The most of postal address in city has no name of street or square - the most of buildings have only 3- or 4-digit number: the first one or two digits are number of microdistrict, the last two ones are number of building within microdistrict borders. There is no 13th microdistrict in Zelenograd.

Economy Zelenograd is home to the National Research University of Electronic Technology (MIET).

Zelenograd was the headquarters of Sitronics Concerne since its founding in 1997 until 2005 (when its headquarters moved to Moscow) and Zelenograd is the headquarters of Mikron and Angstrem - both largest Russian integrated circuit manufacturers.

Zelenograd is one of technical-innovative type Special economic zones. Since December 21, 2005 SEZ "Zelenograd" officially consists of 2 areas: Area "Alabushevo" (141.87 ha), a main area for new plants and research centers; and Area "MIET" (4.47 ha), a technology park (mostly MIET spin-off enterprises).