Mashkinsky cemetery is located near the capital. It is located on the territory of the city of Khimki near Moscow. This is a fairly large city graveyard. Its area is more than 12 hectares. The territory of the necropolis is clean and well-groomed. Currently, the cemetery is open for burial of residents of nearby areas.
History of occurrence
Once, near the town of Khimki near Moscow, the village of Mashkino was located. In 1960, a churchyard was opened at the village.
At first it was a small rural cemetery. But then they began to bury urban residents. Over time, the city of Khimki expanded, and the cemetery occupied most of the land in the immediate vicinity of the village. An unfavorable environmental situation developed around the village, and Mashkino was declared a restricted area. Residents of the village were resettled in Khimki and Zelenograd. The village ceased to exist.
For a long time, warehouses stood on the site of the former village. In 1985, Mashkino became part of the capital. Now the territory of the former village is part of the Kurkino district. And the Mashkinsky cemetery remained part of Khimki.
In 2004, the church of the Holy Great Martyr Huara of Egypt was built on a graveyard. In this church, funeral services for the dead and other rituals are performed. The great martyr Uar is considered the patron saint of those departed who did not undergo the baptismal rite in life.
Address and Directions
As already mentioned, the Mashkinsky cemetery is located in Khimki, 20 km from Moscow. Its exact address: Khimki city, 1 Mashkinskoye highway.
You can get to the necropolis by minibus No. 268 from the Planernaya metro station. You need to get off at the Mashkinsky Cemetery stop and walk about 300 meters to the entrance. Also, bus number 958 from the Rechnoy Vokzal metro station runs to the churchyard.
You can get to Khimki station by rail. Then you need to transfer to local city buses No. 28 or 42 and get to the cemetery. The road will take about 10-15 minutes.
To get to the cemetery by car, you need to drive along the Leningradskoye Highway about 600 m further from the IKEA store. Then turn onto Mashkinsky highway and drive about 1 km.
Opening hours
In winter and autumn, the administration of the cemetery on Mashkinsky highway works from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In spring and summer - from 9 to 20 hours. At the same time, the necropolis is open for visiting graves.
Burials are made every day, seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Graves of famous people
This cemetery was originally open to the burial of local residents. However, here you can also meet the graves of famous people:
- Actress Vera Ivleva;
- basketball player Alexander Boloshev;
- sports commentator George Surkov.
Also, participants in the Great Patriotic War and honorary citizens of Khimki were buried in the cemetery.
