In the Moscow region in the Leninsky district located Khovanskoye Cemetery, which is adjacent to the areas within the jurisdiction of the Western Administrative District of Moscow.With an area of over 195 hectares, it is the largest in the capital.Many call him the biggest in Europe, but it is not.The most extensive is the burial Northern Cemetery in Rostov-on-Don.
Description
Khovanskoye Cemetery is part of the funeral of SUE "ritual" from its inception, in 1972.It names to the village nearby, Nicholas Khovanskii.The territory is divided into three burial large portion sizes of 88, 60 and 50 hectares, respectively, the names of parts of the Central, Northern and Western.In general, the cemetery is divided into plots for burial, a total of more than 500. Within the territory of the temple is the name of the Holy Prophet and Baptist John the Baptist, in addition, there are two chapels, the first built in honor of the Vladimir Mother of God, and the second is the name of Reverend Marina.
Features
Currently the cemetery is a comfortable modern burial.Here and there a crematorium, which produces dead burned daily for urns with ashes of the deceased provided specially designated place - columbarium.Khovanskoye Cemetery provides cremation services not only for Moscow and the Moscow region, but also to other districts of the Russian Federation.Since 1997, the area reserved for Muslim burials, and at the same time and place for the product rites (omyvalnya) in accordance with the Muslim religion.In the cemetery are buried many famous people who left the bright trace in the history of the Fatherland, the heroes of the Great Patriotic War, directors, actors, journalists, poets, writers, sportsmen, composers, musicians, and, of course, politics.Some graves converted into memorials and open for tourists.Here are the burial of members of the infamous Moscow criminal group "Orekhov".It is also noteworthy that all of their sites as if to turn away from the main avenue, which is located at the new site.Address (from 2012), in which you can find Khovanskoye Cemetery: Moscow settlement "Mosrentgen", 21 km on the Kiev highway.Especially the near convenient location of the burial, which makes it possible to reach by public transport and the metro.
Services
Khovanskoye Cemetery is open to the public from 9.00 to 19.00 in the summer and from 9.00 to 17.00 in winter.All landscaped areas have free approach, dumping every day.You can create a family (tribal) crypt.Since the founding of the cemetery administration is located on the left side of the main entrance, there is an archive recording of burials in 1972.Equipment rental has everything you need for the care of graves.For the convenience of visitors introduced scheme Khovanskoye Cemetery on it is divided not only on the main part, but also the smaller sector, given all the roads and paths.The area is fenced, thus reducing the risks of looting and vandalism.
