Khovanskoye Cemetery
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Khovanskoye Cemetery also known as Nikolo-Khovanskoye Cemetery (Николо-Хованское кладбище), is a large and expanding cemetery
servicing Moscow
, Russia
. It is located in the Leninsky
District, Moscow Oblast
, beyond the Moscow Ring Road, at the 21st kilometre mark of the Kiev Highway by the Mosrentgen and Nikolo-Khovanskoye settlements.
Khovanskoye Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Europe, covering more than 1970000 m² (21,204,903.5 sq ft) It is divided into three smaller parts: Khovanskoye Central Cemetery, which was established in 1972 and covers 877200 m² (9,442,102.2 sq ft), Khovanskoye Northern Cemetery, founded in 1978 and covering 600000 m² (6,458,346.3 sq ft), and Khovanskoye Western Cemetery, which was establisehd in 1992 and covers 501200 m² (5,394,871.9 sq ft). A Russian Orthodox chapel, which has been visited by Patriarch Alexius II
, is located on the cemetery's grounds. A crematorium was built in 1988 for those wishing to use this service.
Cemetery
A cemetery is a place in which dead bodies and cremated remains are buried. The term "cemetery" implies that the land is specifically designated as a burying ground. Cemeteries in the Western world are where the final ceremonies of death are observed...
servicing Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It is located in the Leninsky
Leninsky
Leninsky , Leninskaya , or Leninskoye may refer to:*Leninsky District, name of several districts in the countries of the former Soviet Union*Leninsky Okrug, name of various divisions in Russia...
District, Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast
Moscow Oblast , or Podmoskovye , is a federal subject of Russia . Its area, at , is relatively small compared to other federal subjects, but it is one of the most densely populated regions in the country and, with the 2010 population of 7,092,941, is the second most populous federal subject...
, beyond the Moscow Ring Road, at the 21st kilometre mark of the Kiev Highway by the Mosrentgen and Nikolo-Khovanskoye settlements.
Khovanskoye Cemetery is the largest cemetery in Europe, covering more than 1970000 m² (21,204,903.5 sq ft) It is divided into three smaller parts: Khovanskoye Central Cemetery, which was established in 1972 and covers 877200 m² (9,442,102.2 sq ft), Khovanskoye Northern Cemetery, founded in 1978 and covering 600000 m² (6,458,346.3 sq ft), and Khovanskoye Western Cemetery, which was establisehd in 1992 and covers 501200 m² (5,394,871.9 sq ft). A Russian Orthodox chapel, which has been visited by Patriarch Alexius II
Patriarch Alexius II
Patriarch Alexy II was the 15th Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, the primate of the Russian Orthodox Church....
, is located on the cemetery's grounds. A crematorium was built in 1988 for those wishing to use this service.