Serebryany Bor (park)

Serebryany Bor
Серебряный Бор
Serebryany Bor with a view of the Zhivopisny Bridge, 2008
Location in Moscow
LocationMoscow, Russia
Coordinates55°46′50″N 37°24′58″E / 55.78056°N 37.41611°E / 55.78056; 37.41611
Area328.6 hectares
CreatedOctober 17, 1991 (1991-10-17)
Public transit access Polezhayevskaya
Oktyabrskoye Polye
Shchukinskaya
Khoroshyovskaya
Khoroshyovo
Zorge
Krylatskoye
Strogino
Molodyozhnaya

Serebryany Bor (Russian: Серебряный Бор, literally "Silver Pinewood") is a large forest park in north-west Moscow. The park is a natural monument of regional significance and a protected area of the city of Moscow. It poses an artificial island that was formed during the creation of the Khoroshevskoye spryamlenie canal ("Khoroshevsky cutoff" canal). Serebryany Bor covers an area of 328.6 hectares.

It is also a concentration of luxury real estate owned by wealthy businessmen and government officials.