General information and history of Mytishchi
The Moscow region is replete with a huge number of different cities, villages and towns, but some of them rightfully deserve special attention.
One of these settlements is the city of Mytishchi, located on the Yauza River, 19 kilometers from the heart of the capital. Despite its rather small area, the city is secretly considered one of the largest cultural and industrial centers in the Moscow region. Which is not surprising! After all, it arose back in 1460 (at that time Mytishchi had the status of a village). This was a point for collecting customs duties from merchant ships sailing along the Yauza.
A little later, when this improvised customs house was moved to Moscow, Mytishchi acquired the status of a completely independent settlement, where people were mainly engaged in fishing and farming.
Already in our time, when this settlement acquired the status of a city, people were attracted to it by a certain tranquility and the opportunity to simply relax, and the main place of recreation was Chelnkovsky Park. Unfortunately, it quickly fell into disrepair and was built up. But now the city has a huge central recreation park, which restores the very atmosphere that characterized the city throughout the history of its existence.
Climate and ecology of Mytishchi
For those who live in Moscow, it is probably already difficult to imagine what real winter or comfortable summer is like. But you don’t have to travel 100 kilometers to feel comfortable in both winter and summer. Mytishchi is a completely unique place in this regard! It can be said without exaggeration that the ecology of this city is one of the healthiest in the Moscow region, despite the presence of factories. For the most part, this is due to the fact that the transport system in Mytishchi almost does not allow vehicles to enter the center, thus maintaining a favorable microclimate.
Of course, this causes a number of difficulties with movement, but this is a small price to pay for people to feel comfortable and not suffer from poor ecology. Moreover, due to its favorable geographical location (as mentioned earlier, Mytishchi is located on the banks of a fairly large river), this place is very popular among those who want to get out of the big city or simply buy themselves a country house in one of the small settlements on outskirts.
One of the "green" areas of the city
Automobile highways
The following roads pass through Mytishchi:
- MKAD - the city borders the Moscow Ring Road. The main highway in Moscow, the total length of which is 109 km. It has the status of an object of federal significance. The road surface of the Moscow Ring Road is asphalt concrete.
- Yaroslavskoye Shosse is a street that is located in the north-eastern part of Moscow and is the main formative highway of the region. The total length of the Yaroslavl highway is 6 km.
Population of Mytishchi
Although the population in Mytishchi is only about 183 thousand people, all of them, influenced by the atmosphere of the city, are somewhat different from the residents of Moscow and other settlements.
Of course, it is worth taking into account the fact that in recent years more and more people have been trying to move to the Moscow region (and this is quite natural). And thus the urban population somewhat dilutes the conglomerate that has already formed inside Mytishchi. But an amazing fact is that after living for some time in the city or on its outskirts, even native Muscovites begin to change, adapting to the measured flow of life in this extraordinary place!
Mytishchi station
When you go outside, especially in the summer, you can see children frolicking on playgrounds, teenagers playing football or volleyball, and calm adults calmly walking along the streets as if nothing bothers them. Isn’t it a strange picture for a city that is only half an hour’s drive from the bustling capital? And what’s most remarkable is that you get the impression that all the people around you understand: passers-by will politely explain how to get to the right place, sellers, most often, are very courteous. Of course, this does not always happen, but the overall picture is very pleasant: the city is full of cultured, educated people and well-mannered young people.
Unfortunately, this does not change the fact that in the evenings in some areas there is a high probability of encountering hooligans or drunkards. No matter how sad it is to talk about it, alcoholism is the scourge of our nation, and many people are not spared. We have to reckon with the fact.
However, looking at all this from the outside, you understand that minor troubles pale in comparison to the general positive traits of the residents of Mytishchi. After all, everything can't be all good or all bad.
What is Mytishchi known for?
- One of the main symbols of the city is the Wooden Boat. This is a wooden ship on which the inhabitants of Ancient Rus' went to sea. The boat is adapted for sailing and oaring. Symbolizes the ancient route between the Klyazma and Yauza rivers, which appeared in the 12th century.
- The most visited place in Mytishchi is the Mytishchi city park of culture and recreation, which is located on the left and right banks of the Yauza River. The area of the park is 24 hectares. The park contains spacious alleys, decorative ponds, and fountains. There are also various sculptures installed here: the compositions “Living Stump” and “Cats in Love”; a monument to the residents of Mytishchi who died in military service in local wars.
- On Veterans Boulevard there is a memorial complex to N. M. Raspopova, which was opened in 2010. The complex is dedicated to the pilot who received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. During the Great Patriotic War, N.M. Raspopova made more than 800 combat missions.
- On Kommunisticheskaya Street, in one of the city’s shopping complexes, there is the Einstein Museum. The museum was opened in 2016. There are more than 50 different exhibits on display here. There are also quests for children and adults.
- Near the Yauza and Pekhorka rivers there is the Losiny Ostrov national park, which occupies an area of 12 thousand hectares. The park is one of the most protected in Russia. Valuable wood species and a wide variety of animal and plant species are collected here.
Districts and real estate of Mytishchi
Mytishchi Map
Since the city is quite small, there is no clear zoning in it, however, as in other cities of this type, the city can be roughly divided into districts according to the names of major streets. For example, the area of Krasnaya Street (one of the largest residential areas, which smoothly leads to the Yaroslavl highway), the area of the Stroitel platform (the second largest residential area in terms of area, and also the working center of the city), the Dynamo area and, in fact, the center itself, located on Olympic Avenue.
By the way, this very avenue is secretly the main recreation area for the local population, since quite large bodies of water are concentrated along it and in general the atmosphere there predisposes to this.
Olympic Avenue
Not only the famous central park serves as a place of pilgrimage for the local population, who spend every weekend by the water, somewhere on the banks of the Yauza, central reservoirs, or travel outside the city.
Yauza embankment
For example, Kolontsova Street, the main street leading from the Mytishchi railway station, is an unofficial walking boulevard. And not only because people constantly travel there, in the work flow. In the evenings, local youth gather there; during the day, everyone fusses, diving into one store, then into another. In addition, the business center located on this street provides a large number of people with work. So, life in this part of the city is in full swing sometimes even more than in its center.
Another notable place is the Solnechnaya Street area. One of those rare cases when the title matches the content, but not in the literal sense. This microdistrict can be considered one of the most comfortable in the entire city, since it looks more like a village that suddenly appeared among high-rise buildings. It turns out to be a rather interesting picture: it seems like a city, a lot of houses, cars and shops, trees all around, but when you drive a few hundred meters, you see wooden houses, as if you were outside the city!
Old against the background of new
In general, the northeastern region of the city is distinguished not only by the huge amount of greenery and the small number of people living in it, but also by the number of new buildings. There really are a lot of them there. And the prices for apartments, in contrast to Moscow, are simply ridiculous - about 7 million rubles for a new two-room apartment. Perhaps such housing prices and the favorable location between Moscow and Korolev caused a sharp influx of new residents to Mytishchi.
It’s hard not to mention Letnaya Street. As you can see, the street names in Mytishchi are very positive and this is no coincidence. After all, Summer most often becomes a place for holding all kinds of folk festivals, as well as just a walking area for local residents. And what a delight the local ponds are for young children!
Square with fountains in Mytishchi
This is a must see. On the one hand, there is nothing remarkable in this territory, but on the other hand, as in the famous saying, there is an atmosphere here that is difficult to convey in words. It’s easier to find yourself there once, on the eve of some holiday, and feel the power of that extraordinary atmosphere that is created both by the people and the place itself.
City infrastructure
When you get to Mytishchi, you immediately notice the condition of the buildings and the city as a whole. Considering the fact that the city itself is quite young, the external and internal appearance of the buildings looks as if the houses were rebuilt quite recently. To some extent, this is true, since there are many more new buildings here than old houses, and renovations are carried out every two to three years. This has a positive effect on the general condition of the entire city infrastructure, so local residents rarely experience problems with heating or water supply.
New buildings
But power outages, for unknown reasons, are not such a rare phenomenon. This is especially true for the outskirts, which, at the behest of a holy occasion, are periodically left without light for several hours. But this, in fact, is not so critical, since local housing and communal services authorities correct such problems quite quickly.
Looking at the roads of the city, you might think that no one drives on them, because they look as if the asphalt was only recently laid. In fact, the statement that “no one drives” is not far from the truth.
The transport system of Mytishchi is such that, for the most part, practically no one travels around in the city center. But the famous traffic jam on the Yaroslavl highway every day causes a lot of problems for both local residents and visitors.
Traffic jam on Yaroslavsky
It is difficult to say how many motorists have already achieved driving zen, standing in an endless traffic jam that stretches in the direction Mytishchi - Moscow every day. The saddest thing is that this problem with entry and exit has not been solved for many years. However, in recent years, the authorities have decided to think about this problem and begin to actively build interchanges that will split the flow of drivers into several nearby ones. This promises to solve the transport problem, but the result is not entirely clear at the moment.
Those who cannot stand the atmosphere of endless waiting in cramped cars choose other ways to get to their desired destination. One of these ways is the railway. This part of the Mytishchi transport system works like a Swiss watch. Every day, thousands of people rush to the platform to get to work or school using commuter trains. They come here often and are almost never late. Despite the fact that sometimes such a journey turns out to be very tiring (since there are really a lot of people, in the morning, as a rule, all the trains are packed to capacity so that there are simply no empty seats left), such a solution is still better than the unknown in the form of waiting for a miracle in traffic jam on Yaroslavskoe highway.
Those who do not have their own vehicle, and do not consider electric trains as transport at all, have mastered the method of traveling from Mytishchi to nearby areas using buses. Some drivers have designed their passenger transportation system to bypass traffic jams in a roundabout way. This, of course, also takes time, but it saves the patience of passengers and the nerves of the driver himself. Be that as it may, there are no special problems with transport in Mytishchi, which cannot but please the local population.
How to get there
The easiest way to get to Mytishchi is from Moscow:
- by train from Yaroslavsky station. Flights operate every 5–15 minutes. The journey takes about half an hour. The fare is from 66 rubles;
- by train from Yaroslavsky station. There are two flights per day - at 13.00 and 18.05. Travel time is 20 minutes. Ticket price - from 165 rubles;
- by bus from the VDNH, Babushkinskaya and Medvedkovo metro stations. Flights operate daily every 10–15 minutes. Travel time - 30–50 minutes;
- by car along the Yaroslavl highway. The distance from the center of Moscow to Mytishchi along the highway is 25 kilometers, from the Moscow Ring Road - 9 kilometers.
Enterprises and work in Mytishchi
One only has to remember how many people live in the city to understand that it is impossible to provide work for everyone. This is understandable - after all, Mytishchi is not exactly an industrial city, although several large industries are located on its territory.
One of these is a machine-building plant, which, in fact, provides jobs for most of the population. Its main specialization is the production of subway cars. It can almost be considered the largest plant in this area. Since such a large enterprise is simply obliged to maintain its brand, working conditions in production attract more and more new workers.
At the entrance of the METROVAGONMASH plant
Another fairly well-known plant is the instrument-making plant. This place is special in its own way and is somewhat different from all other production facilities, not so much in the specifics of production, but in the people who work there. For the most part, these are graduates of technical universities, both in the city itself and in Moscow, who want to try themselves in action. Having been there once, it’s easy to draw an analogy with some film about secret developments. The workers are either calm and quiet, or scurrying along the corridors, as if one of them had invented something completely unusual, but you can’t talk about it. All that remains is to be surprised and double-check the data. But this is only an external impression; one can only guess what it looks like from the inside.
Of course, it would be foolish to assume that everyone works in factories. Despite the small area, Mytishchi has several large businesses and others. They are, as a rule, located in the central parts of the city, for greater convenience or in crowded places (Horizon, for example, is located right next to the Mytishchi railway station, which attracts not only local residents, but also people from the surrounding areas).
Sberbank building in Mytishchi
And now a lyrical digression about shopping centers. Shopping centers in Mytishchi are being built like mushrooms after rain. It’s simply impossible not to find a suitable place for entertainment or shopping! Just look at XL alone (although it is not located in the city itself, but a little further, in the region). But it can rightfully be considered the largest regional shopping center. It’s easier to say what can’t be found there, since the assortment is so large that one can only shrug at how this giant was built in the first place. Add to this the IMAX cinema located opposite the shopping center and the water park and you will get the most visited place not only for residents of Mytishchi, but also for Moscow and Korolev.
Shopping center XL on Yaroslavskoe highway
However, in the center of Mytishchi you can find smaller analogues, and even small fairs that retain the atmosphere of the Soviet era and are so popular among the older generation.
Mytishchi on the map of the Moscow region: geography, nature and climate
The area of the entire district is 431.16 km², and the territory of the city is 32 square meters. km. The closest neighbors are Korolev, Moscow, Khimki, Dolgoprudny and Balashikha. Mytishchi on the map of Russia is located 10 km. northeast of Moscow, the southwestern border of the city runs along the Moscow Ring Road, the southeastern along the Yaroslavskoe Highway. The Mytishchi railway interchange is located on the Moscow-Arkhangelsk line.
Mytishchi near Moscow is considered a green city. Here, extensive parks are spread along the main streets; forested areas and the Losiny Ostrov National Park cling to the borders. On the territory there are Komissarovsky and Rupasovsky ponds.
Temperate climate with an average annual temperature of +4+5 C. The hottest month is July with an average annual temperature of +23 C. The coldest period is January, the temperature at this time drops to -15 C.
Map of the city of Mytishchi with roads. Transport infrastructure
Road transport
Three highways pass through the city - Ostashkovskoye , Volkovskoye and Yaroslavskoye (continued by the Kholmogory federal highway).
The city has its own bus station at the address: Sharapovsky proezd, 4, with directions for buses and minibuses around the city, to Moscow, Sergiev Posad.
Railway transport
Mytishchi is equipped with passenger railways. Moscow-Arkhangelsk junction. There are 4 railway stations in the city: Mytishchi , Perlovskaya , Stroitel , Taininskaya . Electric trains operate in directions to Moscow, Sergiev Posad, Pushkino, Sofrino, Monino, Fryazevo, Shchelkovo, Fryazino, Alexandrov, Krasnoarmeysk, Bolshevo.
Air Transport
Nearest airport to Mytishchi:
- 30 km. along the Moscow Ring Road - Sheremetyevo International Airport;
Public transport
There are 31 bus routes and 51 minibus routes running around the city, covering all the borders of Mytishchi. According to users, public transport in the city of Mytishchi is rated 3.5 points out of 5.
Crime
It’s sad to admit, but Mytishchi, despite its peaceful atmosphere, is considered a city with a very high crime rate. Blatant statistics show that in 2010 Mytishchi was among the top three in terms of crime rates for the year.
It is difficult to say what the basis for such data is. After all, if you look at the city from the outside, it seems that everything is in order and you cannot find a calmer place. But as soon as night falls on the ground, people seem to go wild and it’s better not to go out again. Of course, one cannot take this to the point of absurdity and assume that since this happens, then every third resident of Mytishchi is a maniac killer, but it is better to observe safety measures. This also does not mean that when you go out into the street, you are 100% likely to fall into the hands of a robber or murderer. Perhaps the latest such high-profile news was the murder of a child. Now there is an active investigation into it and a search for those responsible. However, there is no evidence or direct evidence.
Perhaps the most common crime in this city is domestic murder (it’s not hard to guess for what reason). According to the local police department, such murders occur from 17 to 25 per year. Which, you must agree, is quite a large number. However, about 50 percent of such murders are committed by visitors, which slightly changes the view of the city itself. Another type of “crime,” although it is more of a crime, is all kinds of thefts and scams, which, as a rule, are committed on the basis of the sale or purchase of expensive property. For example, just recently the owner of a multi-storey building, which was built completely illegally, was arrested. Moreover, apartments in the still unfinished building are already on active sale.
Airport in Mytishchi
The nearest international airport is Sheremetyevo. The distance from Mytishchi to the airport is 24 km. Airfield type: civil. The airport has the status of a federal facility. Ranks first in Russia in terms of passenger traffic; is one of the ten largest airports in Europe. Sheremetyevo is also among the TOP 50 busiest airports in the world. It works every day around the clock.
Sheremetyevo Airport serves aircraft of major Russian and international airlines: Air Astana, Azir Air, Aeroflot, Brussels Airlines, Air France, Pegas Fly. The most popular destinations of regular and charter flights: St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk, London, Brussels. Annual passenger traffic is more than 45 million people. Sheremetyevo is the only airport in Russia that serves regular transatlantic flights.
