Kirillov (town)

Kirillov (town)

Kirillov ( _ru. Кириллов) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the shores of the Lake Siverskoye and Lake Dolgoye some 100 km northeast of Cherepovets. Population: 8,229 (2002 Census); 8,817 (1989 Census).

Kirillov was founded in the 14th century around the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery as a monastic sloboda. In 1775, the sloboda was granted town status.

External links

*ru icon [http://www.heraldicum.narod.ru/russia/subjects/towns/kirilov.htm History of city's coats of arms]
*ru icon [http://www.mccme.ru/putevod/35/Kirillov/kirillov.html Travel guide to Kirillov]


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