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Encyclopedia > Kirillov
Coat of arms of the town
Coat of arms of the town

Kirillov (Russian: Кири́ллов) 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). Categories: Stub | Oblasts of Russia ... Cherepovets (Черепове́ц) is the biggest city in the Vologda Oblast, Russia. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...


Kirillov was founded in the 14th century around the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery as a monastic sloboda. In 1775, the sloboda was granted town status. This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, properly translated in English as The Assumption monastery of St Cyril, has always rivalled the Solovetsky Monastery as the strongest fortress and the richest landowner of the Russian North. ... Sloboda was a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. ... ...


External links

  • (Russian) History of city's coats of arms
  • (Russian) Travel guide to Kirillov


Coat of arms of Vologda Oblast Cities and towns in Vologda Oblast Flag of Russia
Administrative center: Vologda

Babayevo | Belozersk | Cherepovets | Gryazovets | Kadnikov | Kharovsk | Kirillov | Krasavino | Nikolsk | Sokol | Totma | Ustyuzhna | Veliky Ustyug | Vytegra Image File history File links Vologda-Oblast-Coat-of-arms. ... Categories: Stub | Oblasts of Russia ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... St. ... Babayevo (Russian: ) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Kolp River (Volgas basin) 246 km west of Vologda. ... Belozersk cathedral in 1909. ... Cherepovets (Черепове́ц) is the biggest city in the Vologda Oblast, Russia. ... Gryazovets (Russian: ) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located 47 km south of Vologda. ... Kadnikov (Russian: ) is a town in Sokolsky District of Vologda Oblast, Russia. ... Kharovsk (Russian: Харовск) is a town in Vologda Oblast in Russia, located on the Kubena River some 90 km north of Vologda. ... Sokol (Russian: ) is a town in Vologda Oblast and administrative center of Sokolsky District (raion). ... Totma (Russian: ) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia. ... Ustyuzhna (Russian: ) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia. ... Velikiy Ustyug, or Veliki Ustyug (Великий Устюг in Russian) is a city in the Vologda Oblast in Russia. ... Vytegra (Russian: ) is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located along the shores of the Vytegra River on Volga-Baltic Waterway 820 km northwest of Vologda. ...

Coordinates: 59°52′N 38°23′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...



 

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