Kirillov

This article covers the city of Kirillov. For further meanings see Kirillov (disambiguation) .

city Kirillov Кириллов flag coat of arms Federal district Northwest Russia Oblast Vologda Rajon Kirillov Founded 1397 City since 1776 surface 12  km² population 7728 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 644 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 120  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 81757 Post Code 161100-161101 License Plate 35 OKATO 19 228 501 Website www.vologda.ru/~adm-kir Geographical location Coordinates 59 ° 52 '  N , 38 ° 23'  E Coordinates: 59 ° 52 '0 "  N , 38 ° 23' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Vologda Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Kirillow ( Russian Кириллов ) is a small town in northwestern Russia . It is located in the Vologda Oblast and has 7728 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).

geography

The city is located about 130 km northwest of the oblast capital Vologda on several lakes and the Northern Dvina Canal , which connects the river systems of the Volga and Northern Dvina .

Kirillov is the administrative center of the raion of the same name .

history

Kirillow emerged as a trading settlement (Sloboda) around the Russian Orthodox Kirillo-Belosersky Monastery , founded in 1397 , which was the most important religious and cultural center of the Russian north until the 17th century. In 1776 the place received city rights.

Population development

year	Residents
1897	4306
1926	4276
1939	5280
1959	6055
1970	6285
1979	7320
1989	8817
2002	8229
2010	7728

Note: census data

Culture and sights

In addition to the Kirillo Belozersky monastery , other monastery complexes have been preserved in the vicinity of the city, such as the Gorizy Resurrection Monastery from 1544 on the bank of the Sheksna and the Ferapontov Monastery from 1398, 20 kilometers away .

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  Gorizy Resurrection Monastery

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  Kirillo Belozersky Monastery and Lake

sons and daughters of the town

• Dmitri Grawe (1863–1939), mathematician
• Iwan Maiski (1884–1975), politician, diplomat and historian

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

Web links

Commons : Kirillow  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Kirillov on mojgorod.ru (Russian)