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Kirillov

Kirillov

  The city of Kirillov was founded in 1397 when St Cyril (Kirill) of Belozero founded the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery here. Today the monastery is one of the best preserved examples of a northern Russian fortified monastery and the reason for visiting. You can combine a trip to Kirillov with Vologda and when in Kirillov you should try to also visit the nearby Goritsy Monastery and the UNESCO-protected Ferapontov Monastery.


Basic facts
Name in Russian
Кириллов
Status
City and administrative centre of the Kirillov District of the Vologda Region
Location
On Lake Siverskoe
Distance
620km east of St Petersburg, 590km north of Moscow
Time Zone
Moscow Time
Population
7,515 people (2014)
Founded
1397
Official Website
http://www.kirillov.vologda.ru/