Kirillov
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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).
Kirillov was founded in the 14th century around the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery as a monastic sloboda. In 1775, the sloboda was granted town status.
[edit] External links
- (Russian) History of city's coats of arms
- (Russian) Travel guide to Kirillov
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